Episodes
Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn - our liberal and conservative commentators respectively continue examining the themes of this new year of 2021. This is our podcast only edition of the conversation, a little looser, a little more off the cuff. Send in your comments! Aaron Brown is our liberal commentator and Chuck Marohn is our conservative commentator. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger,
Published 02/15/21
Published 02/15/21
Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn - our liberal and conservative commentators respectively continue examining the themes of this new year of 2021. Including the idea of democracy. Aaron Brown is our liberal commentator and Chuck Marohn is our conservative commentator. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam
Published 02/08/21
Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn continue this month's conversation on the news of the new year of 2021 including the Capitol insurrection. Aaron Brown is our liberal commentator and Chuck Marohn is our conservative commentator. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and
Published 02/02/21
Dig Deep is a thoughtful conversation from leaders and thinkers in our community - liberal Aaron Brown and conservative Chuck Marohn . This time they talk about Minnesota after the elections. As Chuck puts it, "we're at a stalemate". Minnesota is the only state government divided in the country with a Democratic Governor and House of Representatives and Republican Senate. This isn't new to Minnesota, but what does it mean in these divided times? Can anything get done in the MN Legislative
Published 01/30/21
There's a lot of talking about who will win the elections on Tuesday November 3rd. And there's a lot of apprehension about what will happen AFTER the elections. What do you think? How will your community respond? Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and founder of Strong
Published 11/02/20
With elections on November 3rd, this was the 2nd part of our last conversation with our Dig Deep commentators conservative Chuck Marohn and libera Aaron Brown. Listen in to their perspectives. And then let us know what you think send us an email. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck
Published 10/30/20
With elections on November 3rd, this was our last conversation with our Dig Deep commentators conservative Chuck Marohn and libera Aaron Brown. Listen in to their perspectives. And then let us know what you think send us an email. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and
Published 10/30/20
We continue to bring you conversations where people from different ideologies listen and converse with civility. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and founder of Strong Towns - also an author, podcaster and blogger from Brainerd. Dig Deep is made possible in part by
Published 10/18/20
We continue to bring you conversations where people from different ideologies listen and converse with civility. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and founder of Strong Towns - also an author, podcaster and blogger from Brainerd. Dig Deep is made possible in part by
Published 10/05/20
Why is Minnesota and the Iron Range in specific part of the national narrative during the 2020 election? Iron Ranger and liberal commentator Aaron Brown and Brainerd native and conservative commentator Chuck Marohn look into how the media covers the speculation of what voters might do on November 3rd. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at
Published 10/05/20
In the second part of this Dig Deep conversation with Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn they continue the conversation about how different the 2020 elections will be. This conversation was taped before the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Tune in next Monday, October 5th from 9-10am for more from Chuck and Aaron about the times we are living in. Email us your thoughts/questions. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features
Published 09/28/20
In the first part of this Dig Deep conversation with Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn they have a discussion - talking and LISTENING - about how different the 2020 elections will be. This conversation was taped before the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Tune in next Monday, October 5th from 9-10am for more from Chuck and Aaron about the times we are living in. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron
Published 09/28/20
We continue the conversation on Dig Deep with liberal Aaron Brown and conservative Chuck Marohn . This time, the state of Minnesota when it comes to race, politics and the pandemic. In part 3 of this Dig Deep conversation - we hear more of how Chuck works to actively listen to those who don't share his point of view. Listen to the 1 st part of the conversation here . and the 2nd here . Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal
Published 09/21/20
In part 2 of this Dig Deep conversation - we hear more of how Chuck works to actively listen to those who don't share his point of view. Listen to the 1 st part of the conversation here . Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world. It features liberal Aaron Brown - an author, blogger, newspaper columnist, podcaster and instructor at Hibbing Community College from Balsam Township. And Chuck Marohn - CEO and founder of Strong Towns - also an author,
Published 09/17/20
We began Dig Deep in January of 2017 with a conversation about what it means to be rural . Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some good behavior in our world - a place where a liberal can talk to a conservative and a conservative can talk to a liberal and be not only civil, but actually listen. But here we find ourselves in the election of 2020 with so much animosity between people in the world as we all struggle through a pandemic, racial unrest and candidates and
Published 09/17/20
I rely on Aaron and Chuck to connect the past with the present in our Dig Deep conversations. Our hope is that listening to this conversation will lead YOU to conversations with the people you care about. Email us your thoughts.
Published 06/09/20
I rely on Aaron and Chuck to connect the past with the present in our Dig Deep conversations. Our hope is that listening to this conversation will lead YOU to conversations with the people you care about. Email us your thoughts.
Published 06/09/20
On our extended hour of the Thursday Morning Show, Heidi Holtan hosts a conversation on Dig Deep with our conservative commentator Chuck Marohn and liberal Aaron Brown. They talk about this time of pandemic and the state of the world. Sign up for the Dig Deep podcast! Life as we know it has turned upside down. KAXE/KBXE is here for you, bringing you important information and local stories, as well as entertaining music and Green Cheese Trivia. This service is only possible because of your
Published 04/06/20
Recorded on February 4th, politics have changed with Iowa finally declaring a winner, South Carolina and Super Tuesday all past us and the final Democratic frontrunners in the race are Biden and Sanders. Listen to our Dig Deep off-the-cuff political discussion with Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn . Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!
Published 03/07/20
The final conversation of our Dig Deep series for the month with Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn . How should environmental regulations be set up? Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!
Published 03/06/20
We continue our Dig Deep conversation with Chuck Marohn and Aaron Brown . They delve into environmental regulation and suggest a need to rehaul our current system. Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!
Published 03/05/20
This week Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn began the conversation on the backstory of environmental regulations. This stems from the current contentious conversations and political movments concerning copper nickel mining in northern Minnesota. Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!
Published 02/18/20
In December we invited the community for a conversation about what makes our towns strong in northern Minnesota - Aaron and Chuck are leaders in their hometown communities who want to make these places better. Tune in for a thought provoking night of conversation, and let us know what you think could be better about where YOU live!
Published 01/21/20
More on impeachment on Dig Deep with Chuck Marohn and Aaron Brown . Don't forget to join us at the LIVE Dig Deep Community Conversation on Strong Towns at the Reif Center on Tuesday December 10th at 7pm. Along with a Dig Deep conversation the audience will have an opportunity for questions at the end. It's free and open to the public and will be available at a later date on the radio and via the Dig Deep podcast. Chuck Marohn will be speaking about his new book "Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up
Published 12/05/19