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Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities
This week, we examine the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence and how some state agencies are putting it to use. Then, we look at the current job market and why many recent graduates and younger Minnesotans are struggling to land their first position. [Read Transcript...]
In 1907, a new college opened in Duluth. The Work People's College taught its working-class students about unions and how to organize against the powerful industries that ruled Minnesota's vast Iron Range. [Read Transcript...]
Barbara Kopple won her first Oscar for a documentary about Kentucky coal workers. She won her second Oscar for a documentary about striking meat packers in Austin, Minnesota. Britt Aamodt takes a look at Kopple’s American Dream.
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St. Cloud is known for its prison and for its granite. Britt Aamodt explores how the two came together in the early 20th century. [Read Transcript...]
