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MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds

MN90 is fun exploration of wide-ranging topics including sports, politics, environment, business, entertainment, pop culture, and more.

October 18, 2022
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MN90: The Clinton Scandal

August 1998: Monica Lewinsky was in the hot seat, giving grand jury testimony about her affair with President Clinton. So why was she bringing up Minnesota politician Walter Mondale’s daughter Eleanor? Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

October 18, 2022
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MN90: Going Go-Go’s

October 1982: Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream had never seen a band like the Go-Go’s. No one had. An all-female group that played their own instruments, wrote their own songs and had a number one album. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

October 18, 2022
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MN90: Summer Job

May 1937: College student John Hersey needed a summer job. He wasn’t thrilled about doing correspondence, basically busy work, but the employer was Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

September 26, 2022
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MN90: Battling Amazons

1999: Amazon Bookstore in Minneapolis had been in business since the early 1970s. Now they were in a battle with online retailer Amazon for use of the name. Here’s Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]

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