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You can still see the Blegen name around Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota's Blegen Hall was named after professor Theodore Blegen. But Britt Aamodt takes us to Asia Minor where another Blegen, Carl, carved his name on the legendary walls of Troy. [Read Transcript...]
Ignatius Donnelly was a lot of things—lieutenant governor of Minnesota, state senator, amateur scientist and gentleman farmer. But Britt Aamodt goes back to 1882 in search of the book—and its far-fetched premise—that made Donnelly an international star. [Read Transcript...]
Numbering only 31 issues, The Little Sandy Review influenced the voice and scope of music journalism. Britt Aamodt traces the folk music 'zine's roots to Dinkytown in 1961. [Read Transcript...]
The radar equipment had been used in World War II to train pilots. But a University of Minnesota researcher discovered it could also be used to detect cancer. Britt Aamodt follows the story of Dr. John Wild, pioneer of ultrasound. [Read Transcript...]
