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June 26, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about emotions would you like to hear?

Coffee Break: Emotions

Coffee Break: Emotions

Mac Wilson and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 26, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about emotions would you like to hear?

Programming Update: Weekends on The Current

Programming Update: Weekends on The Current

Jun 26, 2024

Some scheduling adjustments are coming to weekends on The Current.

Coffee Break: 40 Years of 'Purple Rain'

Coffee Break: 40 Years of 'Purple Rain'

Bill DeVille and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 25, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Purple Rain (the album OR the movie!) would you like to hear?

In an industry of conformity, Questlove remains a hip-hop iconoclast

In an industry of conformity, Questlove remains a hip-hop iconoclast

Rodney Carmichael • Jun 25, 2024

In a new interview, Questlove reveals why Drake vs. Kendrick was so triggering, how he regained his passion for hip-hop and what to expect from the new Roots album.

Good News: A listener's story of an unexpected guest

Good News: A listener's story of an unexpected guest

Jun 25, 2024

Listener Gerry recalls an unexpected meeting with country legend Charley Pride. “It was just a pleasure to learn that this big star was also a kind and generous person,” Gerry says.

The Revolution and the Fam Commune with Prince’s Spirit at First Avenue

The Revolution and the Fam Commune with Prince’s Spirit at First Avenue

Michaelangelo Matos • Jun 24, 2024

The 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ show at First Avenue featured music by none other than Prince’s band, The Revolution, with additional vocal support by Judith Hill and by a passionate audience.

Coffee Break: Rivers

Coffee Break: Rivers

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 24, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about rivers would you like to hear?

Pixies and Modest Mouse triumph their alt-rock classics at Surly Field

Pixies and Modest Mouse triumph their alt-rock classics at Surly Field

Macie Rasmussen and Sara Fish • Jun 21, 2024

The long-running bands relished in genuinely artful music that has stood the test of time.

Coffee Break: Shades of Purple

Coffee Break: Shades of Purple

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 21, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs that reference the many shades of purple would you like to hear?

Classic Americana: Kathy Mattea

Classic Americana: Kathy Mattea

Mike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Jun 21, 2024

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we focus on an artist you hear as both a musician and as a program host on Radio Heartland: Kathy Mattea.

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