The Cereal Botanist
The story of Alexander P. Anderson, the Minnesota scientist and how he came to study starches. [Read Transcript…]
A Game of Agents
George R. R. Martin believed in his literary agent when times were hard. Britt Aamodt reports how that agent, a Minnesotan, repaid that loyalty when Martin came to him with a new manuscript. [Read Transcript...]
Minnesotans Jumping to New Heights
In the late 1800s Norwegian immigrants brought ski jumping to Minnesota, launching a winter obsession that still sends jumpers flying through the air today. [Read Transcript...]
Sing for Your Breakfast: The Radio Jingle that Saved a Cereal
Washburn-Crosby had a great breakfast cereal, Wheaties, in stores. But customers weren’t scooping it up. So, the company created a singing ad, "Have You Tried Wheaties?" – the first radio jingle in history. [Read Transcript...]
Spider, Snaker, and Little Sun
In 1962, Dave "Snaker" Ray, Tony "Little Sun" Glover and "Spider" John Koerner met in the Dinkytown neighborhood near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. They formed a trio whose musical influences ran deep into America's history, and whose influence on future musicians still runs to this day. Autumn Haeg reports how their approach to country blues would take them to the Newport Folk Festival and the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
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