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KFAI's MinneCultureLife on the Back ChannelThe Mississippi River is one of the defining geographic features of our state. The river's headwaters begin up north in Lake Itasca and meander for 650 miles through the cities, bluffs, forests and iron ranges of Minnesota, before crossing the border into Wisconsin and Iowa. The River has long captured our imagination. And, for many, it has provided a home.Boathouse communities, though less common today, have long formed up and down the river. These enclaves of shanty boats and floating homes provide affordable living and organic community for residents. Producer Gina Favano spent 10 years...2025-05-0125 minKFAI's MinneCultureSeason 9 premieres March 27!Season 9 of MinneCulture drops on March 27. This season features:lots of local food historystories about life and commerce along the Mississippi Rivera Minnesota woman who developed a new form of contact tracing for tuberculosisa barber and fiddler who helped run the Underground Railroad in Minnesotaa haunting story about Minnesota's 20th century sterilization programa jingle for pickles that will get stuck in your head....and so much more!Stories by Michelle Bruch, Gina Favano, John Gwinn, Lydia Moran, Sheila Regan, Matthew Schneeman, and Alison Young. Hosted by John Gebretatose. Edited by Julie...2025-03-1801 min
The Mississippi Valley Traveler PodcastWinona’s Unique Community of Floating HousesSend us a textJust across the main channel of the Mississippi River from downtown Winona, Minnesota, you’ll find a unique community of folks who live intimately with the river. Dozens of boathouses line the eastern shore of Latsch Island, and many of them are home to people who live there year-round. In this episode of the Mississippi Traveler Podcast, I talk with Gina Favano about her recent podcast, Back Channel Radio, that took a deep dive into the world of Winona’s boathouse community. We talk about how the boathouses trace their roots to the shan...2023-03-221h 01
Back Channel Radio05 EXTRA: Baby Moses, Plus The Ballad Of T.F.
When Moses Simon was a baby he found himself caught in what's known as a "circle of death" on the river. Hear his take on this tale which has become island lore. Plus, a song written by host Gina Favano to honor the late Tyra Faulk.2022-10-2808 min
Back Channel Radio04 EXTRA: Space Invader Rock
It was a Wolf Spider Island mini miracle when Gina Favano happened upon some unmarked cassette tapes that had some of the only remaining recordings of Leslie Eaton’s music and the Weird Winonans. This extra is a mixtape mashup some of the best parts of those found recordings. 2022-10-1437 min
Life Harvester RadioGina Favano (Come Holy Spirit)This month on the podcast we sit down with Gina Favano of Come Holy Spirit to talk about growing up in South Philly, discovering she was adopted, moving to the Misfits home town, driving around the country like a maniac, the Sopranos, chronic illness, free jazz, sign painting, being a lifer freak. Gina is so cool and such an inspiration and I feel so lucky to be friends with her. Hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.
For more information about Life Harvester Radio visit http://www.c...2019-03-261h 14