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In 1975, Henry Boucha, Ojibwe hockey talent from Warroad, played for the Minnesota North Stars. He had a promising career ahead of him, until a wingman from another team gave him the injury that ended his career. Now, 35 years later, the guy who injured him wanted to talk. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
In a Minneapolis hotel room in 1990, Johnny Cash lamented the decline of his career. Britt Aamodt looks at how the music legend rose from the ashes to produce one of the best albums of his career and, three years later, attract a young hip audience to Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theater [Read Transcript...]
1978 – A new interstate, I-90, would soon be passing through Blue Earth County. So why not create something to grab motorists’ attention? Why not build a 55-foot-tall Green Giant? Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
August 1969 – Dave Arneson loved war games. That’s what drew him to the board game convention Gen Con, and to fellow gamer Gary Gygax. Five years later, the two would develop one of the biggest role playing games in America, Dungeons & Dragons. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
