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MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds a fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.
MN90 is fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.

MN90: Roy Wilkins, the Civil Rights Act and LBJ

Roy Wilkins earned his professional chops as a Twin Cities journalist. But it was as an activist and director of the NAACP, says producer Britt Aamodt, that Wilkins helped change history with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

MN90: Last Flight of the Queen

Carole Lombard was the queen of 1930’s screwball comedies, and she was married to Clark Gable. The two Second Lieutenants from Minnesota never expected to end up on a night flight with her, and, says Britt Aamodt, never expected it to be their last.

MN90: When Dr. King Died

Abigail Quigley McCarthy, wife of US Senator for Minnesota Eugene McCarthy, had gotten to know Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King through their work for Church Women United. Britt Aamodt recounts the meeting of the two women at the Atlanta airport in April 1968 in the tragic aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination.

MN90: Living like a Monk

In 1991, writer and poet Kathleen Norris found herself living at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, praying with the monks and eating communally. Britt Aamodt traces Norris’ nine months at the abbey to the publication of her memoir The Cloister Walk.

MN90: The Oboist who Played and Stayed

In 1886, Luis Garzon was only in Minneapolis to play oboe in the touring orchestra Los Aires Nacionales de Mexico. Britt Aamodt looks at why Garzon ended up staying and how his life inspired a 2019 opera.

MN90: The Minnesotan from Another World

In 1951, James Arness was having problems landing Hollywood roles because of his height, 6 feet 7 inches. But that all changed when he was cast as an alien frozen in ice. Britt Aamodt recounts Arness’s turn in the classic sci-fi film The Thing from Another World.

MN90: Nazi Sympathizer or Isolationist?

Was U.S. Senator from Minnesota Ernest Lundeen an isolationist or a Nazi sympathizer? Britt Aamodt has the story of the Senator’s last flight and the mystery that still lingers around the crash.

MN90: The Automatic Pop-up Toaster

Charles Perkins Strite was tired of burnt toast. So the Minnesota inventor set out to do something about it. Britt Aamodt offers up a tale of a new kind of toaster.

MN90: In the Middle of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

July 2014, Patrick Sawyer just wanted to finish his conference in Nigeria and get home to Coon Rapids. Two of his daughters had birthdays coming up. Britt Aamodt has the story of the Minnesota man’s encounter with Ebola.

MN90: The Last Time He Saw Andrew Cunanan

April 1997, David Madson, a talented Minneapolis architect, wasn’t looking forward to picking up his old boyfriend at the airport. Maybe he knew something about Andrew Cunanan others would only find out later. Britt Aamodt has the story of the deadly aftermath of that reunion.

MN90: Frankenstein on Stage

Victor Frankenstein and his Creature never had a true heart-to-heart in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. Britt Aamodt looks at how playwright Barbara Field finally brought the creator and created together in her 1988 Guthrie Theater stage play.

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