Chad Elliott - August 3, 2022
Chad Elliott joined Poetry, Science and Wrestling August 3, 2022, all the way from southern Iowa, with a digital connection we piped back into your analogue radios for a 10-minute mini concert, complete with songs about Minnesota campfires at the upcoming (August 11-14, 2022) Storyhill Fest in Deerwood, Minnesota. Here it is, back in digital format!
Matthew French - July 27, 2022
Matthew French stopped by Poetry, Science and Wrestling to talk with Mark Koerner about his new album, Two Sides, and to play a few tunes. The album was to be released at the end of July, 2022, with a special concert at Surly Brewing.
Charlie Maguire - July 13, 2022
Charlie Maguire stopped by KFAI's Poetry, Science and Wrestling on an early morning in July, 2022, to play some tunes and talk about his upcoming show with Pop Wagner, celebrating the words and music of Woody Guthrie - the concert is Saturday, July 16 (2022) at Crooners … tickets and more information can be found about Charlie and Pop at their respective websites!
Andy Ulseth & Eric Carlson - June 22, 2022
Andy Ulseth and Eric Carlson stopped by Poetry, Science and Wrestling to play a few tunes and speak with Mark about their upcoming album release show, "How We've Changed" scheduled at the Astor Cafe for Friday, June 24, 2022.
Andy’s website is right here
Soul Brother Number … One? April 2014
Before Paul and Mark started Poetry, Science and Wrestling, they did a radio program on KFAI called The Morning Blend - here's an interview from those days, with Dale Connelly introducing Paul Brohaugh who was speaking with the wrestler Soul Brother Number One about an upcoming match in April, 2014. We don't know how it turned out, and unfortunately, our tape cuts out just before Mississippi Mad Man joined the conversation to further harass Mr. Soul Brother.
Ice, Pancakes and Bigfoot - Spring 2015
About 250,000 people visit Minnesota's Boundary Water Canoe Area every summer. But if you go before May 1, you pretty much have the place to yourself, providing you don't mind battling ice on the lakes and keeping an eye open for Bigfoot. KFAI’s Paul Brohaugh brought his family — and his guitar — up north and filed this report.
Wang Ping - September 2020
Wang Ping studied at Beijing University before moving to New York in 1985, where she fell into poetry. Her new collection, "My Name Is Immigrant", deals with her personal and spiritual interaction with other migrants and some of their tragic stories. Wang Ping read a few poems and spoke with KFAI's Paul Brohaugh in September of 2020 about what this means, and what is the purpose of poetry.
"My Name Is Immigrant" is available from Hanging Loose Press
Kevin Kling - Feb 13, 2020
Kevin Kling visited KFAI's Poetry, Science and Wrestling February 13 to talk with Paul Brohaugh about storytelling, and to promote his 2020 Valentine's Day special at The O'Shaughnessy (Feb 14, 7:30 pm)
The OK Factor - July, 2021
The OK Factor's Karla Colahan speaks with Poetry, Science and Wrestling's Paul Brohaugh in advance of their July 1 performance on the roof of the Bakken Museum ... you can find them at theokfactor.com, and find Poetry, Science and Wrestling Thursdays 2-4pm at kfai.org, or 90.3 fm in Minneapolis
2020 Jug Band Battle
On the eve of the 2020 Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands, emcee and host Suzie Q Kangaroo visited KFAI's Poetry, Science and Wrestling to talk with Paul Brohaugh about the upcoming competition - here's a 27-minute preview of the second weekend of February, 2020, with contenders "Thicky Jug Band" and "Ten Gallon Hat" sharing a few tunes live in the studio as well
Luke Callen - October 24, 2019
Luke Callen stopped by Poetry, Science and Wrestling's October 24, 2019 live broadcast at Palmer's Bar during KFAI's fall membership drive - you can also find him at lukecallen.com
Nanilo - October 31, 2019
Sarah, Sarina and Alia came by KFAI's studio 4 on October 31, 2019 to sing and talk about their new project, Nanilo, which was preparing for its first shows in Minneapolis
Reverend Ricky Noren - June 1, 2022
The (presumably) Reverend Ricky Noren spoke to Poetry, Science and Wrestling in advance of his June 3 match in St Paul. Paul and Mark asked him if it it true he is on a mission to end death-match wrestling … by death-match wrestling. We don’t know what happened after the interview.
Prince and the Revolution, Live in ‘85
Never once did I imagine that I would hear a funky Yankee Doodle. I should learn to believe in the unbelievable.