Britt Aamodt

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Recent Pieces from Britt Aamodt

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MN90: Ann Sothern and the Whales of August (01:30)
From: Ampers

Fall 1986 – Minneapolis actress Ann Sothern had been acting most of her 77 years, going back to her first film credit in 1927. But on her latest film, she had the challenge ...
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MN90: Deciphering Dolphins (01:30)
From: Ampers

1966 – Dr. John C. Lilly’s life had taken him from his native St. Paul to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where the neurophysiologist conducted research on dolphins. It was ...
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MN90: The Actor Was a Spy (01:30)
From: Ampers

1940 – Minnesota’s Eddie Arnold had followed his dream to become a successful Hollywood actor. Now he was putting his career on hold to go treasure hunting in Mexico? Or was ...
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MN90: The Afterlife of a Great Pitcher (01:30)
From: Ampers

1933 – Charles Albert “Charley” Bender was a clerk at a downtown Philadelphia sporting goods store. But twenty years ago, the 49-year-old, originally from the White Earth ...
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MN90: Minnesota’s Helen Keller (01:30)
From: Ampers

1925 – Back when Vera Gammon was a student at Faribault’s school for the blind, the St. Paul girl, who’d lost sight and hearing age four, had been touted as Minnesota’s Helen ...
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Veterans' Voices Untold Stories: Stephen Rocheford #7 (01:30)
From: Ampers

December 2012, Stephen Rocheford asked a senior officer if the army would advertise for LGBTQ recruits in his magazine Lavender. The Army gave it a pass. But some years ...
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Veterans' Voices Untold Stories: Ron Brodigan #2 (01:30)
From: Ampers

Ron Brodigan (Navy 1959-60) talks about how difficult it was to grab a nap aboard his aircraft carrier. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Veterans' Voices Untold Stories: Richard Ekholm #3 (01:30)
From: Ampers

Richard Ekholm served aboard an aircraft carrier that housed 5,300 Navy and Marines. This was during the Vietnam War, when service members were counseled not to wear uniforms ...
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Veterans' Voices Untold Stories: Louis Hubbell #2 (01:30)
From: Ampers

In Vietnam, Louis Hubbell’s Air Force job was to repair the autopilot system. Sometimes he’d hitch a ride with the Army into town for some R&R. Here’s Britt Aamodt.
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Veterans' Voices Untold Stories: Davalance DePoe #3 (01:30)
From: Ampers

Iraq War vet Davalance DePoe talks about PTSD and the healing he’s found through the VA and his spiritual practices. Here’s Britt Aamodt.