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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: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Eagles

Bernie Leadon, born in Minneapolis in 1947, wasn’t one of the heavy-hitting songwriters in the band The Eagles. That designation went to Don Henley and Glenn Frey. But he did write an instrumental that hitchhiked the galaxy with Douglas Adams. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: The Spy who Loved WetBikes

In 1977, the Thief River Falls company that’s now called Arctic Cat had a new personal watercraft that was a cross between a jet ski and a motorcycle. And its public debut wouldn’t be in a showroom but on the big screen under the command of James Bond. Here’s Britt Aamodt


MN90: Blamed for the US-Dakota War of 1862

The fate of 303 Dakota men, alleged to be responsible for the US-Dakota War of 1862, lay in the hands of President Abraham Lincoln. Not surprisingly, the evidence compiled against each was hasty or even non-existent. But that didn’t stop Minnesotans like St. Paul doctor Thaddeus Williams writing Lincoln to hang them all. Here’s producer Britt Aamodt.

MN90: The Trouble with Sendak’s In the Night Kitchen

In 1963, Maurice Sendak became a beloved world-famous author with the publication of Where the Wild Things Are. It was a different story with 1970’s In the Night Kitchen, which stirred controversy in many cities, including Elk River, Minnesota. Here’s producer Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Dictator’s Playbook

Twin Cities Public Television is known for producing content with a local angle. But in 2019, it got behind a new documentary series that examined the tricks and tactics of six dictators and their rise to power, The Dictator’s Playbook. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90:That Ojibwe Saying on Tony Soprano’s Hospital Wall

Over the years, Ojibwe sayings have turned up in very public forums, like on the 2019 presidential campaign trail with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and in the sixth season of The Sopranos. That quote took a curious journey from a book Soprano’s creator David Chase read to a fully realized TV episode. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Star Trek’s Lieutenant Kevin Riley

In 1990, Bruce Hyde took a position as a theater professor in the communications department at St. Cloud State University. But to fans of the original Star Trek series, he would always be Lieutenant Kevin Riley. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

MN90: Milestones in Minnesota Hot Dish

In 1930, hot dish apparently got its print debut in a Mankato cookbook. Here’s producer Britt Aamodt with milestones in Minnesota hot dish history.

MN90: The Making of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

The year 1965 marked two things for Charles Schulz. It was forty-three years since he was born in Minneapolis. And it was the year he had only six months to adapt his beloved comic strip, Peanuts, into a holiday special. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

Barkhad Abdi Nails the Audition

Barkhad Abdi was 27, living in Minneapolis, working as a limo driver when a casting call came for Somali actors. He’d never acted in a film. But within a few short years, he was acting alongside Tom Hanks, getting an Oscars nod and showing up in TV and film roles. Here’s producer Britt Aamodt.

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