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On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 28:31
On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...
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- Added: Mar 16, 2024
- Length: 28:52
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On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...
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- Added: Feb 17, 2024
- Length: 28:28
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...
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- Added: Feb 10, 2024
- Length: 29:32
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An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.
- Added: Feb 06, 2024
- Length: 01:28
On this episode, we looked at the autobiography of Stuart Braithwaite, founder of the long-running post-rock band Mogwai. We listened to some of th...
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- Added: Feb 03, 2024
- Length: 28:29
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Episode 60: Unravel the complexities of Anorexia Nervosa, the deadliest mental illness after opioid overdose. Biomedical writer Evelyn Strauss and ...
- Added: Jan 20, 2024
- Length: 58:39
Minnesota children with disabilities didn’t go to public school in the early 1900s. They were often sent away to institutions where they lived in h...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 07:02
The 538 people who actually elect the president.
- Added: Nov 07, 2023
- Length: 04:23
Three things you can do if you lose an election.
- Added: Nov 07, 2023
- Length: 04:19
When do the robes get involved?
- Added: Nov 07, 2023
- Length: 04:34
The unwritten rules that keep our government in line.
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- Added: Nov 06, 2023
- Length: 04:27
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How can we learn the truth in an age of misinformation, "fake news" and media mistrust?
- Added: Nov 03, 2023
- Length: 14:20
Maybe you can't change world affairs, but there’s lots you can do to make things better right here in the USA, no matter where you live.
Make a Di...
- Added: Oct 19, 2023
- Length: 02:45
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...
- Added: Oct 14, 2023
- Length: 27:47
Folk Salad looks at First Nations Artists like Joy Harjo, Callie Bennett, Redbone, Samantha Crain, Kalyn Fay, Raye Zargozza, Robbie Robertson, Jess...
- Added: Sep 25, 2023
- Length: 58:59
In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 23:22
We hear what makes tidewater glacier habitat an acoustic refuge, and why glaciers are important to other species in the ecosystem.
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 19:11
We hear from Judy Ramos in Lingít Aaní. She tells us about the history of glacier travel in the region, and about the Spirit of the Glacier.
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 24:28
The St. Paul nonprofit Women’s Advocates founded one of the first shelters in the country for women escaping domestic violence. It started in the e...
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 06:46
Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer crisis, the city of Minnetonka currently has a surplus of ash logs from 60,000 trees. Some Minnetonka foresters are wo...
- Added: May 26, 2023
- Length: 05:50
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Power of Children: Making a Different exhibit shares the stories of four extraordinary children who have significantly impacted the world - Ruby Br...
- Added: Mar 19, 2023
- Length: 25:56
A rare little seabird nests in the rugged mountains between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:45
Artist Paul Chan took a break from making in art in 2009. This "breather" helped him reimagine his art, and it is the focus of his new exhibit titl...
- Added: Jan 25, 2023
- Length: 06:56
Producer Alex Chambers investigates the new bell tower outside the radio station windows, learning the history of carillons, and reflecting with th...
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- Added: Oct 26, 2022
- Length: 18:41
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