MN90: A Private Party with the King
Lead Belly lived up to his title, the King of the 12-String Guitar. Britt Aamodt tracks down the story of the Minneapolis Private Party Tape, recorded a year before Lead Belly's death. [Read Transcript...]
Historical
MN90: The Nobel Minnesotan
He was one of the best-selling authors of the Jazz Age and a Minnesotan. Britt Aamodt goes back to 1930 when Sauk Centre native Sinclair Lewis became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: A Pink Slip to the Biggest Story of the Century
Eric Sevareid was one of Murrow's boys, covering the story of World War II from the front lines. But Britt Aamodt found out that he might've missed the biggest story of the 20th century if he hadn't been fired from his job at the Minneapolis Journal. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: The Architect, The Girl and a Big Mistake
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright may have made a name for himself with his legendary homes all over the country, but he also had a reputation with the ladies. Producer Allison Herrera tells us about one incident that happened right here in Minnesota...resulting in Wright's arrest! [Read Transcript...]