During this program Bruce Holbert talks about and reads from his novel, 'Lonesome Animals.' He also talks about the dangers inherent in the myth of...
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- Added: Aug 17, 2012
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Cheryl Husby joins host Maija Jenson for a look ahead to the last big Summer Art Fair in Duluth. Art in Bayfront Park, happening Aug 18 & 19 with a...
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Guys Like That."
The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:10
Sonya Kosler is a poet who lives in Dent, Minnesota. She belongs to the Lakes Area Story Guild, the National Storytelling Network, and the Northlan...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:07
Katie Hae Leo is an actor, and a widely published and award winning poet living in Rochester, Minnesota. Here Katie Hae Leo recites her poem titled...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:11
The Pony Express was a back breaking mail route that got messages across the country in record breaking times around 1861. What important messages...
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- Added: Aug 17, 2012
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In 1848, gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California. Pretty exciting right? Find out in this episode of Did This Happen?
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- Added: Aug 17, 2012
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Lorie Yourd is a retired educator and a dedicated advocate for the arts living in the Bemidji area. Here she reads her poem "Montana Log Cabin Cafe...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:01
Tim O'Brien performs on this edition of WDVX's Blue Plate Special.
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 19:37
Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. Here Sharon Harris ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:59
On this episode of Did This Happen?, we are there as the golden spike connecting the transcontinental railroads is driven into the ground!
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- Added: Aug 17, 2012
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We take a peek back in on the Founding Fathers and see if they’ve gotten any further in their signing of the Declaration of Independence. This is t...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:00
The Wright Brothers were adults when their careers started to soar, but what were they like as kids? That’s what we take a look at in this episode ...
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Th...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:25
There’s some debate as to whether or not Benjamin Franklin actually conducted his famous kite/electricity experiment. We explore one possibility of...
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Hyman Lipman registered the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser. Well, he did as soon as he found something to write with as we see i...
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James Wright, was an internationally acclaimed poet who taught at the University of Minnesota for a time. This is a recording of James Wright readi...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:53
There are several theories as to what happened to the people of The Roanoke Colony. We explore one theory in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:02
Legend has it that during the Napoleonic Wars, the residents of Hartlepool in England once put what they thought was a French spy on trial. We take...
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- Length: 01:02
Orbo and the Longshots perform on this edition of WDVX's Blue Plate Special.
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 19:30
Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota.
The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:44
Legend has it that the sandwich is named after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. We see exactly how far ahead of his time John Montagu was in...
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Fourteen year old, Philo T. Farnsworth, continues his work on the electric television. Apparently there was some trouble with some of the early mod...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
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Robert Bly refers to Louis Jenkins, poet from Duluth, as the contemporary master of prose poetry.
The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:14
We’re very lucky that Philo T. Farnsworth, as a teenager, didn’t have any distractions like television to keep him from inventing…well…television. ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 01:00