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Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Apr 25, 2021
- Length: 07:09
- Purchases: 1
This spring marks the 80th anniversary of the 1941 blizzard that killed dozens of people in Minnesota and North Dakota. The region has a reputation...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Apr 17, 2021
- Length: 05:07
- Purchases: 2
Ryan Dawes explores the character of Sherlock Holmes, past and present, by meeting with a group of Minnesotans devoted to preserving Sherlockian cu...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 20, 2015
- Length: 06:28
- Purchases: 1
The downtown movie theater has long been a fixture of small town Minnesota. But with advent of multiplexes, DVDs and on-demand viewing, small town ...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 20, 2015
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 1
These days, local craft beer is all the rage, and new taprooms are popping up all over the Twin Cities. But a look into the past reveals there's no...
- Added: Mar 19, 2015
- Length: 03:54
The Pillsbury A Mill is a National Historic Landmark, and in the midst of a $150 million redevelopment project. But back in the 1800s, it was the b...
- Added: Mar 19, 2015
- Length: 04:31
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
Jess Mador goes behind the scenes of a familiar fast food landmark: White Castle building #8.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:05
David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:59
No one wants to go to prison, but when the St. Cloud Correctional Facility opened its doors to the press last year during its 125th anniversary, KF...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:12
The golden dome of St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church has long been a part of the south Minneapolis skyline. KFAI producer Britt Aamodt visits the ch...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 05:17
The Minnesota state flag has a history that dates back more than 120 years. Throughout that time, the flag has received both praise and criticism f...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:28
Bowling as a competitive sport and family pastime peaked decades ago. The game still exists, but with fewer participants. KFAI producer Bill Lindek...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:01
James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...
Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 2
During the last 150 years, most of Minnesota’s native prairies have been destroyed—converted into farmland for crops like corn and soybeans. But a ...
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 05:55
- Purchases: 1
When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Added: Oct 09, 2011
- Length: 05:14
- Purchases: 1
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 20, 2009
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 4
