![Change](https://greatnorthernradioshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14434925_856278921138291_2342269287626424765_o-360x570.jpg)
![Katie Houg and the Track Stars perform in the Sept. 24, 2016 Great Northern Radio Show at Fortune Bay Resort and Casino in Tower, Minnesota.](https://greatnorthernradioshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/KatieH-and-Band-1024x458.jpg)
Heraclitus once said a man canāt stand in the same river twice because itās not the same river and heās not the same man. Change is constant. Thatās why itās the subject of our fall theme show.
Host Aaron Brown explored change in a new monologue about Modern Life in Northern Minnesota.
![Keith Secola plays at the Sept. 24, 2016, Great Northern Radio Show at Fortune Bay in Tower, Minnesota.](https://greatnorthernradioshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14434925_856278921138291_2342269287626424765_o-150x150.jpg)
The musical act for this show is the legendary musician Keith Secola who brought his mix of Native American flute and rock ānā roll to the stage. He played with our house band, Katie Houg and the Track Stars, including Houg on keyboards and vocals, Corey Medina on guitar and vocals, D.C. on bass, and Eric Sundeen on drums.
ABās Cousin Slim was back, this time with a scheme to harvest wild rice on a jet ski. āRez Reporterā Rob Fairbanks was on hand to set him straight and share some comedy. Tired of school fundraising? A mysterious woodsman offered a new idea to a local PTA.
The Great Northern Radio Players for this show included C.J. Anderson, Sara Breeze, Jennie Ross, Jason Scorich, Louisa Scorich and Lauren Nickisch on sound effects.
![Comedian Rob Fairbanks performs at the Sept. 24, 2016 Great Northern Radio Show in Tower, Minnesota.](https://greatnorthernradioshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14492575_855715677861282_8908035682323106500_n-e1478057265432-150x150.jpg)
This Sept. 24, 2016 program aired live on 91.7 FM KAXE Grand Rapids, Aitkin and the Iron Range, 90.5 KBXE Bagley and Bemidji, 89.9 Brainerd and 103.9 in Ely. The show is also rebroadcast on independent public radio stations throughout Minnesota and distributed as a live stream and podcast.
The Great Northern Radio Show is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund with support from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Culture and Tourism grant program and the Blandin Foundation.