Cast Category: Untold Stories of Central MN

Nov 24, 2019

The Untold Story of Edwin “Bud” Nakasone’s Experience with the Secret Language School During WWII, THE FULL PRESENTATION at the Stearns History Museum

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attends a presentation at the Stearns History Museum by retired Army Colonel Edin “Bud” Nakasone as he recounts witnessing the attacks on Pearl Harbor as a child and his eventual service to the United States. This podcast is the ENTIRETY of […]

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Nov 18, 2019

The Untold Story of GREAT Theatre and KVSC Radio’s Production of Sherlock Holmes as Radio Theater

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with the cast and crew of GREAT Theatre and KVSC Radio’s production of Sherlock Holmes, which took to the air in front of a live studio audience this past Saturday, November 2nd at the Helgeson Learning Lab Theater in Waite […]

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Oct 18, 2019

The Untold Story of Radiant Vermin as Produced by the SCSU Theater Department

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits with SCSU Theater Professor Carol Cooley and members of the cast and crew from Radiant Vermin, a play taking the stage from Wednesday, October 16 to Sunday, October 20, in the Performing Arts Center’s Arena Stage.  Radiant Vermin is magical […]

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Sep 30, 2019

The Untold Story of St. Cloud Rotaract and the Momentum Event

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Mike Sowada and Kimberly Van Dusen from the St. Cloud Rotaract Club.  As a youthful offshoot of Rotary Club, Rotaract is an organization focusing on direct action within the community, and they are hosting an event called Momentum today […]

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Aug 19, 2019

The Untold Story of the 2019 Common Roots Festival in Downtown St. Cloud

What makes for a vibrant music scene?  In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with a couple of folk who’ve got a pretty good idea.  Dawn Yilek and Zachary Dorholt are both part of the organizing force behind the 2019 Common Roots Festival in downtown St. Cloud, and they […]

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Aug 19, 2019

The Untold Story of Dealing with Racism and Xenophobia in St. Cloud with Mayor Dave Kleis

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis to talk about racism, xenophobia, and the perception of the city of St. Cloud on the national stage.  In light of somewhat recent negative attention generated by an article in the New York Times, there is […]

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Jul 17, 2019

The Untold Story of the Richard C. Wilson St. Cloud Community Outpost

In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits and then revisits the Richard C. Wilson St. Cloud Community Outpost, otherwise known as the COP House, on the Southside of St. Cloud.   Back in 2017, city officials and community partners held a dedication and open house for […]

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Jun 30, 2019

The Untold Story of University Archivist Tom Steman and the Oral History Project

In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack hangs out with St. Cloud State University Archivist Tom Steman.  In their eighth conversation over the years, they talk about SCSU’s Sesquicentennial, Tom’s experience writing questions for KVSC Trivia, exciting news from the Minnesota Historical Society, a  re-invigoration of collecting […]

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Jun 24, 2019

The Untold Story of African American History in St. Cloud, Minnesota with Christopher Lehman

In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with SCSU Ethic Studies Professor Christopher Lehman.   Lehman has a new book coming out this fall through the Minnesota Historical Society Press called “Slavery’s Reach” that discusses the different ways that slavery affected Minnesota before, during, and after the […]

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Jun 19, 2019

The Untold Story of PRIDE in Central Minnesota

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks about Pride because it is Pride month, and how there are many, many lives within our community that are very much tied to the concept of being the individual that they truly are. Yad Aira from St. Cloud talks about […]

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