Listening Room – Civic Engagement Opportunities – Community Based Learning & Civic Engagement – Minnesota State University, Mankato

Public and community radio

National Public Radio (focus on national and international news and culture)
Minnesota Public Radio (91.5 here in Mankato)
KMSU (community radio from Minnesota State; often features students and other citizens discussing issues important to Greater Mankato)
KFAI--Minneapolis/St. Paul (unique station honoring diversity and community)
Radio Free Europe (international radio)
Pacifica Radio ("alternative, community, free speech, listener sponsored radio...")
Links to Non-Commercial Radio Stations Around the World (excellent site introducing you to hundreds of unique stations and voices--not all links are active but most are)

Paul Loeb speech (Loeb, author of Soul of a Citizen, speaks to students)
YouthSpace.net (site features youth produced media dealing with a range of social issues; great place to get ideas for your own work)

Soundportraits (diverse audio work exploring a range of cultures and issues)
Radio Diaries (wide range of individuals document their lives)
American RadioWorks (in-depth and compelling documentary work from a Minnesota organization)
Youth Voices Radio (radio from a youth perspective)
Rural Voices Radio Series (part of National Writing Project--listening to and honoring voices of rural America)

Midday with Gary Eichten (focus on range of issues impacting Minnesota--on-line and on 91.5 from 11-1 each weekday)
Minnesota Public Radio Presents (weekly "magazine" show on MPR)
State of the Arts (focus on the arts in Minnesota)