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December 1974 – Kevin Odegard grew up listening to Bob Dylan records on the basement record player. So it was incredible that the now 25-year-old guitarist should be playing on Dylan’s latest album, recording in a Minneapolis studio no less. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
In 1965, the Beatles were not granting interviews after their Minnesota concert. But intern reporter Holly Stocking needed a story — and she’d just gotten her hands on a waitress uniform for the Leamington, the hotel where the Beatles were staying. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
1976 – Lou Bellamy had learned the power of theater at a young age. Now he was creating Penumbra, St. Paul’s first theater to give a stage to an all-black cast and black playwrights. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
2005 – A thief stole into the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids and stole a pair of ruby slippers the actress wore in The Wizard of Oz. When they resurfaced over a dozen years later, the question was: Were these the genuine article or fakes? Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]
