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Season 1994

  • S1994E01 September 3, 1993

    • September 3, 1993
    • PBS

    Sobriety checkpoints ruling... Governor Carlson and MERF... Ordway president talks arts

  • S1994E02 September 10, 1993

    • September 10, 1993
    • PBS

    Flood damage... President Jimmy Carter visits Macalaster... Female streetcar drivers.

  • S1994E03 September 17, 1993

    • September 17, 1993
    • PBS

    First Lady Hillary Clinton pushes health care reform... Grunseth v. Boschwitz... Political panel

  • S1994E04 September 24, 1993

    • September 24, 1993
    • PBS

    MERF debate... Outdoor baseball... Health care reform

  • S1994E05 October 1, 1993

    • October 1, 1993
    • PBS

    New immigration law... Plans for the Science Museum... St. Paul mayoral candidates

  • S1994E06 October 8, 1993

    • October 8, 1993
    • PBS

    Metro Mobility scheduling... Minneapolis mayoral candidates square off... Race relations in Willmar

  • S1994E07 October 15, 1993

    • October 15, 1993
    • PBS

    Minneapolis school board... Taconite on the Range... Maccabee/Baloga

Season 2019

  • S2019E01 Kavanaugh hearings, Citizen Lane, plenty o' politics

    • September 7, 2018
    • PBS

    Brett Kavanaugh's views on executive power, flooding in Minnesota, Citizen Lane project explained, Vikings season preview, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Swedish singer Lise Enochsson, Don Davis farewell, political panel

  • S2019E02 1st District preview, "Flour Power", political scientists

    • September 14, 2018
    • PBS

    Role of money in campaigns, 1st Congressional district preview, new TPT history series "Minnesota Experience", Dominic Papatola essay, J.D. Steele on upcoming benefit concert, school consolidation in Greater Minnesota, panel of political scientists

  • S2019E03 Attorney General debate, 2nd District congressional race

    • September 21, 2018
    • PBS

    Attorney General debate featuring Doug Wardlow, Keith Ellison and Noah Johnson; preview of 2nd District congressional race, political panel with Sarah Walker, Javier Morillo-Alicea, Annette Meeks and Noah Rouen.

  • S2019E04 Kavanaugh hearings, 8th District race, author Kate DiCamillo

    • September 28, 2018
    • PBS

    Minneapolis homeless camp, Eighth District Congressional race preview, author Kate DiCamillo, David Gillette illustrated essay, minor party candidates for governor, Minnesota trekkers Eli Nord and Steve Schraeder, political scientists weigh in on Kavanaugh hearings

  • S2019E05 Trump in Rochester, healthcare debate, Rondo history

    • October 5, 2018
    • PBS

    The President in Rochester, healthcare premium debate, Rondo history with Marvin Anderson, North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Roy Finden on the Iowa-Minnesota rivalry, Larry Fitzgerald on the Vikings mess and Molitor's firing, political panel reacts to the Kavanaugh vote.

  • S2019E06 Wild weather, pipeline protests, Lt. Governor debate

    • October 12, 2018
    • PBS

    Mark Seeley sizes up our wild weather, a profile of the Tina Smith/Karin Housley Senate race, pipeline safety debate, Fires of 1918 clip, Mark DePaolis essay, Rochester's ambitious plans to remake its downtown, Lt. Governor debate

  • S2019E07 2nd District Debate, U.S. Senate race, 3rd District Debate

    • October 19, 2018
    • PBS

    Second District Congressional debate with Jason Lewis and Angie Craig, Profile of the Amy Klobuchar and Jim Newberger Senate race, Third District Congressional debate with Erik Paulsen and Dean Phillips.

  • S2019E08 Party chairs, Worthington diversity, political reporters

    • October 26, 2018
    • PBS

    Voting 101, DFL and Republican party chairs, 3rd District

  • S2019E09 Final MN Governor Debate: Jeff Johnson vs. Tim Walz

    • November 2, 2018
    • PBS

    Almanac hosts the final debate in the race for governor as Republican Jeff Johnson faced off with DFLer Tim Walz. Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola were the moderators.

  • S2019E10 Tim Walz, Angie Craig, "Long Lost" history project

    • November 9, 2018
    • PBS

    Tim Walz looks ahead as his governorship, 2nd District Congress member-to-be Angie Craig, future House Speaker Melissa Hortman, essay by Adia Morris, "Long Lost" story of the missing Klein brothers of Minneapolis with author Jack El-Hai, election night recap by Mary Lahammer, panel of politicos

  • S2019E11 Keith Ellison, a Kevin Kling story, a holiday recipe

    • November 16, 2018
    • PBS

    Keith Ellison looks ahead to his Attorney General job, profile of Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Speaker Kurt Daudt's new job, holiday cooking with chef Robert Ulrich, a holiday story by Kevin Kling, the history of the Metropolitan Building with author Larry Millett, a political panel looks ahead at next year

  • S2019E12 New light rail line, Steeles holiday tunes, poli sci panel

    • November 30, 2018
    • PBS

    Launch of new light rail line, changing state house leadership, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, essay by Sheletta Brundidge, weather with Paul Douglas, The Steeles sing holiday tunes, a political scientist panel.

  • S2019E13 New members of congress, budget forecast, holiday baking

    • December 7, 2018
    • PBS

    New congressional members Jim Hagedorn + Dean Phillips, combating sex trafficking in northern Minnesota, "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book" authors, Kate Gibson essay on motherhood, new state budget forecast and session preview, political panel remembers President George H. W. Bush.

  • S2019E14 Ilhan Omar + Pete Stauber, Dayton's sons, fishing wolves

    • December 14, 2018
    • PBS

    Incoming members of Congress Ilhan Omar + Pete Stauber, Eric and Andrew Dayton talk about their dad's legacy, retiring Mayo CEO Dr. John Noseworthy, Tane Danger and friends do a winter essay, the fishing wolves of Voyageurs National Park, this week's political panel

  • S2019E15 Tim Walz + Peggy Flanagan, plus 5 new members of Congress

    • December 18, 2018
    • PBS

    Governor-elect Tim Walz and Lt. Governor-elect Peggy Flanagan talked about their initial commissioner picks, Secretary of State Steve Simon assessed election security, capitol reporters Mary Lahammer and Brian Bakst, Mary chats with new members of Congress, political scientist panel talks national politics.

  • S2019E16 New DNR commish, a Dayton farewell, the color of hockey

    • January 4, 2019
    • PBS

    New DNR commissioner Sarah Strommen, January thaw update from Paul Douglas, exit interview with Governor Mark Dayton, the "Color of Hockey" with Charles Hallman, a Bobby Edwards essay, music by Gao Hong and Issam Rafea, Almanac at the Capitol preview, the week's political panel.

  • S2019E17 Legislative leaders, Micronesians in Milan, new diversity

    • January 11, 2019
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders live in studio, Micronesian community in Milan, Pat Borzi's book "Minnesota Made Me", Dominic Papatola essay, new diversity at the state capitol, the week's political panel.

  • S2019E18 Federal shutdown, Duluth curling, Remembering Willie Murphy

    • January 18, 2019
    • PBS

    Federal shutdown effect on Minnesota, bipartisanship in bloom at state capitol, debating the healthcare provider tax, curling in Duluth, remembering musician Willie Murphy, Sheletta Brundidge essay, growth of influence of African-born politicians in Minnesota, political scientist trio talks federal shutdown and more.

  • S2019E19 Polar Vortex visit, distracted driving bill, prairie poets

    • January 25, 2019
    • PBS

    Mark Seeley talks polar vortex, new legislation to deal with sexual assaults, distracted driving legislation, a visit with Kevin O'Connor host of This Old House, a chilly essay by Dr. Mark DePaolis, proud poet traditions in SW Minnesota, Super Bowl preview, political reporter roundup.

  • S2019E20 Debating marijuana, new sex violence laws, icy sculptures

    • February 1, 2019
    • PBS

    Debating recreational marijuana, push to change Minnesota's sexual violence laws, per diem reform, a chilly winter essay, a statewide tour of bakeries, HabitAware team wins top prize, the week in Minnesota politics.

  • S2019E21 Klobuchar future, accordion orchestra, renewable energy

    • February 8, 2019
    • PBS

    Amy Klobuchar's political calculus, renewable energy policy, rethinking school snow day policies, the United Black Caucus at the MN Legislature, a Tane Danger Valentine's Day essay, Dan Newton and his Cafe Accordion Orchestra, reducing food waste with Lachelle Cunningham, political panel

  • S2019E22 MNLARS mess, Enbridge Line 3 update, breweries tour

    • February 15, 2019
    • PBS

    MNLARS problems defined, Walz acts on Line 3 controversy, confusing tax time, taprooms helping small towns, Dominic Papatola essay, new PBS digital series Sound Field with L. A. Buckner, sights and sounds of Klobuchar announcement, political panel talks Klobuchar and Omar.

  • S2019E23 Slushy forecast, Walz budget debate, Jim Crow of the North

    • February 22, 2019
    • PBS

    Paul Douglas on our wild winter, proposed Walz budget, debating a gas tax hike, Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Jim Crow of the North film preview, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, worries about our warming winters, political panel

  • S2019E24 Gov. Tim Walz live, reporters, Bill Green history lesson

    • March 1, 2019
    • PBS

    Governor Tim Walz in studio, Reconstruction era in Minnesota history, music by Carolyne Naomi, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Minnesota's shifting economic forecast, political reporter panel, Governor Walz plays Ten Questions

  • S2019E25 Party Chairs, Gun Debate, Political Panel

    • March 8, 2019
    • PBS

    Party Chairs live, First Lady Gwen Walz profile, Gun legislation debate, Danish music group Gangspil live, A day in the life of Hallock, Minnesota and a political panel.

  • S2019E26 Childcare fraud, "Mrs. Ambassador", a memorable dinner

    • March 15, 2019
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor James Nobles talks childcare center fraud, debate on reducing healthcare premiums, a special dinner at the state capitol, MN Opera presents "The Fix", an Adia Morris essay, the story of America's first female ambassador: Minnesotan Eugenie Anderson, the week in politics

  • S2019E27 Opioid crisis, child care dilemma, political scientist panel

    • March 22, 2019
    • PBS

    Governor revises his budget, lawmakers deal with opioids, Wilder Research's homeless study, a Dominic Papatola essay, sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr., child care crisis in northwestern Minnesota, political scientists assess local and national politics

  • S2019E28 Spring flooding, opioid law change, birding with Birdchick

    • March 29, 2019
    • PBS

    Paul Douglas on spring floods, bipartisan push to deal with opioid crisis, budget targets at the capitol, springtime birding tips from Birdchick, Dr. Mark DePaolis celebrates kidneys, remembering filmmaker and foundation official Robert Byrd, national task force members Valerie Castile, Clarence Castile and John Choi talk about police shootings.

  • S2019E29 Noor trial starts, state of our state, rural MN depression

    • April 5, 2019
    • PBS

    Jobs report with Chris Farrell, Noor trial update, depression in rural Minnesota, should NCAA athletes be paid?, a Roy Finden essay, Minnesota beer brackets, Governor Walz talks about his State of the State address, political panel assesses our state's state

  • S2019E30 Noor trial update, wild weather week, Moorhead flooding

    • April 12, 2019
    • PBS

    Update in the Mohamed Noor trial, Mark Seeley on our week's wild weather, Moorhead deals with flooding, Tane Danger essay, live music by Jonatha Brooke, preview of film "Eating Up Easter", political panel

  • S2019E31 Noor trial update, U of M diversity, political scientists

    • April 19, 2019
    • PBS

    Noor trial week 3, new MNIT head, St. Paul history, political scientist panel

  • S2019E32 Noor takes stand, regents standoff, annual weather quiz

    • April 26, 2019
    • PBS

    Noor takes stand at trial, Josie Johnson memoir, Edvard Munch mystery, weather quiz

  • S2019E33 Place name debate, Noor verdict, rise in anti-Semitism

    • May 3, 2019
    • PBS

    Power of naming places, assessing Noor verdict, Music for Mandela preview, reporter panel

  • S2019E34 Twins winning, Hmong Veterans Day, UN extinction report

    • May 10, 2019
    • PBS

    Million species in peril, Hugo history, Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, legislative update

  • S2019E35 Deadlock at the capitol, a wet forecast, former lawmakers

    • May 17, 2019
    • PBS

    Key lawmakers weigh in on the gridlock in capitol negotiations, Revenue Commissioner Cynthia Bauerly, a soggy forecast from Paul Douglas, Adia Morris finds joy in her monologue, Mary Lahammer profiles an impressive group of freshmen lawmakers, former lawmakers weigh in on the budget battle at the capitol.

  • S2019E36 Kevin Kling essay, special session update, holiday grilling

    • May 24, 2019
    • PBS

    Cantus sings, Kevin Kling essay, special legislative session update, holiday grilling tips

  • S2019E37 Gov. Walz live, Prince concert on PBS, bison restoration

    • May 31, 2019
    • PBS

    Governor Tim Walz assessed the just-ended legislative session, new sexual assault legislation, previewing PBS broadcast of 1999 Prince concert, restoring bison in Minnesota, David Gillette illustrated essay, recap of legislative session, political reporters

  • S2019E38 Party chairs, "Love Thy Neighbor", capitol accessibility

    • June 7, 2019
    • PBS

    Political party chairs Jennifer Carnahan and Ken Martin, MEDA's Million Dollar Challenge, Accessibility challenges at the State Capitol, Sheletta dishes about donuts, Dr. Ayaz Virji's book about "A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America", remembering former Mpls Mayor Don Fraser, first term lawmakers

  • S2019E39 Hatch Act, accessibility at the capitol, When Whales Walked

    • June 14, 2019
    • PBS

    David Schultz on the Hatch Act, Mary Lahammer reports on accessibility at the capitol, weather with Paul Douglas, Maggie Koerth-Baker, Kate Gibson essay on joy, preview of "When Whales Walked", exploring "Deep Time", the week in politics

  • S2019E40 Kaler exit interview, Insulin issues, political scientists

    • June 21, 2019
    • PBS

    Insulin affordability problem, U of M President Kaler, push for LGBTQ resource center

  • S2019E41 Debate analysis, insulin pricing, "missing" moon rocks

    • June 29, 2019
    • PBS

    Klobuchar debate, rising insulin prices, "missing" moon rocks, "Precious and Adored"

  • S2019E42 A Collection of One Greater Minnesota Stories by Kaomi Goetz

    • July 5, 2019
    • PBS

    Munch mystery in Northfield, rural birthing challenges, Olympic gold in Duluth, a Dawson doctor makes a difference, a bakery tour of Greater Minnesota, happy in Hallock, cracking down on sex trafficking, changes in Worthington, dwindling old-fashioned summer resorts, sights and sounds from a Buddhist temple.

  • S2019E43 Opioid deaths decrease, wet summer, Women Farmers

    • July 12, 2019
    • PBS

    Opioid deaths decrease but still at historic levels, Paul Douglas highlights wet hot stormy summer weather, Kaomi Goetz profiles female farmers in Greater Minnesota, a new restorative justice program starts soon in St. Paul, Political science professor panel on DC politics

  • S2019E44 DHS shakeup, Mayor Melvin Carter, Birdchick, Trump vs. Omar

    • July 19, 2019
    • PBS

    Interim DHS head, St. Paul Mayor Carter, Birdchick, Moonshot memories, Trump's tweets

  • S2019E45 Hands-free phone law, affordable housing, Zumbrota bridge

    • July 26, 2019
    • PBS

    New hands-free cell phone law, affordable housing crunch, retiring state senator Scott Jensen, a David Gillette essay on the wonders of the two-week vacation, an anniversary for the Zumbrota covered bridge, Lea. B. Olsen talks about toxic sports, the Sarah Walker resignation at Dept of Corrections, political panel

  • S2019E46 Insulin crisis, Rep. Hagedorn interview, reporter panel

    • August 2, 2019
    • PBS

    Insulin deal, memorial to sexual violence survivors, Rep. Hagedorn chat, Tane Danger essay

  • S2019E47 Gun debate, Rep. Dean Phillips chat, Strib BWCA series

    • August 9, 2019
    • PBS

    Debating whether to change gun laws, visit with 3rd District Congressman Dean Phillips, State Fair weather preview with Paul Douglas, TPT's State Fair booth, camping essay by Adia Morris, Strib series on the path of the voyageurs, St. Thomas 360 Journalism project, business panel tackles trade and tariffs

  • S2019E48 DHS Commissioner, Rep. Angie Craig chat, St. Paul Schools

    • August 16, 2019
    • PBS

    DHS Commissioner, Rep. Angie Craig, Lowertown Guitar Festival, political panel

  • S2019E49 Kevin Kling, Mark Seeley, and much more from the State Fair!

    • August 23, 2019
    • PBS

    Almanac brings you a program from the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair featuring political reporters Mary Lahammer and Brian Bakst, weather with Mark Seeley, a Cantus singalong, a story from Kevin Kling, a barnyard animal or two, music by Tony Cuchetti, and political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.

  • S2019E50 Gov. Walz, legislative leaders and more from the Fair!

    • August 30, 2019
    • PBS

    Governor Tim Walz, legislative leaders Melissa Hortman and Paul Gazelka, a Dr. Mark DePaolis State Fair essay, music by Kate and Bill Isles, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr., a new State Fair business, A furry FFA animal, Waffles Nordic House style, Political Scientist duo

Season 2020

  • S2020E01 Economic wobble, Vikes preview, Native American drumming

    • September 6, 2019
    • PBS

    Making housing affordable, DHS action plan, Vikes preview, Native American drummers

  • S2020E02 End of Life debate, Silver Carp problems, Korean Adoptees

    • September 13, 2019
    • PBS

    Medically assisted suicide, Silver Carp in the St. Croix, Korean Adoptees in Duluth

  • S2020E03 Insulin proposal, sports history, MPR series about TPT event

    • September 20, 2019
    • PBS

    New insulin proposal, report on MPR series about TPT event, "Humanize My Hoodie" movement

  • S2020E04 St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Twin Metals mining project

    • September 27, 2019
    • PBS

    St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter talks about public safety, update on the insulin funding problem, public input sessions on what to call area around Fort Snelling, a Sheletta Brundidge essay, a comprehensive look at the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel project near Ely

  • S2020E05 Impeachment, Kate DiCamillo, Joseph Haj, State Party Chairs

    • October 4, 2019
    • PBS

    Larry Jacobs on impeachment, Birdchick, author Kate DiCamillo, political party chairs

  • S2020E06 Trump visit, broadband worries, political scientist panel

    • October 11, 2019
    • PBS

    Trump visit, broadband in Greater MN, Pop Wagner plays Woody Guthrie, political scientists

  • S2020E07 Atty General Ellison, St Paul Trash Fight, Dayton’s portrait

    • October 18, 2019
    • PBS

    MN Attorney General Keith Ellison, St. Paul garbage collection fight, 70 years of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Red Wing cemetery history, another death related to vaping, Governor Dayton’s official portrait, political panel

  • S2020E08 Felon voting rights, more wineries, capitol reporters

    • October 25, 2019
    • PBS

    History of voting rights for felons, Henderson wants state aid for flooding, Paul Douglas on the wettest year in Minnesota history, cyber security conference, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Minnesota’s expanding wine industry, cultural conversations with Anton Treuer, capitol reporters talk insulin.

  • S2020E09 Electrolux closing, Amy Koch speaks out, Jeffers Petroglyphs

    • November 1, 2019
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor James Nobles on DHS payment controversy, Electrolux shuts down in St. Cloud, small town newspaper challenges, Amy Koch talks about double standards, essay by Tane Danger, Jeffers Petroglyphs, political panel talks impeachment and more

  • S2020E10 Farm woes, remembering Hy Berman, the week in politics

    • November 8, 2019
    • PBS

    Farming problems out west, big Gopher game preview with Larry Fitzgerald, remembering public historian Hy Berman, Bao Vang on the new Hmong American Partnership workforce center, more Jeffers Petroglyphs reporting, weekly essay by Sheletta Brundidge, Stories Under the Stones from Oakland Cemetery, week in politics

  • S2020E11 Polluted waters, Prohibition history, Ford Plant plans

    • November 15, 2019
    • PBS

    Impaired Minnesota lakes and streams, big plans along the Twin Cities riverfront, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center head Patina Park, interviews with formerly incarcerated men, Adia Morris on being grateful, history of Jay’s Longhorn Bar with Mark Engebretson, Prohibition 100 years later, the week’s political panel.

  • S2020E12 Governor Walz, Legislative Leaders, Paul Douglas weather

    • November 22, 2019
    • PBS

    Governor Walz and Legislative Leaders talk insulin, special session and more. Then all five compete in the first annual Almanac Side Dish Showdown. Paul Douglas on early winter weather. The Professor Panel analyzes this week’s impeachment hearings.

  • S2020E13 Juul lawsuit, racial disparities plan, Long Lost Brothers

    • December 6, 2019
    • PBS

    Atty Gen Keith Ellison on Juul suit, NAACP plan to attack disparities, state budget news

  • S2020E14 Political scientists, growing hemp, tunes by The Steeles

    • December 13, 2019
    • PBS

    Mini political panel, law change to aid Liberian Americans, Minnesota’s exploding hemp trade, an Adia Morris essay, The Steeles return to sign Holiday tunes, a big plant closing in Sleepy Eye, political scientists talk impeachment

  • S2020E15 The 2019 Almanac News Quiz!

    • December 20, 2019
    • PBS

    Two teams of contestants created by the "Wrong About Everything" political podcast square off on the 2019 Almanac News Quiz. Contestants are Carin Mrotz, Javier Morillo-Alicea, Mitra Jalali Nelson, Brian McDaniel, Amy Koch and John Kriesel. David Gillete, Mary Lahammer, Tane Danger, Andrew Minck and Sheletta Brundidge join in the fun. Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola MC the fun evening.

  • S2020E16 Census count, growing hemp, Kevin Kling on ice fishing

    • January 3, 2020
    • PBS

    Susan Brower talks census, Paul Douglas chats up the year in weather, growing hemp industry in Minnesota, Kevin Kling essay on ice fishing, new St. Louis Park city council member Nadia Mohamed, moving from Portland, Oregon to Waseca, Minnesota; grappling with affordable housing.

  • S2020E17 Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, great news photos, lotsa politics

    • January 10, 2020
    • PBS

    Mayor of Duluth, flood plains dilemma, push for affordable housing, the week in politics

  • S2020E18 Constitutional push, Spirit Mountain woes, Accept the Call

    • January 17, 2020
    • PBS

    A move to change the Minnesota constitution, financial woes at Spirit Mountain Ski Area, Jason Sole on Humanize My Hoodie: the Film, a gem of a Pre-Civil War home near Irvine Park, essay by Dominic Papatola, Accept the Call: Independent Lens special preview, political analyst duo of Annette Meeks and Ember Reichgott Junge.

  • S2020E19 Anti-constitutional amendment push, political scientists

    • January 24, 2020
    • PBS

    Opposing educational amendment, music by Sarah Morris, Irvine Park tour, impeachment trial

  • S2020E20 Presidential primary, "Walking the Old Road", ice climbing

    • January 31, 2020
    • PBS

    MN Party Chairs, impeachment, restoring St. Paul history, ice climbing in Duluth

  • S2020E21 The Iowa meltdown, legislative preview, outsider art

    • February 7, 2020
    • PBS

    Four reporters who witnessed the Iowa caucus mess first-hand, previewing the legislative session, a big week in sports trades, exploring outsider art, an Adia Morris essay, a photography exhibit featuring works by Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, St. Olaf students observing the New Hampshire primary.

  • S2020E22 Legislative leaders live, COVID-19 and trade, Klobuchar rise

    • February 14, 2020
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders live in studio, Coronavirus effect on trade, the rise of Amy Klobuchar

  • S2020E23 U of M President, presidential primary, live gospel music

    • February 21, 2020
    • PBS

    U of M President Joan Gabel, presidential primary nuts and bolts, curling championship

  • S2020E24 Governor Walz live, Covid-19 update, Super Tuesday preview

    • February 28, 2020
    • PBS

    Governor Walz talks budget surplus, Michael Osterholm on the spread of COVID-19, aftermath of the Becker recycling fire, a legislative push to change the new presidential primary law, an essay by Dominic Papatola, a new report card on Minnesota’s assisted living facilities, political science duo preview Super Tuesday

  • S2020E25 Latest on COVID-19, Myon Burrell case, Super Tuesday react

    • March 6, 2020
    • PBS

    Minnesota’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, coronavirus effect on the state economy, Myon Burrell case scrutiny, rethinking Daylight Saving Time, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, Homelessness in Greater Minnesota, what you may not know about Post Secondary Education Options, Super Tuesday react from our political panel.

  • S2020E26 Coronavirus expert Jan Malcolm, COVID-19 in nursing homes

    • March 13, 2020
    • PBS

    MN Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on new COVID-19 guidelines, new rules for state nursing homes, St. Paul Schools strike settled, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. on coronavirus and sports, U of M President Joan Gabel talks about canceling in-person instruction, the week in politics with Abou Amara and Gina Countryman.

  • S2020E27 COVID-19 expert Mike Osterholm, MN response to COVID-19

    • March 20, 2020
    • PBS

    Infectious disease expert Mike Osterholm, MN pandemic response, restaurant feeds community

  • S2020E28 Walz issues Stay at Home order, MN’s one room schoolhouse

    • March 27, 2020
    • PBS

    Governor Walz issues a Stay at Home order, lawmakers return to St. Paul for historic floor session, travel to Minnesota’s last one room schoolhouse, the impact of COVID-19 on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, Social Distancing and Geocaching, a political duo analyzes another political week amid COVID-19 pandemic.

  • S2020E29 Latest on COVID, Cameron Goes to School, Mayo testing push

    • April 3, 2020
    • PBS

    MN Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on latest COVID-19 news, Chris Farrell on our depressed economy, Peace Corps Volunteer Bill Hansen, ice fishing on Lake of the Woods, Sheletta Brundidge on her new book "Cameron Goes to School", Tane Danger’s weekly essay, fall elections and the coronavirus, treating addition in these times, Mayo’s work on bringing a blood test to market

  • S2020E30 Hospital update, MN budget woes, birding with the Birdchick

    • April 10, 2020
    • PBS

    Commissioner Myron Frans on state budget situation, now is a great time to fill out the census, a profile of a nurse, spring birding with Sharon Stiteler –aka the Birdchick--, the troubles facing the airline industry explained by Kyle Potter with the Thrifty Traveler, Mary Lahammer explains this week’s capitol action, a mini political panel with Abou Amara and Noah Rouen.

  • S2020E31 Michael Osterholm, Grand Marais fire, inside a nursing home.

    • April 17, 2020
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm on next steps with COVID-19, update on Grand Marais downtown fire, issues facing community clinics, the nearly-annual Paul Douglas Weather Quiz, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, Layne Kennedy inspires you to be creative in these times, John Rash on media woes, Mary Lahammer gains unique access to Minnesota nursing homes.

  • S2020E32 Closed schools, Kate DiCamillo, political scientists

    • April 24, 2020
    • PBS

    St. Paul Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard, legislative update, author Kate DiCamillo on why we need children’s literature more than ever, Ag Commissioner Petersen on pork production problems, a tour of the Anderson Center in Red Wing, a new book about Duluth history, Larry Jacobs and David Schultz talk politics

  • S2020E33 Governor Walz live, telemedicine, political reporter duo

    • May 1, 2020
    • PBS

    Governor Walz comments on his stay-at-home extension, Bill George on business strategy, Telemedicine in action in Mankato, Pahoua Yang Hoffman and community impact, when can retail open up in Minnesota?, a mother’s coronavirus essay, The Center for Victims of Torture works remotely like the rest of us, MN Chief Technology head Tarek Tomes, political reporters Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson.

  • S2020E34 COVID antibody tests, ethics of vaccines, Iron Range health

    • May 8, 2020
    • PBS

    DNR Commissioner Strommen on the Fishing Opener, Mary Lahammer has a COVID antibody test, Art Caplan on the medical ethics of the pandemic, the Strib nabs a finalist award for the Pulitzers, Sheletta Brundidge gives teachers their due, Aaron Brown has an update from Iron Range, Maggie Koerth on COVID and gender, legislative leaders Winkler and Daudt.

  • S2020E35 Legislative leaders, Keith Ellison, a virtual film festival

    • May 15, 2020
    • PBS

    Speaker Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Gazelka reflect on end of session and COVID response, Attorney General Keith Ellison talks COVID compliance and worker protection, Kaomi Goetz reports on regenerative farming, an essay by Dominic Papatola, MSP International Film Festival goes online, final days of session preview, a political panel duo of Gregg Peppin and Carin Mrotz.

  • S2020E36 State Fair canceled, Gold Star moms, grilling Ju(i)cy Lucys.

    • May 22, 2020
    • PBS

    State Fair cancelation explained by Jerry Hammer, retail checkup with Kavita Kumar, Gold Star Mothers talk about their fallen sons, Kevin Kling on storytelling during COVID, how to grill Ju(i)cy Lucys on your patio this weekend, Liz Rammer from Hospitality MN on issues facing restaurants, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, photo exhibit by John Kaul, retiring lawmakers Lyndon Carlson and Bud Nornes.

  • S2020E37 The death of George Floyd: trauma, social change & politics

    • May 29, 2020
    • PBS

    State Leaders react to death of George Floyd, debrief with political reporter Mary Lahammer, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter III on keeping the peace in St. Paul, the voices of protestors this week, Steve Belton with the Urban League talks about race and policing, Ricardo Lopez’s reporting from inside a Target store, preview of Lost Twin Cities 5, Abou Amara and Gina Countryman.

  • S2020E38 Keith Ellison, Clarence Castile, a Sheletta Brundidge essay

    • June 5, 2020
    • PBS

    Attorney General Keith Ellison on Floyd investigation, Floyd memorial service, Rep. Carlos Mariani outlines legislative plan, Clarence Castile talks about police violence and training, Sheletta Brundidge gives her children "The Talk", hearing from protesters at 38th and Chicago, media lawsuit against police violence, intersection of policing and public health.

  • S2020E39 Police reform, protest art, nursing home deaths

    • June 12, 2020
    • PBS

    Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins on defunding police, St. Thomas documents mural art, Clarence Castile talks police reform, Mary Lahammer has special session update, COVID in nursing homes, rebuilding Lake Street, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Guy-Ariel Charles.

  • S2020E40 Governor Walz live, police reform, history of Juneteenth

    • June 19, 2020
    • PBS

    Summary of an intense week at the state capitol, Governor Tim Walz gives his take on the special session, Kaomi Goetz shows us how arrest videos shed light on policing in Minneapolis, Yohuru Williams on the significance of Juneteenth, surprising Supreme Court decisions, Gina and Rafael: a Covid couple, political analyst duo of Abou Amara and Brian McDaniel.

  • S2020E41 Osterholm on COVID surge, food insecurity, NAACP President

    • June 26, 2020
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm addresses COVID surge, growing food insecurity in South Minneapolis, Grand Marais tourism update, Minneapolis NAACP President Leslie Redmond talks about police reform, Lanier Holt talks about race and the media, Duluth lynchings one hundred years later, Senator Majority Leader Gazelka and House Speaker Hortman assess deadlocked special session.

  • S2020E42 A special of Kaomi Goetz’s stories from Greater Minnesota

    • July 3, 2020
    • PBS

    Kaomi Goetz’s stories from Greater Minnesota include robotic farming, our state’s last one room schoolhouse, remembering the Duluth lynchings of 1920, the Anderson Center, Andrew Volstead and Prohibition, ice climbing, outsider artists celebrated, regenerative farming, Korean-born adoptees in Duluth.

  • S2020E43 Enbridge pipeline debate, court action in George Floyd case

    • July 10, 2020
    • PBS

    Transcripts released in George Floyd pre-trial action, special legislative session #2 preview, Enbridge defends Line Three, Pipeline opponent weighs in against Line Three, hot summer weather with Mark Seeley, Dominic Papatola essay on returning to "normal", Bill Green on the controversial Emancipation Memorial statue, week with politics with Javier Morillo and Annette Meeks.

  • S2020E44 Presidential politics, Mandatory Masks, Special Session

    • July 17, 2020
    • PBS

    David Schultz talks presidential campaigning and conventions during COVID, Ojibwe historian Anton Treuer on Native American nicknames and mascots, Essayist Adia Morris gives us a tour of her blanket fort, an art exhibit in Rochester dealing with kids and grief, lawmakers return for second special session of the summer.

  • S2020E45 Schools in the fall, police reform, masks in Rochester

    • July 24, 2020
    • PBS

    Two views on how schools should open this fall, state lawmakers pass police reform, Maggie Koerth on COVID risk taking, Larry Fitzgerald talks sports, Tane Danger essay on racism, wearing masks in Rochester, political duo Gregg Peppin and Abou Amara

  • S2020E46 Fall school plans, economic fallout, the politics of Covid

    • July 31, 2020
    • PBS

    Governor’s schools announcement, Education Commissioner Ricker, economic outlook with Louis Johnston, Paul Douglas weather, the ADA at 30, a Sheletta Brundidge Covid essay, a children’s book about grief, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.

  • S2020E47 COVID Community spread, Census update, 5th District primary

    • August 7, 2020
    • PBS

    Health Commissioner Malcolm updates COVID numbers and increasing community spread, deadline for Census counting moved up a month, new police reform laws impact arbitration

  • S2020E48 Tuesday’s big primary, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Mike Veeck

    • August 14, 2020
    • PBS

    Secretary of State Steve Simon on balloting by mail, a surprising week at the legislature, big wins Tuesday for progressives, Native American homelessness, Sheletta Brundidge and her COVID mask problem, Mike Veeck and his St. Paul Saints, a Roy Finden essay, the remarkable Buzz Arlett, a political analyst duo

  • S2020E49 DNC 2020 react, COVID disparities, catching up with Jearlyn

    • August 21, 2020
    • PBS

    DNC report, David Schultz convention analysis, Bobby Edwards explains TPT initiative "Racism Unveiled", a Dominic Papatola essay, catching up with Jearlyn Steele, preview of Relish episode 103, political reporters weigh in on a big week of politics.

  • S2020E50 Republican convention, Minneapolis curfew, polling on police

    • August 28, 2020
    • PBS

    Recap of the Republican national convention, political scientist duo, Nekima Levy Armstrong on unrest in Minneapolis, Paul Douglas talks Hurricane Laura, Kevin Kling essay, McKnight Foundation award winner Marcie Rendon, fair-less State Fair food, Mohamed Younis from Gallup talks about polling and race.Image: Trump from the White House at the Convention

Season 2021

Season 2022

  • S2022E01 State fair politics, Birdchick, political scientist trio

    • September 3, 2021
    • PBS

    Politics at the State Fair, House Speaker Melissa Hortman, Sharon Stiteler –the Birdchick—provides fall birding tips, Paul Douglas looks back at our historically hot summer, Mark DePaolis essay on state fair free stuff, Shakopee Mdewakanton exhibit at the State Fair, Kyeland Jackson story on unsolved shootings in Minneapolis , political scientist trio talks politics far and near

  • S2022E02 New traffic stop policy, COVID mandate, remembering 9-11

    • September 10, 2021
    • PBS

    Ramsey County Attorney John Choi on his new traffic stop policy, workplace COVID vaccine mandates with Michael Osterholm, St. Paul Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard on the start of new school year, remembering 9-11, Adia Morris essay, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. previews Vikes season, Rep. Erin Koegel talks about her accident, political duo of Abou Amara and Brian McClung.

  • S2022E03 Public safety amendment, Jeremy Miller, Pillsbury Hall tour

    • September 17, 2021
    • PBS

    Minneapolis ballot amendment language set, vaccine hesitancy in southern Minnesota, new Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller, the mystery wall below St. Anthony Falls, a Sheletta Brundidge essay, a tour of historic Pillsbury Hall, the stats on police retirements, political analysts Javier Morillo and Gregg Peppin.

  • S2022E04 Public safety amendment debate, Lopez Franzen profile

    • September 24, 2021
    • PBS

    Debate on public safety charter amendment in Minneapolis, profile of Melisa Lopez Franzen, a look at our regional economy, Guthrie Theater artistic director Joseph Haj talks about upcoming season, Tane Danger essay, Met Council Chair talks transit, political scientist trio

  • S2022E05 Osterholm on new COVID pill, Kate DiCamillo, redistricting

    • October 1, 2021
    • PBS

    Osterholm on surging Delta variant and experimental COVID-19 pill, redrawing state political maps, Legislative Auditor James Nobles looks back on his career, Kate DiCamillo talks about her new book "The Beatryce Prophecy", essayist Dominic Papatola has fun with genius grants, preview of new season of Minnesota Experience, political analyst duo

  • S2022E06 Jan Malcolm on COVID, rent control debate, David Hann

    • October 8, 2021
    • PBS

    Health Commissioner Malcolm on the Delta surge, St. Paul rent control debate, new Republican Party Chair David Hann, Bremer Trust civil trial explained, preview of TPT food "Relish", David Gillette hits the playground, Larry Fitzgerald talks fall sports, two Mpls City Council members talk about public safety amendment, politics with Annette Meeks and Corey Day

  • S2022E07 St. Paul gun violence, Redistricting, Political reporters

    • October 15, 2021
    • PBS

    St. Paul Mayor Carter on gun violence, previewing city elections, COVID travel restrictions and delays, Aron Woldeslassie essay on Halloween, new Dakota cultural center, Redistricting hearings, Political Reporters.

  • S2022E08 Almanac hosts debate in Minneapolis Mayoral race

    • October 22, 2021
    • PBS

    UST professor Mark Osler on resentencing of former police officer Mohamed Noor, MN Agricultural commissioner Thom Petersen on proposed drought aid, lawmakers continue debate on COVID worker pay, Minneapolis Mayor forum featuring candidates A. J. Awed, Jacob Frey, Kate Knuth and Sheila Nezhad.

  • S2022E09 1991 Blizzard remembered, election preview, Sheletta essay

    • October 29, 2021
    • PBS

    Paul Douglas talks about the Great Halloween Blizzard of 1991, Kathryn Pearson on Congress, Mary Lahammer examines some possible new liquor laws, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher gives us his take on rise in crime, PBS NewsHour reporter Fred de Sam Lazaro on educational disparities, Minnesota’s rent assistance program, Amy Koch and Abou Amara preview Tuesday’s election

  • S2022E10 Rent control, Osterholm on COVID, election results

    • November 5, 2021
    • PBS

    St. Paul rent control explained, Mary Lahammer reports on ranked choice voting in Minneapolis, Michael Osterholm talks about Minnesota remaining a COVID hot spot, Strib reporter Reid Forgrave reflects on his story on the Estes Funeral Chapel, Gao Hong plays a tune on the pipa, Tane Danger talks fondue, political duo of Brian McDaniel and Javier Morillo.

  • S2022E11 Climate change, Infrastructure politics, Kevin Kling essay

    • November 12, 2021
    • PBS

    Minnesota perspective on UN Climate Change conference, politics of federal infrastructure bill, a snowy weather forecast by Paul Douglas, COVID data update by MPR reporter David Montgomery, Kevin Kling family-themed essay, Northern Minnesota’s only Asian food market, new Legislative Auditor Judy Randall, political scientists panel

  • S2022E12 COVID strains hospitals, new Dayton’s project, Potter trial

    • November 19, 2021
    • PBS

    Minnesota Hospital Association weighs in on COVID challenges, update on children COVID vaccines, a look at the new Dayton’s development in Minneapolis, profile of city council member Audrey Thayer of Bemidji, David Gillette essay, next steps for rent control in St. Paul, preview of Remembering Place documentary, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr, preview of Kimberly Potter trial

  • S2022E13 Osterholm on Omicron, Potter trial preview, weak jobs report

    • December 3, 2021
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm on new Omicron variant, Kimberly Potter trial preview, Nekima Levy Armstrong talks about a new Mpls public safety commission, Clearway anti-tobacco group sunsets, weak federal jobs report addressed, trio of political scientists look at a busy month of deadlines in Congress.

  • S2022E14 Potter trial recap, big budget surplus, the Birdchick

    • December 10, 2021
    • PBS

    Reporter Amy Forliti recaps first week in Kimberly Potter trial, the record state budget surplus, new nursing school at UST, a tour of Hennepin History Museum exhibit on 35W, Sharon Stiteler –aka Birdchick— gives us wintry birding suggestions, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, a Dominic Papatola essay, Jamaican Fruitcake featured on Relish, political panel talks surplus and polling

  • S2022E15 Potter takes the stand, our wild weather, a poet laureate

    • December 17, 2021
    • PBS

    Potter trial nears end, wild December weather, Minnesota’s new poet laureate

  • S2022E16 The Almanac team selects favorite stories from 2021

    • December 31, 2021
    • PBS

    Kaomi Lee uses DNA to reveal her family’s history, Sen. Tomassoni talks about his ALS diagnosis with Mary Lahammer, a classic Kate DiCamillo interview, the wonders of a sauna, Kyeland Jackson on the importance of mutual aid, compilation of Almanac essays, birding with Birdchick, the music of Gao Hong, Pillsbury Hall restoration, retiring thoughts from Legislative Auditor James Nobles.

  • S2022E17 Osterholm on Omicron, Klobuchar talks about January 6

    • January 7, 2022
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm details Omicron challenges, Senator Klobuchar talks about Capitol security improvements in wake of January 6, David Schultz on congressional deadlock, a special Qur’an, an Adia Morris essay, a new leader at the Ordway, remembering activist Mel Reeves, challenges of Minnesota tourism, political duo of Amy Koch and Jeff Hayden.

  • S2022E18 Omicron surge, public safety concerns, political reporters

    • January 14, 2022
    • PBS

    Omicron surge chat with Jeremy Olson, controversial crime sentencing proposal, new mayor of St. Peter, taskforce on Missing and Murdered African American Women, esports at Southwest Minnesota State University, Sheletta Brundidge essay, new Vikings coach search underway, remembering civil rights leader Clyde Bellecourt, political reporters Brian Bakst and Dana Ferguson.

  • S2022E19 Federal trial preview, remembering Louie Anderson

    • January 21, 2022
    • PBS

    St. Paul Mayor Carter outlines his vision, Duluth Mayor Larson talks budget, new COVID data, Kevin Kling’s winter sonnet, remembering comedian Louie Anderson, a new effort to reduce invasive species, Governor Walz’ bonding proposal, preview of federal trial of three former police officers in the killing of George Floyd

  • S2022E20 Legislative preview, trial recap, fat tire winter biking

    • January 28, 2022
    • PBS

    Federal trial of three former Mpls police officers, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Olympic preview with Rachel Blount, Kaomi Lee brings us fat tire biking along the North Shore, weekly essay by Tane Danger and Denzel Belin, wintry weather analysis from Paul Douglas, Mary Lahammer previews the legislative session, political analysts Abou Amara and Brian McClung.

  • S2022E21 Killing of Amir Locke, Gov. Walz outlines legislative agenda

    • February 4, 2022
    • PBS

    Governor Walz outlines his legislative agenda, Nekima Levy Armstrong condemns the killing of Amir Locke, Osterholm on proposed new COVID vaccine, Aron Woldeslassie essay, Gia Vang talks about the #VeryAsian movement, first week of legislative session recap by Mary Lahammer, 2004 archive clip of Rich Stanek talking about controversial deposition, political duo of Javier Morillo and Andy Brehm

  • S2022E22 Reforming no-knock raids, waning Omicron, St. Cloud mayor

    • February 11, 2022
    • PBS

    DeRay Mckesson on no-knock raid reform options, state lawmakers contemplate no-knock reform, Shannon Prince on the federal civil rights trial in St. Paul, Minnesota hospitals struggle under strain of Omicron, St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis, David Gillette’s essay on glowing fish, political analyst duo of Gregg Peppin and Jeff Hayden.

  • S2022E23 Potter sentencing, Amir Locke funeral, death of Jim Hagedorn

    • February 18, 2022
    • PBS

    Reaction to the sentencing of Kimberly Potter, Amir Locke’s funeral, the death of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, Black History month events by the Minnesota Humanities Center, essay by Mark DePaolis, Twin Metals copper nickel mining update, redistricting maps announced, political duo of Brian McDaniel and Abou Amara

  • S2022E24 Verdict in federal trial, Ukraine update, anti-Asian hate

    • February 25, 2022
    • PBS

    Federal trial verdict, nursing license debate, Ukraine update, rise in anti-Asian hate

  • S2022E25 COVID cases wane, conversion therapy, Ukraine update

    • March 4, 2022
    • PBS

    Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine, Michael Osterholm with a COVID update, a state legislative push to ban conversion therapy, new play at Children’s Theatre: Something Happened In Our Town, a Tane Danger essay, the new TPT digital series "That Got Weird", political duo of Brian McClung and Carin Mrotz.

  • S2022E26 ALS research bill, police hiring, Mpls teachers strike

    • March 11, 2022
    • PBS

    Political dynamics of Putin’s invasion, Sen. David Tomassoni talks about the ALS research bill that passed state senate, St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson, Kyeland Jackson reports on the impact of the controversial Medicaid Estate Recovery program, Mark DePaolis essay, Nicole Norfleet talks Target and Best Buy, Minneapolis teachers strike update, political duo of Morillo and McDaniel

  • S2022E27 Helping Ukraine, "Bring Her Home", arts in New London

    • March 18, 2022
    • PBS

    Minnesota aid group helps refugees from Ukraine, look back at the winter’s weather with Paul Douglas, Revitalizing the arts in New London, preview of "Bring Her Home" with documentary director Leya Hale, Aron Woldeslassie essay on hope, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr., political duo of Brian Bakst and Ricardo Lopez.

  • S2022E28 Teachers strike deal, inflation worries, "Outside Chance"

    • March 25, 2022
    • PBS

    State of Minnesota economy with Louis Johnston, Montana wants to lure Minnesota businesses, tentative deal in Minneapolis teachers strike, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the January death along the Canadian border of the Patel family, Adia Morris essay, Chance York talks about the new TPT outdoors series "Outside Chance", political duo of Abou Amara and Gregg Peppin.

  • S2022E29 ALS bill signed, Line 3 aquifer issues, COVID booster shots

    • April 1, 2022
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm gauges BA.2 threat, ALS research bill signed into law at the state capitol, an innovative way to preserve farmland, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Gordon Parks play at the History Theatre, Tane Danger has a bit of April Fools’ fun, political duo of Jeff Hayden and Amy Koch

  • S2022E30 Bird flu worries, Amir Locke legal decision, Prince film

    • April 8, 2022
    • PBS

    Assessment of bird flu in Minnesota, efforts to reduce disparities with Medicaid, WCCO finds long-lost Prince film from 1970, Dominic Papatola essay, Sheletta Brundidge talks about her new children’s book "Brandon Spots His Sign", Vince Flynn Day at the State Capitol, duo of political scientists talk about a big week of politics

  • S2022E31 High inflation, bird flu at backyard feeders, rent control

    • April 15, 2022
    • PBS

    Inflation worries, Birdchick talks bird flu, our lousy weather, cameras in the courtroom

  • S2022E32 Bird flu and raptors, Mark Seeley weather chat, Ukraine

    • April 22, 2022
    • PBS

    Bird flu’s dangers to raptors, options for diplomacy in Ukraine, Kyeland Jackson continues his series on Medicaid, Mark Seeley assesses our sluggish spring, Larry Fitzgerald talks the T-wolves Game Three collapse, an historic essay by Roy Finden, George Morrison honored on U.S. postage stamps, Mary Lahammer on the return of rallies to the State Capitol, political duo of Koch/Morillo.

  • S2022E33 Report on Mpls Police, Ukrainian immigrants, COVID cases up

    • April 29, 2022
    • PBS

    Scathing report on Mpls Police, push for Family Leave, Ukrainian immigrants in Bemidji

  • S2022E34 Gov. Walz live, future of abortion laws, Osterholm on COVID

    • May 6, 2022
    • PBS

    Governor Walz gives us his take on how the legislative session is going, Michael Osterholm talks about long COVID, retired MN Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson reflects on a 1995 abortion ruling, two longtime activists debate next steps on abortion policy, a Tane Danger essay, musician Cornbread Harris’ birthday bash, political duo of Abou Amara and Fritz Knaak.

  • S2022E35 GOP Convention, Purcell-Cutts House, long term care funding

    • May 13, 2022
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer reports from Minnesota Republican state convention, staffing and pay concerns in long term care facilities, Chance York tours North Minneapolis vegetable gardens, Children’s Minnesota addresses health care disparities, the problem of school board departures, a look inside Minneapolis’ notable Purcell-Cutts House, an Adia Morris essay, political scientist trio

  • S2022E36 Legislative leaders, candidate Scott Jensen, weather quiz

    • May 20, 2022
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders give us an update on final days of the session, profile of endorsed Republican candidate for governor Scott Jensen, preview of "Geographies of Kinship" documentary on Korean adoption, a Roy Finden essay, Paul Douglas’ nearly annual weather quiz, preview of DFL State convention with Ken Martin, political duo debates convention and legislative politics.

  • S2022E37 PBS Frontline Mpls Police documentary, retiring lawmakers

    • May 27, 2022
    • PBS

    Retiring state senators assess the end of the session, preview of PBS Frontline documentary on the Minneapolis Police Department, attorney Shannon Prince on the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, an inspiring architectural gem in Owatonna, a slow motion David Gillette essay, Youth in Government program celebrates 75 years, political analyst duo of Abou Amara and Brian McDaniel.

  • S2022E38 COVID downturn, renovated Fort Snelling, wet planting season

    • June 3, 2022
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm with a COVID update, international politics and a wet spring challenges wheat farmers, historic tax credits in limbo, tour of the renovated historic Fort Snelling, a Tane Danger essay, Tonya Allen talks about the Groundbreak Coalition, retiring lawmakers Albright and Hausman.

  • S2022E39 Inflation worries, January 6 hearing, Rainy Lake flooding

    • June 10, 2022
    • PBS

    Louis Johnston talks inflation, David Schultz on January 6 session, Mary Lahammer looks at historic flooding on Rainy Lake, Solomon Gustavo talks about the strong mayor system in Minneapolis, an Aron Woldeslassie essay, Superfan Terry Gray talks about the new Prince mural in Minneapolis, new funding for mental health crisis response, political duo of Brian McDaniel and Carin Mrotz.

  • S2022E40 Police accountability, famed Cloquet gas station, live jazz

    • June 17, 2022
    • PBS

    Mass shootings analyzed, a famed Cloquet gas station, Twin Cities Jazz Festival preview

  • S2022E41 Minnesota post-Roe, 50 years of LGBTQ+ Pride, Cantus live

    • June 24, 2022
    • PBS

    Mitchell Hamline Law School professor Laura Hermer discusses Minnesota abortion rights post-Roe ruling, 50 years of celebrating Twin Cities Pride, sticky summer weather explained by Paul Douglas, a Sheletta Brundidge essay, Cantus previews 25th anniversary concert, Mary Lahammer explores what may be last chance for a special session, political science duo of Kathryn Pearson and Cynthia Rugeley.

  • S2022E42 Busy Supreme Court, America Outdoors, Ventura interview

    • July 1, 2022
    • PBS

    Hamline’s David Schultz on the Jan. 6 hearings and a busy week at the U. S. Supreme Court. Looking back and ahead at Fifty Years of Title IX. A Minnesotan competes in The Great American Recipe. Mary Lahammer talks with former Governor Jesse Ventura.

  • S2022E43 Long COVID, Baratunde Thurston - outdoors

    • July 8, 2022
    • PBS

    Michael Osterholm talks Long COVID, State Demographer Susan Brower, David Gillette conversation with Baratunde Thurston, Fivethirtyeight.com reporter Maggie Koerth on new abortion laws, Roe v. Wade decision’s impact on corporations, an Adia Morris essay, the sights of sounds of a Minnesota Aurora soccer game, Chris Farrell and Louis Johnston talk economics and inflation and jobs.

  • S2022E44 Inflation problems, teleworking, 24 hour waiting period

    • July 15, 2022
    • PBS

    Effect of inflation on state surplus, judge strikes down MN’s 24 hour waiting period for abortion, telecommuting survey, 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year leaves the profession, Roy Finden essay, Georgia Fort and her BLCK Press organization, author Staci Lola Drouillard, political duo of Brian McDaniel and Javier Morillo.

  • S2022E45 Record jobless rate, drought returns, Jan 6 hearings

    • July 22, 2022
    • PBS

    Economist duo on record low jobless rate & high inflation, Republican AG candidate Jim Schultz, Paul Douglas on heat & drought, Secretary of State Steve Simon previews primary, visit a chicken farm BnB, political scientists on latest Jan 6 hearing.

  • S2022E46 Keith Ellison, Indigenous boarding schools, the Birdchick

    • July 29, 2022
    • PBS

    Attorney General Keith Ellison, historian Brenda Child talks about Indigenous boarding schools, Mary Lahammer details new mental health facility near the state capitol, summer birding tips from Sharon Stiteler (AKA Birdchick), David Gillette space aliens essay, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, Tane Danger essay on a new state flag, Economist Bruce Corrie’s open letter to candidates, political duo

  • S2022E47 Farmfest governor debate, monkeypox, school shootings

    • August 5, 2022
    • PBS

    Verdict in emergency contraception court case, Walz/Jensen debate at Farmfest, Michael Osterholm addresses monkeypox outbreak, Republican Attorney General candidate Doug Wardlow, Sheletta Brundidge essay on the State Fair, America Outdoors preview, Violence Project founders Jillian Peterson and James Densley address school shootings.

  • S2022E48 Climate change vote, election analysis, aboard a Tall Ship

    • August 12, 2022
    • PBS

    David Schultz on climate change vote, Mar-a-Lago and the primary election, Leigh Finke poised to make history at the capitol, recall of Two Harbors mayor, Jessica Hellmann on climate change congressional legislation, Aron Woldeslassie’s take on the State Fair, preview of the Irish Fair with The Inland Seas, Kaomi Lee takes us aboard a Tall Ship, political duo of Amara and McDaniel

  • S2022E49 St. Paul Mayor, Mpls Community Safety, Cook County Housing

    • August 19, 2022
    • PBS

    St. Paul Mayor Carter defends proposed property tax increase, New Commissioner of Public Safety in Minneapolis, Housing and employment crisis in Cook County, Remembering jazz pianist Butch Thompson, Previewing new outdoors digital series "Understory" , Previewing the State Fair, political analyst duo

  • S2022E50 State Fair politics, a Kevin Kling story, a baby farm animal

    • August 26, 2022
    • PBS

    Reporters talk State Fair politics, weather with Mark Seeley, a Kevin Kling story about the fair, a baby lamb , musical guest Jake La Botz, visit with Freddie Bell of KMOJ, political panel duo of Kathryn Pearson and Larry Jacobs.

Season 2023

  • S2023E01 Light rail audit, new COVID boosters, Rep. Finstad profile

    • September 2, 2022
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor Judy Randall talks about Southwest rail line, new Congressman Brad Finstad, Osterholm on boosters, interest grows in Kernza, Mark DePaolis state fair essay, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at the state fair, two photographers share photos and memories of Gorbachev’s 1990 Minnesota visit, remembering Gilbert de la O, political analyst duo of Mrotz and McDaniel

  • S2023E02 2nd District race, Facing Suicide PBS special, poll watching

    • September 9, 2022
    • PBS

    Minneapolis search for a new police chief, profile of Craig-Kistner congressional race, preview of Facing Suicide PBS special, look ahead to winter by Paul Douglas, Adia Morris essay, live music from Charlie Maguire, remembering humorist Howard Mohr, big week of political polls.

  • S2023E03 Nurses strike, state auditor race, Ta-coumba Aiken profile

    • September 16, 2022
    • PBS

    Star Tribune reporter Jeremy Olson discusses the nurses strike, Mary Lahammer profiles the state auditor race, preview of the PBS Holocaust documentary, remembering Jorja Fleezanis, Dominic Papatola essay, profile of St. Paul artist Ta-coumba Aiken, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, political duo of Abou Amara and Noah Rouen.

  • S2023E04 Feeding our Future, Attorney General race, opioid crisis

    • September 23, 2022
    • PBS

    Background on Feeding Our Future fraud case, Minnesota’s Attorney General race, world and congressional politics with David Schultz, opioid crisis context by Dr. Joseph Lee with Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Sheletta Brundidge essay on the start of the school, Minnesota Black Storytellers Alliance festival, campaign roundup with a group of veteran political reporters.

  • S2023E05 Feeding Our Future Fallout, early voting, Mpls Police Chief

    • September 30, 2022
    • PBS

    A look at the finalist for Minneapolis Police Chief, Mary Lahammer looks at the messaging in the Feeding Our Future legal case, early voting, David Gillette essay on nature, preview of the premiere of Edward Tulane opera, Tane Danger’s honeymoon essay, Kaomi Lee travels to North Dakota to look at that state’s abortion law, political duo of Javier Morillo and Greg Peppin.

  • S2023E06 State Auditor debate, campaign news of the week

    • October 7, 2022
    • PBS

    Top State Auditor candidates Julie Blaha and Ryan Wilson debate in studio, Republican Secretary of State candidate Kim Crockett, Mary Lahammer looks at campaign news with one month to go until the election, political analyst duo of Abou Amara and Brian McClung.

  • S2023E07 Hero checks, THC edibles, Henn. Co. Attorney debate

    • October 14, 2022
    • PBS

    Hero pay checks in the mail, Minnesota makes bid for world expo, St. Paul Police look for new chief, explosive growth in sales of THC edibles, Aron Woldeslassie essay, remembering Weiming Lu, report on 1st District Congressional debate, live debate with candidates for Hennepin County Attorney.

  • S2023E08 Minnesota Attorney General candidates debate live

    • October 21, 2022
    • PBS

    Live debate with Minnesota Attorney General candidates Keith Ellison and Jim Schultz, a Sheletta Brundidge essay, Mary Lahammer recaps the week of political news, Former legislative leaders Amy Koch and Jeff Hayden preview the race for control of the state legislature

  • S2023E09 Countdown to Election Day, plummeting school test scores

    • October 28, 2022
    • PBS

    Recap of final debate for governor, political scientist trio looks at the midterm elections, Beth Hawkins addresses steep drop in school test scores, David Gillette helps you pick out Halloween costumes, a spooky tour of the Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, a Mark DePaolis essay, Pat Miles talks about the death of a loved one, political duo looks at Minnesota campaigns.

  • S2023E10 GOP governor candidate, Cafesjian Art Gallery, analyst duo

    • November 4, 2022
    • PBS

    Republican governor candidate Scott Jensen, St. Paul police chief nominee, monthly COVID check-in with Mike Osterholm, New Cafesjian Art Gallery, Adia Morris essay, final campaign push, analyst duo.

  • S2023E11 Legislative leaders, New Henn. Co. Atty, election analysis

    • November 11, 2022
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders Melissa Hortman and Kari Dziedzic, Keith Ellison talks about his close race, new Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, a peek at winter weather with Paul Douglas, an election essay by Dominic Papatola, a look at the busy week in state politics, political panelists analyze a surprising midterm election.

  • S2023E12 Congress changes, new legislative leaders, Mpls Police Chief

    • November 18, 2022
    • PBS

    Professor David Schultz on shifting political reality in DC, historic legislative leaders from both parties, new Mpls police chief Brian O’Hara, holiday cooking with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Sports chat with Larry Fitzgerald.

  • S2023E13 Nurses set strike date, Early flu season, holiday music

    • December 2, 2022
    • PBS

    Hospital nurses vote to strike & set a date, Flu season arrives early and strong, wrapping up 2022 economic news, live holiday music with Charles Lazarus and Tommy Barbarella, Election results certified, political panel previews legislative session.

  • S2023E14 Big budget surplus, Winter Weather, author Kate DiCamillo

    • December 9, 2022
    • PBS

    Historic $17.6 billion state surplus, Paul Douglas gives the odds on the White Christmas, Choral ensemble Cantus shares holiday music, Award winning children’s author Kate DiCamillo, Political reporters preview legislative session with a big surplus and one party control.

  • S2023E15 Big Blizzard, Kevin Kling essay, political analysts

    • December 16, 2022
    • PBS

    First big snowstorm of the season hits statewide, Remembering LGBTQ historian and archivist Jean-Nickolaus Tretter, Historic St. John’s Abbey pipe organ, New Accelerator fund for BIPOC businesses, Meet New Majority Leaders, Political analysts

  • S2023E16 Almanac selects their most memorable stories from 2022

    • December 30, 2022
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer talks with Jesse Ventura, Kaomi Lee goes Fat Tire Biking, David Gillette reminds us all to slow down, Kyeland Jackson reports on Medicaid estate recovery, Rare photos of Gorbachev’s Minnesota visit, The Owatonna Sullivan Bank building, a Cantus performance, the sights and sounds of an Aurora soccer game, Cathy talks with Pat Miles’ about the importance of planning for death.

  • S2023E17 Gov. Tim Walz, January COVID update, Professor panel

    • January 6, 2023
    • PBS

    Gov. Tim Walz begins second term, retiring health commissioner Jan Malcolm, U of M’s Mike Osterholm with a January COVID update, Mary Lahammer runs down an active first week at the Capitol

  • S2023E18 U of M on health merger, winter weather, political analysts

    • January 13, 2023
    • PBS

    U of M opposes Sanford Fairview health system merger, Paul Douglas weather, Larry Fitzgerald on the Vikings playoff chances, A Stillwater designer showcases her love of vintage art, "Jim Crow of the North Stories" traces systemic racism in housing to racial covenants, former lawmakers.

  • S2023E19 Transit safety, abortion bills, political panel

    • January 20, 2023
    • PBS

    Met Council Chair Zelle talks Metro Transit safety, AG Ellison on the Sanford Fairview merger, Hamline controversy continues, federal debt ceiling analysis, abortion bills, Black Entrepreneurs Day preview, political panel

  • S2023E20 Lt. Governor Flanagan, Sanford Fairview CEOs, State Budget

    • January 27, 2023
    • PBS

    Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Fairview and Sanford Health CEOs discuss merger, Kaomi Lee hears merger concerns in Bemidji, new MN Health Commish Cunningham, Ramsey House saved from demo, Mary looks at state budget, political panel talks abortion and budget

  • S2023E21 Abortion Bill Signed, State Auditor, Remembering Durenberger

    • February 3, 2023
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor report, Governor Walz signs Abortion Bill, monthly COVID-19 update, new The Ordway + MN Humanities Center collaboration, Aron Woldeslassie celebrates the humanity of Black history-makers, remembering U.S. Senator Durenberger

  • S2023E22 Public safety, Drivers Licenses for All, political panel

    • February 10, 2023
    • PBS

    Public safety from three different angles, POST Board changes, Drivers Licenses for All bill, Jesse Ventura testifies at the Capitol, an economy update with Chris Farrell, remembering pro wrestler Kenny "Sodbuster" Jay, and a political panel

  • S2023E23 School safety concern, record-setting weather, voting rights

    • February 17, 2023
    • PBS

    Harding high school students return amid safety concerns, store closings create urban food desert in Mpls, wild record-setting winter weather, MN Supreme Courts kicks voting rights to legislature, political analysts.

  • S2023E24 Big snowstorm, St. Paul Mayor, St. Cloud media changes

    • February 24, 2023
    • PBS

    Paul Douglas on the winter storm, Rep. Mara Isa Prez-Vega active in her first year, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter talks public safety, Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago, a rare Jimmy Carter interview from the archives, changing landscape St. Cloud media, Political Science Professors.

  • S2023E25 Gas prices, COVID origins, restoring voting rights

    • March 3, 2023
    • PBS

    An attempt to lower gas prices, Minnesota lawmakers restore voting rights, Michael Osterholm addresses COVID controversies, changes to Medicaid eligibility looming, a Kevin Kling essay on the backyard archeology of early spring, new immersive exhibit on Chinese art at Mia, political panel addresses action at the state capitol.

  • S2023E26 AG talks auto thefts, Roof Depot controversy, 988 helpline

    • March 10, 2023
    • PBS

    Attorney General Ellison investigates Kia and Hyundai auto thefts, we explore State Office Building reno, 988 Mental Health Helpline, Sahan Journal reporter Andrew Hazzard provides context for Roof Depot controversy, Mark DePaolis essay, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, rare capitol appearance this week by former governors Pawlenty and Dayton, political panel

  • S2023E27 Light Rail issues, school ransomware, Owamni restaurant

    • March 17, 2023
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor talks about new Southwest Light Rail report, fallout of Minneapolis schools ransomware data attack, legacy of congresswoman Pat Schroeder, Owamni restaurant "Sioux Chef" Sean Sherman, Tane Danger St. Patrick’s Day snake essay, push for St. Cloud Medical School, Holocaust survivor testifies at legislature, political panel

  • S2023E28 Gender affirming healthcare, banking woes, Raghavan Iyer

    • March 24, 2023
    • PBS

    Rep. Leigh Finke talks about her gender affirming healthcare bill, Louis Johnston on the Minnesota economy, a bonding project featuring urban indigenous projects, Mary Lahammer talks to two first-term lawmakers, weather with Paul Douglas, Aron Woldeslassie essay, noted chef Raghavan Iyer, former panel of legislative leaders.

  • S2023E29 Mpls Police agreement, governor residence, Trump indictment

    • March 31, 2023
    • PBS

    Minneapolis police policy changes, legal and political impact of Trump indictment, controversy about six million dollar renovation of the governor’s residence, patterns of population movement in the state, Rep. Samantha Vang talks about updating state hate crime law, Dominic Papatola opening day essay, live choral music by Cantus, political panel

  • S2023E30 Ellison takes over case, paid medical leave, Range politics

    • April 7, 2023
    • PBS

    MinnPost reporter Walker Orenstein talks about Attorney General Keith Ellison taking over murder case, debate over paid medical leave, changing Iron Range politics, U of M Regent Darrin Rosha talks about the departure of President Joan Gabel, Michael Osterholm has a COVID mask policy update, Sheletta Brundidge essay, wacky winter weather with Kenny Blumenfeld, political scientist panel

  • S2023E31 Muslim Calls to Prayer, playoff fever, capitol crunch time

    • April 14, 2023
    • PBS

    Minneapolis allows Muslim Calls to Prayer broadcasts, playoff fever with Larry Fitzgerald, HyLife Foods plant closing in Windom, David Gillette illustrated essay, Minnesota’s new Chief Equity Officer, Dr. Mark DePaolis is now Doctor Donut, Senator Kari Dziedzic talks about her surgery and remote work, crunch time at the State Capitol

  • S2023E32 House Tax bill, spring flooding, Strib publisher

    • April 21, 2023
    • PBS

    Peter Boulay on flood season, House Tax Chair Aisha Gomez, House majority and minority leaders, new Star Tribune publisher Steve Grove, Tane Danger essay, Jane Kirtley on media ethics locally and nationally, John Wright remembers Archie Givens Jr., political panel debates end of legislative session

  • S2023E33 Marijuana Senate vote, Paul Douglas, Native American design

    • April 28, 2023
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer with latest on State Senate marijuana vote, higher high school graduation rates, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi prioritizes sexual assault convictions, resurgence in Native American fashion design; an Aron Woldeslassie essay, Paul Douglas on our cold spring, political scientist trio talks national politics

  • S2023E34 Legal marijuana, childcare costs, a Prince memorial highway

    • May 5, 2023
    • PBS

    Louis Johnston talks about the economy, Childcare funding/staffing worries in Greater Minnesota, what other states may teach us about legal marijuana, Michael Osterholm on the end of the COVID national emergency, naming a highway after Prince, Kevin Kling essay, political panel, Brendan Henehan trivia

  • S2023E35 Interim U of M Prez, minimum wage study, session nears end

    • May 12, 2023
    • PBS

    U of M Interim President Jeff Ettinger plus U of M Board of Regents Chair Janie Mayeron, lawmakers prepare for session end, Chris Farrell tackles minimum wage law study and debt ceiling, changing of the guard with Almanac producers Brendan Henehan and Kari Kennedy, Dominic Papatola essay, The Steeles sing a tune, political panel previews the end of the legislative session.

  • S2023E36 Legislative leaders, another mosque attack, political panel

    • May 19, 2023
    • PBS

    The leaders of the Minnesota legislature discuss what has been passed during the session so far and what we can expect before Monday’s adjournment, a suspected arson fire at a Twin Cities mosque is the sixth attack on a Muslim house of worship this year, Paul Douglas with our annual weather quiz, political panelists analyze the impact of this historically-productive legislative session

  • S2023E37 Political scientists, AG Ellison, Legislative wrap-up

    • May 26, 2023
    • PBS

    Political scientists on debt ceiling, Attorney General Ellison on JUUL settlement, new head of Minnesota State Fair, MN Teacher of the Year, Walz issues first veto in five years, politicos analyze the just-ended session.

  • S2023E38 Marijuana legalization, Gov. Tim Walz, Native fabric store

    • June 2, 2023
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer’s unique look at the marijuana bill signing, Gov. Tim Walz looks back at the session, Professor David Schultz on the debt ceiling deal in DC, Adia Morris is looking forward to a summer break, COVID numbers lowest in two years, political panel analyzes the active session.

  • S2023E39 Rent control, Wildfires, Farmer Suicides

    • June 9, 2023
    • PBS

    St. Paul Rent Control, House Speaker Pro Tem, U of M Professor on wildfires, Kaomi Lee reports on farmer suicide, Larry Fitzgerald, Tane Danger essay, Twin Cities Pride, Rep. Bobbie Harder, and Reporters Torey Van Oot and Briana Bierschbach.

  • S2023E40 Justice Dept slams Mpls Police, Wildfire in BWCA, Juneteenth

    • June 16, 2023
    • PBS

    Dept. of Justice scathing report on MPD, Remembering Judge Mary Louise Klas, Wildfire in the Boundary Waters, US Supreme Court upholds the Indian Child Welfare Act, Juneteenth celebration, Mary takes us behind the bonding bill and a political panel.

  • S2023E41 Statewide drought deepens, Chris Ingraham profile, Jazz Fest

    • June 23, 2023
    • PBS

    Mark Seeley on drought, Dominic Papatola essay, Kaomi Lee profiles former Washington Post reporter Chris Ingraham, 25 years of Jazz Fest, Mary Lahammer profiles longest serving DFL Party Chair, Political Science Professors on Trump, Biden and more.

  • S2023E42 Free School Meals, Remembering Tony Bouza, Political Panel

    • June 30, 2023
    • PBS

    Universal free school meals, Legislative Auditor report on light rail, David Gillette video essay, Star Tribune photojournalists mentor TPT’s Hype crew, Mark DePaolis gives up coffee, Remembering Tony Bouza, political analysts fill the couch

  • S2023E43 Drought deepens, St. Paul Mayor Carter, Political reporters

    • July 7, 2023
    • PBS

    Drought deepens statewide, St. Paul Mayor Carter on reparations, Larry Fitzgerald sports, Affirmative Action court decision, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Free College Tuition, Political reporters

  • S2023E44 MPD Consent Decree, New Gun Laws, Youth Homelessness

    • July 14, 2023
    • PBS

    Court-approved Mpls police reforms, New MN Gun Laws, Youth Homeless challenges, Adia Morris essay, Paul Douglas AND Mark Seeley talk weather, Fall tax rebates, Economist panel

  • S2023E45 MPD Chief, New marijuana law, COVID decline

    • July 21, 2023
    • PBS

    Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, A closer look at upcoming marijuana law in Minnesota from Rep. Zack Stephenson and reporting from Mary Lahammer, Justice Gildea retirement this fall, Mike Osterholm on June COVID reporting, Mixed Blood Theater’s new showcase, Tane Danger essay, and a couch of political panelists.

  • S2023E46 Lt. Gov. Flanagan, THC Entrepreneurs, Freshmen Duo

    • July 28, 2023
    • PBS

    Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Mary Lahammer speaks with THC beverage co-founders Jeremy Sutherland and Ryan Winkler, NORML’s Thomas Gallagher, Rep. Jim Nash on Artificial Intelligence, Irish Work Songs, Town Ball, Rep. Danny Nadeau and Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten

  • S2023E47 State Patrol Fatal Shooting, Cannabis Impairment, EV Range

    • August 4, 2023
    • PBS

    State Patrol fatal shooting of Ricky Cobb II, Bloomington Police Chief on impaired driving, Kaomi Lee’s road trip in an EV, Fred de Sam Lazaro on the prescription drug supply chain, MN Zoo Treetop Trail, Political Scientists, Aron Woldeslassie

  • S2023E48 St. Paul budget, MPD restructure, Paul Douglas weather

    • August 11, 2023
    • PBS

    Mayor Carter proposes new city budget with smaller property tax increase, Mpls Police restructuring, Secretary of State Steve Simon on new election laws, profile of BIPOC Foodways, new Charles Schulz exhibit at MHS, Minority Leader Demuth, Political panel

  • S2023E49 Minneapolis budget, new DEED Commissioner, extreme heat

    • August 18, 2023
    • PBS

    Minneapolis releases 2024 budget, new DEED Commissioner, extreme heat mapping, activist and baker Rose McGee’s new children’s book, a local link to Montana’s landmark climate ruling, profile of a Ukrainian family in Minnesota, and an economist panel

  • S2023E50 State Fair, Gov. Walz, Baby Animals

    • August 25, 2023
    • PBS

    Gov. Tim Walz live at the State Fair, Kevin Kling on the love letter to Minnesota, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. on sports, baby lambs, weather with Paul Huttner, Political Reporters, Political Science Professors, live music from accordion player Dan Newton.

Season 2024

  • S2024E01 School Resource Officers, Drought, Former Lawmakers

    • September 1, 2023
    • PBS

    Attorney General Keith Ellison discusses Medicaid fraud, Mary Lahammer dives into debates over school resource officers, updates from Mike Osterholm on COVID and Kenny Blumenfeld on drought, a new women’s pro hockey league, Latin dancers at the State Fair, former lawmaker panel

  • S2024E02 Legislative leaders, East African magnet school, reporters

    • September 8, 2023
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders on SROs & special session, new St. Paul magnet school, Fall sports with Larry Fitzgerald, Anoka’s experimental social district, Sheletta Brundidge essay, remember Gene Lahammer, political reporters

  • S2024E03 Kate DiCamillo, Fort Snelling exhibit, Duluth Mayor’s race

    • September 15, 2023
    • PBS

    Minnesota’s poverty rate disparities persist, Kate DiCamillo on her newest book, New exhibit explores Native American history at Fort Snelling, Mark DePaolis essay, Duluth Mayor’s race heats up, Political Science professors

  • S2024E04 Henry Boucha Remembered, Party Chairs, Overdose Dashboard

    • September 22, 2023
    • PBS

    BCA’s new Overdose Dashboard, remembering Henry Boucha, State Office Building renovation, Paul Douglas weather update, DEED Small City Grants, Aron Woldeslassie Essay, Austin Soccer Team Diversity, Party Chairs Hann and Martin

  • S2024E05 Government shutdown, Cannabis Controversy, Cantus Live

    • September 29, 2023
    • PBS

    Political repercussions of a government shutdown, economic impacts of nationwide strikes, reporters tell why their investigation led to the new Cannabis Director quitting, a new book detailing end of life care for a beloved mother, and Cantus previews their upcoming season.

  • S2024E06 Historic House Speaker removal, Twins Win, Cybersecurity

    • October 6, 2023
    • PBS

    Big job gains in September, Fallout from historic House Speaker removal, Twins end record playoff losing streak, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Melisa López Franzen lands at U of M, MNIT Commissioner on Cybersecurity, Political panel

  • S2024E07 Hamas - Israel war, Health disparities, Political panel

    • October 13, 2023
    • PBS

    MN React to Hamas Israel war, plans to narrow heart health disparities, Living with cancer, Kaomi Lee highlights decolonization, Dominic Papatola essay, Mary Lahammer brings Capitol drama to light, political panel.

  • S2024E08 Hamas - Israel war, Paul Douglas Weather, Professor panel

    • October 20, 2023
    • PBS

    Minnesotans on Hamas Israel war, St. Paul city council races, Patty Wetterling memoir, Profile of Business Partnership’s Kurt Zellers, Paul Douglas weather, Aron Woldeslassie essay, Taiko drummers break gender barriers, political science professors

  • S2024E09 Phillips for President, Econ Duo, David Gillette Essay

    • October 27, 2023
    • PBS

    Rep. Dean Phillips announces presidential run, Professors on huge economic growth, New Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner, Halloween Costume tips, Art + Medicine Episode 4 premiere, Rep. Emmer profile, Political analysts.

  • S2024E10 Duluth Mayor Race, Native American One-Read, Poli Sci Profs

    • November 3, 2023
    • PBS

    Sen. Bobby Joe Champion on new voting law, Duluth Mayoral Race, Native American One-Read book, Larry Fitzgerald on Vikings losing QB, Building wealth in Black communities, MN Supreme Court hears Trump ballot case, Political Science Professors

  • S2024E11 Mpls Police Chief, New St. Louis Park Mayor, Reporters

    • November 10, 2023
    • PBS

    Mpls Police Chief O’Hara, Pioneering new St. Louis Park Mayor, Dakota ancestors return to Minnesota, Mark Seeley fall weather visit, Sheletta Brundidge essay, School board races become political, Political reporters

  • S2024E12 Record job numbers, St. Paul Police Chief, New State Flag

    • November 17, 2023
    • PBS

    Record employment numbers, St. Paul Police Chief, Thanksgiving cooking, Professor Pearson on Congress, Dominic Papatola essay, Historic St. Paul City Council election, State Flag designs, political panel

  • S2024E13 Healthcare, Racial Equity Index, Cantus

    • December 1, 2023
    • PBS

    Healthcare costs and Mayo Clinic expansion, new report from CEI, Live Music from Cantus, Kevin Kling essay, looking at childcare legislation from Mary Lahammer , St. Olaf’s Orchestra with Kaomi Lee, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald, Political Panel

  • S2024E14 Gov. Walz, Legislative Leaders, Duluth Mayor-Elect

    • December 8, 2023
    • PBS

    Gov. Walz, Legislative Leaders, Duluth Mayor-Elect, Pro Women’s Hockey League, Mary Lahammer on budget forecast, St. Paul City Budget, Mark DePaolis essay, Political Panel

  • S2024E15 State Flag update, Paul Douglas weather, Professor Trio

    • December 15, 2023
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer follows the action on choosing a new state flag, Minneapolis Foundation report on future of downtown, Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho, Weather with Paul Douglas, Sahan Journal on Camp Nenookaasi, Poli Sci Trio, St. Thomas Christmas concert

  • S2024E16 Almanac selects their most memorable stories from 2023

    • December 22, 2023
    • PBS

    Kaomi Lee visits a tribe exiled from MN after the 1862 Dakota uprising, Mary Lahammer profiles Maria Isa Perez-Vega, Kate Dicamillo's yearly visit, Chef Raghavan Iyer on his final journey, Justus Ramsey house controversy, a Cantus performance, BIPOC Foodways Alliance table bringing people together, HYPE students and their Star Tribune photographer mentors.

  • S2024E17 COVID update, Chief Justice Hudson, Douglas/Seeley Weather

    • January 5, 2024
    • PBS

    Mike Osterholm with a COVID/Flu update, Remembering Betty Wilson, MN Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, Looking back at 2023 legislature, MN Literacy Director, Self-driving cars in Greater MN, Weather Duo Mark Seeley & Paul Douglas

  • S2024E18 MPD consent decree, City council presidents, Jesse doc

    • January 12, 2024
    • PBS

    Yohuru Williams on MPD consent decree and MLK legacy, new Twin Cities council presidents Elliott Payne and Mitra Jalali, Almanac North producer Greg Grell retiring, Mary Lahammer on Jesse Ventura documentary, Kaomi Lee on synchronized skate team, political panel

  • S2024E19 Bonding Bill, Job Numbers, Metro Transit

    • January 19, 2024
    • PBS

    Job Numbers with Chris Farrell & Kristine West, Mary Lahammer on Governor Walz Bonding bill, Sahan Journal’s Becky Dernbach on ethnic studies, Refugee sponsorship program, Metro Transit General Manager, MHS Film Series, Poli Sci Professor Panel

  • S2024E20 Trump legal troubles grow, Mauer HOF nod, Assisted Suicide

    • January 26, 2024
    • PBS

    Trump’s mounting legal troubles, State Trooper murder charges, David Gillette essay, Legislative Auditor on Cannabis Director hiring missteps, Joe Mauer’s HOF election, Brenda Child shares book of native artists’ imagery, Committee hearing on Assisted Suicide bill, political panel

  • S2024E21 Record Winter Warmth, Rep. Daudt profile, live Gospel music

    • February 2, 2024
    • PBS

    High temp records shattered across the state, proposals to change Met Council, Mark DePaolis essay, Author Cary Griffith’s new book, Sound of Gospel live music, Second Harvest’s 'moonshot’ to reduce hunger, Rep. Kurt Daudt retiring, Political panel

  • S2024E22 Lutsen Resort fire, New MPS superintendent, Papatola essay

    • February 9, 2024
    • PBS

    Historic Lutsen Resort destroyed by fire under investigation, Child Protection task force, Bemidji Schools contemplates using new levy authority, Dominic Papatola Essay, Black Entrepreneurs Day, First Term Lawmakers, St. Olaf students go to New Hampshire

  • S2024E23 Wimpy winter weather, Sports Betting, Legislative Leaders

    • February 16, 2024
    • PBS

    Despite new snow winter remains wimpy, Sports betting debate, Adia Morris essay, Cook County tourism shifts without big snow, Previewing "Hope in the Struggle", Opening week at the legislature, Legislative Leaders

  • S2024E24 SRO compromise, David Gillette essay, Golden Valley Mayor

    • February 23, 2024
    • PBS

    SRO compromise passes out of committee, Political science professor trio, David Gillette essay, Golden Valley Mayor, Mitra Jalali profile, Bipartisan housing initiatives, political panel

  • S2024E25 Super Tuesday preview, Kate DiCamillo, political panel

    • March 1, 2024
    • PBS

    Super Tuesday preview, Budget surplus grows, Mark DePaolis essay, Kate DiCamillo’s new book "Ferris", Live folk music, Larry Fitzgerald sports, political panel

  • S2024E26 January jobs, Affordable housing, Sheletta Brundidge essay

    • March 8, 2024
    • PBS

    MN January jobs report, Affordable housing solutions, Workers striking around the state, Sheletta Brundidge essay, gun control proposals at the Capitol, former lawmaker panel

  • S2024E27 Federal gun charges, Curious Minnesota, Tane Danger Essay

    • March 15, 2024
    • PBS

    Federal gun charges in Burnsville shooter case, St. Paul "State of Our City" address, Paul Douglas weather, Curious Minnesota, SRO law, political panel

  • S2024E28 Rideshare woes, Snowy weekend ahead, Kevin Kling essay

    • March 22, 2024
    • PBS

    Rideshare challenges in Twin Cities, Legislature debating guns, Winter finally arrives, Kevin Kling springtime essay, Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin, Foreign workers filling gap in agriculture, Live Music with Nur-D, Professor Panel

  • S2024E29 COVID anniversary, State of the State, Former lawmaker panel

    • March 29, 2024
    • PBS

    Osterholm on 4-year COVID anniversary, High school graduation rates, Social equity in cannabis, Adia Morris essay, State of the State address, Former lawmaker panel

  • S2024E30 MPS Budget, Uber + Lyft, Birdchick returns

    • April 5, 2024
    • PBS

    MPS Budget with Sahan Journal’s Becky Dernbach, Uber + Lyft with Star Tribune’s Dave Orrick, Mary Lahammer on the Capitol Mall Renovation, MDH Commissioner Brooke Cunningham, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Birdchick returns, St. Cloud Mayor, Poli Sci panel

  • S2024E31 Rideshare update, Environmental laws, Housing plans.

    • April 12, 2024
    • PBS

    Minneapolis rideshare ordinance delayed, Betting on past horse races, New home for Justus Ramsey cottage, Dominic Papatola essay, Mary Lahammer on environmental laws, Transitional housing center in St. Cloud, Reforming state prisons, Political Panel.

  • S2024E32 Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Jesse Ventura Farms, Legislative Leaders

    • April 19, 2024
    • PBS

    Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Paul Douglas weather quiz, former Governor Ventura’s new cannabis business, Aron Woldeslassie essay, author Andrew Brundidge on "Andrew Does His Dance," Rural hospital financial trouble, Legislative Leaders

  • S2024E33 Governor Walz, DFL Senator arrest, MSOP report

    • April 26, 2024
    • PBS

    Governor Tim Walz, DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell arrested, MN Sex Offenders Program report, Adia Morris essay, Book on Boundary Waters dangers, Family childcare licensing, Political panel

  • S2024E34 AG Ellison, Trump Trial, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald

    • May 3, 2024
    • PBS

    U of M Poli Sci professor Kathryn Pearson on national politics, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Medicaid Fraud, Larry Fitzgerald on the Timberwolves and more, Mark DePaolis essay, Mary Lahammer on MN Senate, and Political Panel

  • S2024E35 Uber/Lyft, Downtown St. Paul real estate, Reporter panel

    • May 10, 2024
    • PBS

    Rep. Noor and Sen. Rasmusson debate rideshare bills, Fred Melo on downtown St. Paul real estate, Kevin Kling essay, Weather with Paul Douglas, Rachel Blount on PWHL playoffs, Kaomi Lee on wind power, Reporter panel

  • S2024E36 Legislative leaders, New State Flag, Bird flu

    • May 17, 2024
    • PBS

    Legislative leaders, Michael Osterholm talks COVID and bird flu, Mary Lahammer looks at the new state flag and conference committee chairs, Reporter Becky Dernbach on charter school contracts, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Political panel

  • S2024E37 Legislative session end, Cantus, Tane Danger essay

    • May 24, 2024
    • PBS

    Former legislative leaders on session’s end, Live music from Cantus, Anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Tane Danger essay, Poli sci professors, MN sports tourism, Immigrant childcare in rural MN, Legislative retirements

  • S2024E38 Mpls officer slain, Trump Guilty Verdict, Retiring Lawmakers

    • May 31, 2024
    • PBS

    Bipartisan reaction to Mpls officer’s shooting death, Political Scientists react to Trump Felony conviction, David Gillette Essay, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s 75th anniversary, Dominic Papatola on sports & politics, Retiring Lawmakers look back

  • S2024E39 Feeding Our Future, PWHL MN, Law Enforcement

    • June 7, 2024
    • PBS

    Feeding Our Future trial with Deena Winter of Minnesota Reformer, Star Tribune’s Rachel Blount on PWHL MN, Mary Lahammer looks at law enforcement, Kaomi Lee reports on U.S. Steel, Mark DePaolis essay, "Native Spirits Sing" preview with live music.

  • S2024E40 Legislative Auditor, Jazz Fest, Paul Douglas Weather

    • June 14, 2024
    • PBS

    Legislative Auditor’s latest reports, Twin Cities Jazz Fest, Paul Douglas weather, Hype new upcoming documentary in observance of Juneteenth, Mary Lahammer reports on the latest ethics hearing of Sen. Nicole Mitchell and special election.

  • S2024E41 Statewide Floods, Bipartisanship Report, Retiring Lawmakers

    • June 21, 2024
    • PBS

    Flooding in Minnesota, Bipartisanship Report, Retiring Lawmakers, Queer Legislators Caucus, Mary Lahammer on a House seat to watch in Chanhassen, remembering baseball legend Willie Mays, Children Theatre Company departure, Aron Woldeslassie essay.

  • S2024E42 Flooding, SCOTUS ruling, Poli sci professors

    • June 28, 2024
    • PBS

    Public safety commissioner on statewide flooding, SCOTUS Chevron ruling, House races to watch, Adia Morris essay, Taste of MN, New Department of Children, Youth and Families commissioner, David Gillette essay, Somali healing aqal, Poli sci professors

  • S2024E43 Economy, Appetite for Change, Poli sci professors

    • July 12, 2024
    • PBS

    Louis Johnston on jobs and inflation, Cooking with Appetite for Change, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Kaomi Lee explores a new adoption law, Larry Fitzgerald talks sports, Mary Lahammer highlights a Coon Rapids legislative race, Poli sci professors

  • S2024E44 RNC, COVID-19, Tane Danger essay, Lawmaker panel

    • July 19, 2024
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer looks at the Republican National Convention, David Schultz on the presidential election, Michael Osterholm on COVID-19 surge and Biden’s diagnosis, Tane Danger essay, New MPD contract, New Sahan Journal leader, Lawmaker panel

  • S2024E45 Veepstakes, Race to Watch, Tribal Cannabis

    • July 26, 2024
    • PBS

    Kathryn Pearson on national politics, Dominic Papatola Essay, Fred Melo talks downtown St. Paul, White Earth Nation cannabis dispensary, David Gillette Essay, Anton Treuer discusses his debut novel, Race to Watch in St. Peter, Political Panel

  • S2024E46 Veepstakes, Irish music, Political panel

    • August 2, 2024
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer on Gov. Walz & veepstakes, Bloomberg editor Angela Greiling Keane on all VP candidates, Chris Farrell talks economics, Live Irish music, New cannabis rules, Aron Woldeslassie essay, Katelyn Vue on homeless encampments, Political panel

  • S2024E47 Walz as VP pick, St. Paul Mayor, Political panel

    • August 9, 2024
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer, WaPo’s Aaron Blake, House leaders Long and Nash, and poli sci professors all discuss Harris picking Gov. Walz for VP, St. Paul Mayor Carter, Dominic Papatola essay, Andrea Swensson on her book about Cornbread Harris, Political panel

  • S2024E48 Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Paul Douglas weather, Political panel

    • August 16, 2024
    • PBS

    Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Paul Douglas weather, MN Historical Society+Mill City Museum disability justice exhibit, Adia Morris essay, Tony Dierckins on "Twin Ports Trains" book, Mary Lahammer on Gov. Walz’ history working with women, Political panel

  • S2024E49 State Fair, DNC, Sen. Tina Smith, Baby animals

    • August 23, 2024
    • PBS

    State Fair, Mary Lahammer highlights first 3 days of DNC, Sen. Tina Smith, Political reporters, Weather with Mark Seeley, Kevin Kling essay, Music from Tina Schlieske, Baby farm animals, Larry Fitzgerald on sports, Political scientist duo

  • S2024E50 State Fair Politics, Poli Sci Duo, Downtown St. Paul

    • August 30, 2024
    • PBS

    Mary Lahammer on politics at the State Fair, poli sci professors on the presidential election, Mark DePaolis essay, George Latimer legacy, Pioneer Press Fred Melo, David Gillette essay, MNHS Press editor-in-chief Ann Regan and author Roger Barr, Political Panel

Season 2025