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.
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.
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MN90: Meridel Le Sueur: Survivial is a Form of Resistance
Author, poet, activist, and feminist Meridel Le Sueur was an inspiration to many young women who came of age during the women’s movement in the 1970’s and beyond.
Desegregating schools in southern states took a presidential declaration and national guard protection. But one of Minnesota’s most notable politicians helped orchestrate the desegregation of hospitals and clinics in a relative blink of an eye.
Before Medtronic founder Earl Bakken invented a battery powered pacemaker, heart patients seeking a regulated heartbeat were shackled to the wall. Bakken changed all that.
Being hungry can lead to crankiness, dizziness and weakness…all terrible feelings. But, what if you starved yourself because you thought it might be good for your country? Allison Herrera tells us about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment.
Minnesota’s white pine forests were a gold mine to businessmen before statehood. That’s why they entered into a treaty with the Ojibwe in 1837…something which still has ramifications today.
Aveda products are synonymous with natural hair care and beauty products. Producer Allison Herrera explains how the company became the standard for plant-based beauty we know today.
Iron ore mined in northern Minnesota provided one-fourth of all the iron ore in the United States. Until…sources were depleted and automation took over.
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MN90: Turning Obstacles into Opportunity: Famous Dave Anderson
