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Heather McElhatton is a writer and independent producer whose work has appeared on Minnesota Public Radio. Her commentaries and stories have been heard nationally on This American Life, Marketplace, Weekend America and Sound Money. McElhatton hosted the literary series Stage Sessions, a live variety show at the Fitzgerald Theater, which combines written word, live music and comedy. She has written several novels, including "Pretty Little Mistakes," "A Million Little Mistakes," "Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single," and "Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Married."


Heather McElhatton

Bernie Krause, bioacoustician and author of 'The Great Animal Orchestra,' says soundscapes can reveal environmental health.


A Beautiful World: Listening to nature's symphony

A Beautiful World -- Listening to nature's symphony

Courtesy of Bernie Krause

Julie Amacher's desire to introduce others to great music is what led her to radio. She began her professional broadcast career at a station in Sun Prairie, Wis. She went from rock 'n' roll to the Rocky Mountains, where she found her niche in public radio at KUNC in Greeley, Colo. Julie spent 13 years at KUNC, where she managed the announcers and their eclectic music format. During that time, she earned four national awards for best announcer. She joined Minnesota Public Radio in 1997 as an on-air host and also produces New Classical Tracks, a weekly podcast critiquing a new release each week. It airs locally at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays and 5:15 p.m. Fridays.


Julie Amacher

When life is hectic or you need a break from the news, feel better and live bigger with classical music. Classical host Julie Amacher provides a playlist of music she uses to help clear her mind.


Julie Amacher's Escape the Noise Playlist

Julie Amacher: Mental Clarity

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Clear your mind with a classical music playlist from Julie Amacher

Cory Turner

Anya Kamanetz

Lasers and lava and mummies, oh my! Here are the exhibits that kids and their grown-ups love the most from 10 of the nation's best children's museums.


Favorites

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Ready, Set, Play

Ready, Set, Play: A Top 10 'Playlist' From The Nation's Children's Museums

Alison Young

With a career spanning 37 years, Major General Shellito enlisted in the active-duty Army and went to Vietnam as a Mobile Advisory Team Senior Advisor. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star among many others. General Shellito was instrumental in establishing the state's "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" initiative, which is now the foundation of a national program to reintegrate National Guard and Reserve military service members following deployments.


General Larry Shellito

Music has long been a part of the armed services, but General Larry Shellito says he became a classical music fan while listening to a classical music radio show in Vietnam. He shares online two pieces he has always loved.


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A Beautiful World: Listening to nature's symphony

Clear your mind with a classical music playlist from Julie Amacher

Ready, Set, Play

Music to rev us up with General Larry Shellito