Pick up your glasses and put on your glasses because today on Culture Clique, we're bringing you a part 2 of 3 series the 38th Nerd Nite hosted at the No Name Bar. Nerd Nite is a monthly event hosted for nerds, by nerds, with drinks. This event was put on by WSU Professors Dr Carl Ferkinhoff and Dr Emily Ruff where three candidates get 15-30 minutes to nerd out and speak about their passions. So if you have a topic you're passionate about, or knowledgeable enough to be called a nerd, this event is a place to be. I'm Dylan Alzate and crack open your textbooks as we nerd it out at Nerd Nite, today on Culture Clique.
Original Airdate: 10/24/2024
Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Pick up your glasses and put on your glasses because today on Culture Clique, we're bringing you a part 1 of 3 series of the 38th Nerd Nite that was hosted at the No Name Bar. Nerd Nite is a monthly event hosted for nerds, by nerds, with drinks. This event was put on by WSU Professors Dr Carl Ferkinhoff and Dr Emily Ruff where three candidates get 15-30 minutes to nerd out and speak about their passions. So if you have a topic you're passionate about, or knowledgeable enough to be called a nerd, this event is a place to be. I'm Dylan Alzate and crack open your textbooks as we nerd it out at Nerd Nite, today on Culture Clique.
Original Airdate: 10/11/2024
Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Culture Clique we wrap up our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota. We decided to reflect on the work we did and make this final episode about what we learned over the course of the series.

The entire series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota was done as part of our locally produced program, Culture Clique. Podcasts of Culture Clique and all of the shows that we produce at KQAL are available on your favorite streaming platforms. You can find links at kqal.org.

I’m Ryan Flanders. I’m Dylan Alzate. I’m Jiovani Bermudez. I’m Ventress Heron. And I’m Bill Stoneberg.

And this is the final episode of our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota.

That’s today on Culture Clique.

Original air date: 05/02/24

Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Culture Clique we continue our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota . How does the community feel about the new legislation? How will the new law affect employers and the hiring process? How will it affect your job search? KQAL’s Ventress Heron speaks with community members, students at Winona State University and Mike Dieter, General Manager at Express Employment Professionals. That’s today, on Culture Clique.

Original air date: 04/25/24

Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Culture Clique we continue the series on the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota. We are joined by members of government and law enforcement to discuss the still uncertain state of marijuana 8 months after the legalization on August 1st, 2023. Today we speak with: head of Security at WSU Chris Cichosz, Winona Mayor Scott Sherman, Winona County Sherriff’s Deputy Chad Myers, and Merone Melekin from The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management. Join us as we clear the air surrounding marijuana on today’s Culture Clique.

Original air date: 04/18/24

Today on Culture Clique we continue our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota .

Today we take a look at the health risks associated with the recreational use of marijuana as we speak with Dr. Frank Bures, Nurse Donna Kamann and Kelsey Martin. Doctor Bures is a Dermatologist with the Mayo Clinic Health System-La Crosse and a columnist giving medical advice in several local newspapers for 42 years.

Donna Kamann works as a family nurse practitioner and medical herbalist at the Tincture of Thyme Healthcare Clinic in Winona, MN.

Kelsey Martin works as not only a licensed Clinical Social Worker, but as a licensed Alcohol & Drug counselor for the Winona Heath Behavioral Health Team.

I'm Dylan Alzate and I hope you join us as we talk to these three medically experienced individuals about the health effects of recreational marijuana, today on Culture Clique.

Original Airdate: 04/11/24

Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Culture Clique we continue our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota with Justin Johnson, co-founder of Rippled Leaf Farms. Rippled Leaf Farms is a family dedicated to transparent and sustainable hemp farming. They dedicate their business to producing high quality CBG hemp products. Today we talk about how Rippled Leaf found a home in Winona, some of the aspects of growing hemp at scale, and how new legislation is shaping up around cannabis growing and sales in Minnesota. This is Ryan Flanders with Justin Johnson from Rippled Leaf, today on Culture Clique.

Original air date: 04/04/24

Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Culture Clique we continue our series, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Minnesota with Christian, Elliot, and Maureen from Growers Home. Growers Home is an indoor hydroponics and organic retail store located in downtown Winona. Along with their growing products, they host events like Puff & Paint and Basic Cannabis Growing classes. Today we talk about what they do at Growers Home, some basics of growing cannabis, and the new Minnesota cannabis legislation. I’m Ryan Flanders with Growers Home, today on Culture Clique.

Original air date: 03/28/24

Culture Clique is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.