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In the summer of 1965, the Beatles were the hottest act in the world. And for the first — and only time — John, Paul, George and Ringo were coming ...
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 35:39
Colorado, Minnesota & Michigan Courts Consider “Insurrection Act” Cases Attempting to Keep Trump Off the Ballot
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Oct 31, 2023
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
There’s a tiny town just north of Minneapolis that is entirely surrounded by Columbia Heights. It's called Hilltop. In a way, Hilltop was forced in...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 07:56
In the late 1880s, a young journalist named Eva Valesh went undercover in Minneapolis to report on the lives of working women for the St. Paul Glo...
- Added: Feb 16, 2023
- Length: 18:19
In 1898, a farmer dug up a stone engraved with a Nordic language in a field in Kensington, Minnesota. People have been arguing about it ever since...
- Added: Feb 02, 2023
- Length: 25:48
In this episode, we are drinking in the effervescent world of Midwestern craft soda. We meet makers and purveyors of unique pop products. Mark Laz...
Bought by KRPS and Prairie Public
- Added: Apr 07, 2022
- Length: 54:05
- Purchases: 2
The Cedar-Riverside West Bank neighborhood in Minneapolis has a rich cultural history and long tradition of community art-making. Jamie Schumacher ...
- Added: Mar 03, 2022
- Length: 05:06
The Minnesota Twins aren’t short on iconic players who have won the hearts of fans over the years. One of them is Tony Oliva, who overcame obstacle...
- Added: Jan 18, 2022
- Length: 05:42
It’s the busiest time of the year at Ingebretson’s, a Scandanavian market and gift shop on Lake Street in Minneapolis. As Ingebretson’s marks its 1...
Bought by MPR News Stations
- Added: Dec 11, 2021
- Length: 07:39
- Purchases: 1
When Dave Mruz was three, his parents bought him a subscription to Donald Duck comics. Years later, he learned those same comics had been created b...
- Added: Jul 19, 2021
- Length: 18:58
Anthony Brutus Cassius was questioned by the FBI, fought to be the first Black person in Minnesota to get a liquor license, and his famous greasy b...
Bought by MPR News Stations and WGZS
- Added: Jul 09, 2021
- Length: 56:32
- Purchases: 2
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews:
How to Stop Massive Tax Avoidance by America’s Wealthiest; Rise in Violenc...
Bought by WKPW
- Added: May 12, 2021
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Minnesota Old Time quartet “The Roe Family Singers” perform live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with...
- Added: Apr 27, 2021
- Length: 58:59
On March 5, 1978 in subzero temperatures, about 10,000 farmers marched across Pope County, Minn. in a staged funeral procession to mourn the death ...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 07:15
- Purchases: 2
August 21, 1965, the Beatles invaded Metropolitan Stadium for their first ever Minnesota concert, bringing together a high school photographer with...
Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Jul 07, 2020
- Length: 04:41
- Purchases: 2
In the days after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, youth-led protests in the city helped spark rebellions around the globe. The police, mili...
Bought by MPR News Stations
- Added: Jul 02, 2020
- Length: 54:37
- Purchases: 1
In the late 1800s, a farmer discovered a large stone carved with Viking runes in Kensington, Minnesota. It’s been the subject of debate ever since....
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Apr 16, 2020
- Length: 05:11
- Purchases: 1
Fresh Fruit is the longest running queer radio program in the US. It has aired on KFAI Community Radio in Minneapolis, Minn. for over 40 years. Min...
- Added: Oct 08, 2019
- Length: 22:40
Next to Minnehaha Falls sits an old house that hosts exhibits recalling Minneapolis history. The house itself is the site of early business deals d...
- Added: Aug 22, 2019
- Length: 05:52
In July 1981, the New York Times published an article about a mysterious illness plaguing gay men in New York City. After reading the article, Bruc...
- Added: Jul 09, 2019
- Length: 01:31:39
F.R.E.E. was Minnesota’s first queer organization. It stands for "Fight Repression of Erotic Expression." The group began on May 18, 1969 when Kore...
- Added: Jul 09, 2019
- Length: 04:40
Wanted: Lighthouse Keeper, must live on the edge of a cliff, host 160,000 visitors a year, and keep your yard looking like it did in 1920. KFAI’s R...
- Added: Apr 05, 2019
- Length: 03:59
A mini-history of Minnesota's first women-only theater company. Formed in 1976, At the Foot of Mountain Theater staged plays written by women and t...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Feb 01, 2019
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 2
Like many Japanese-Americans of her generation, Sally Sudo was forced to live in an internment camp during World War II. After her brother studied ...
Bought by WFHB and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 18, 2018
- Length: 04:16
- Purchases: 2
This episode of Art Beat we cover The Dinky Town Uprising, a film from the 2016 Frozen River Film Festival dealing with a 40 day and 40 night occup...
- Added: Aug 09, 2017
- Length: 40:28
