Advertise with Googlier.com AMPERS https://ampers.org Minnesota's Community Radio Stations Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://ampers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ampers-icon-80x80.png AMPERS https://ampers.org 32 32 Bobbi Jo Potter: Making Space for Community https://ampers.org/bobbi-jo-potter-making-space-for-community/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:29:05 +0000 https://ampers.org/bobbi-jo-potter-making-space-for-community/ Today, we’re speaking with Bobbi Jo Potter, a citizen of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. She’s deputy director of Children and Family Services in Ramsey County and is a 2026 Bush Fellow working to keep Native families connected and make child welfare more about relationships and healing.

 

Bobbi Jo grew up with a strong sense of service. She figured she’d like nursing. But a few poor grades in science courses had her contemplating quitting school, until someone suggested she check out social work. An inspirational professor, working in child protection, provided the lightbulb moment that launched Bobbi Jo on her path.

 

She talks about what it means to be a bridge between families and needed services, how to navigate a system that doesn’t always work, and why it’s important to listen to and stay active in the Indigenous community to become the change she wants to see.

 

Bobbi Jo lets us in on her plans for her year-long Bush Fellowship. She also shares the importance of mentors and her belief in the power of reframing challenges by looking at them through an Indigenous lens.

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Hosts / Producers: Leah Lemm, Cole Premo

Editor: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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]]> NSS Weekly: A New Building Honors Minnesota’s Military Legacy https://ampers.org/nss-weekly-a-new-building-honors-minnesotas-military-legacy/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:56:29 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-weekly-a-new-building-honors-minnesotas-military-legacy/ This week, we visit a new space for the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum in Central Minnesota, and we reflect on the contributions of the many cultures and communities that contribute to the nation’s military.

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino

Producers: Britt Aamodt

Anchor: Victor Palomino, Britt Aamodt

Reader scripting: Victor Palomino, Xan Holston

Fact checking: Joel Glaser, Tracie Collier

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Production Coordinator: Britt Aamodt

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: In September 2026, the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum moved to a new 40,000 square-foot building outside Camp Ripley. Randal Dietrich is the executive director. [Image credit: Britt Aamodt]

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]]> NSS Daily: Thursday, November 5, 2026 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-thursday-november-5-2026/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:26:28 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-thursday-november-5-2026/ Razor-thin races, data center backlash, and voters remember Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

]]> MNN Extended Interview: Jonathan Thunder https://ampers.org/mnn-extended-interview-jonathan-thunder/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:16:34 +0000 https://ampers.org/mnn-extended-interview-jonathan-thunder/ This week, we revisit producer Travis Zimmerman’s interview with filmmaker Jonathan Thunder about his award-winning short film, Ish Meets a Mermaid.

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Executive Producer: Travis Zimmerman

Producer: Travis Zimmerman

Anchor: Marie Rock

Editorial support: Victor Palomino

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Ish and Charlie at the art gallery. [Image credit: Ish Meets a Mermaid, LLC]

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]]> NSS Daily: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-wednesday-november-4-2026/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-wednesday-november-4-2026/ From races big and small, Minnesota election results roll in.

]]> NSS Daily: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-tuesday-november-3-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:37:48 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-tuesday-november-3-2026/ Today is election day! Plus, Minnesota’s Truth Council releases a preliminary report, and invasive spiny fleas infect a BWCA lake.

]]> NSS Daily: Monday, November 2, 2026 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-monday-november-2-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:36:35 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-monday-november-2-2026/ Panic disrupts a community market at Union Depot, Appleton’s prison sale raises questions over a massive price jump, and a guide to getting your vote counted.

]]> NSS Weekly: How to Protect Yourself When Scammers Call https://ampers.org/nss-weekly-how-to-protect-yourself-when-scammers-call/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:51:46 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-weekly-how-to-protect-yourself-when-scammers-call/ This week, we explore how scams work, how to recognize the warning signs, and what protections are available. We also look at how families can help safeguard the financial security of loved ones who may be especially vulnerable to fraud.

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Executive Producer: Victor Palomino

Producer: Jules Yaeger

Anchor: Victor Palomino, Britt Aamodt

Reader scripting: Victor Palomino, Xan Holston

Fact checking: Joel Glaser, Tracie Collier

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Production Coordinator: Britt Aamodt

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: According to the state attorney general’s office, people living in the United States received approximately 29.6 billion scam robocalls and text messages last year. [Image credit: Adobe Stock]

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]]> NSS Daily: Thursday, October 29, 2026 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-thursday-october-29-2026/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:56:58 +0000 https://ampers.org/nss-daily-thursday-october-29-2026/ Early midterm voting surges toward the state record, two men who said they’d expose voter fraud now faces felony charges, and don’t forget to set your clocks back Sunday.

]]> Dan Ninham Hall of Fame Induction, and Medicine Ball’s National Release https://ampers.org/dan-ninham-hall-of-fame-induction-and-medicine-balls-national-release/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:35:05 +0000 https://ampers.org/dan-ninham-hall-of-fame-induction-and-medicine-balls-national-release/ This week, we hear from Dan Ninham, who was recently inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame, and we get a sneak peek of a new documentary about natives, boarding schools, and basketball.

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Executive Producer: Travis Zimmerman

Producers: Travis Zimmerman and Laurie Stern

Anchor: Marie Rock

Editorial support: Victor Palomino and Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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