2000 acres of land untouched by man. The forest rings with the sounds of birds and the rivers are clear with the beauty of nature. You own this cut of the world. Not a human, building, or train in sight or earshot. Just the sounds of the fauna the scents of the flora and the feeling of Minnesota weather in the Boundary Waters. You spent so much time in this land, but you see you wonder what will come next after you are gone? What will happen to this land? Today on Culture Clique we speak with someone who had this story and gave that 2000 acres away. Join us today as we speak with Mike Freed, better known as Loon. We will hear his story and why he did it. Come learn the history of the Boundary Waters and a Northern Loon on todays Culture Clique.Original Airdate: 05/18/23

2000 acres of land untouched by man. The forest rings with the sounds of birds and the rivers are clear with the beauty of nature. You own this cut of the world. Not a human, building, or train in sight or earshot. Just the sounds of the fauna the scents of the flora and the feeling of Minnesota weather in the Boundary Waters. You spent so much time in this land, but you see you wonder what will come next after you are gone? What will happen to this land? Today on Culture Clique we speak with someone who had this story and gave that 2000 acres away. Join us today as we speak with Mike Freed, better known as Loon. We will hear his story and why he did it. Come learn the history of the Boundary Waters and a Northern Loon on todays Culture Clique.Original Airdate: 05/11/23

Today on Culture Clique, we take a peak at the night life monthly event, Nerd Nite part 2! If you're ever curious about topics or perhaps you're passionate enough about topics that you've been called "Nerd!". Look no further, as the Bar with No Name houses an event only the nerdiest of nerds call home. I'm Dylan Alzate joined by the last of speaker from the second half of Nerd Nite, today on Culture Clique.Original air date: 05/04/23

Today on Culture Clique, we take a peak at the night life monthly event, Nerd Nite! If you're ever curious about topics or perhaps you're passionate enough about topics that you've been called "Nerd!". Look no further, as the Bar with No Name houses an event only the nerdiest of nerds call home. I'm Dylan Alzate joined with a couple of speakers from Nerd Nite, today on Culture Clique.Original air date: 04/27/23

Today on Culture Clique we talk about this Saturdays ice fishing tournament being held on East Lake Winona. The tournament is being hosted by the WSU Fishing Club. I sat down with club president Blake Tinsley to find out more about the tournament and the fishing club. Stick around and find out how you can take part in the fun this Saturday, I’m Bill Stoneberg with WSU Fishing Club president Blake Tinsley, today on Culture Clique.Original air date: 02/23/23

As time goes on, the younger generations forget what it's like to live in moments of the past. Each of these moments in time are experienced and remembered by older generations that are still around today. On today's Culture Clique, we take a look at book author, Myrtle Johnson Clark with her book, Memoirs of a Farm Girl which details an astonishing story about the author and her life experiences growing up in the upper mid-west during the Great Depression and how each moment helped shape her core values Original air date: 02/09/2023

On today's Culture Clique, we talk to Dr. Jennifer Anderson of the geoscience department at Winona state University to discuss the wonders of astronomy at Winterfest. Learn more about this event on today's Culture Clique. Original Airdate: 02/02/2023

KQAL's Jiovani Bermudez Meets with author Najib Azad who has lived in Afghanistan where he worked as a spokesperson for the former Afghan president. As a result of the ever-growing conflict in his homeland, he left with his family to the United States, where he has written a memoir about his experiences. Najib came to the campus of Winona State University as part of their Global Education Week. In the event he discusses his life in Afghanistan and the experiences he had coming here. After the presentation, Najib agreed to sit with us for an interview. Original airdate: 01/19/23

This Thursday on Culture Clique KQAL’s Jiovani Bermudez visits with Marcia Ratliff, the Executive Director of Engage Winona. Engage Winona is a local nonprofit organization that strives for civic action and social change by giving community members a space to voice their thoughts, concerns, and ideas regarding our community’s future. …Get engaged, with Engage Winona’s Executive Director Marcia Ratliff, Thursday at 12:30 on Culture Clique, on 89.5 KQAL, online at kqal.org and on the KQAL app. Culture clique is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Original air date: 11/17/22

A moment in time moves swiftly by us as we live our lives. Each of these moments store a snapshot of events, conversations, ideas, and people but immediately they become the past and the past only exists in our memories. What happens if we give that memory a voice? If these snapshots in time could talk to us today? Today on Culture Clique we get to hear the “Voices from the Past” as they talk about life in 1950s Winona Original airdate: 11/03/22