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Listen: Did a Nazi sympathizer once represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate?

The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how Ernest Lundeen's political career culminated in a fight to stay out of World War II — and came to a tragic conclusion.

By Eric Roper

December 1, 2023 at 2:29PM

Sen. Ernest Lundeen gave a radio address responding to a broadcast by Adolf Hitler in May 1939. (ASSOCIATED PRESS VIA HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Ernest Lundeen spent three decades trying to succeed in Minnesota politics. But it was his final years as a U.S. Senator representing the state that have defined his legacy, since Lundeen was spreading Nazi propaganda in the runup to America's intervention in World War II.

Kevin Duchschere discussed his article on Lundeen with host Eric Roper on the Curious Minnesota podcast.

Further reading:

Did a Nazi sympathizer once represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate? (February 2023 Curious Minnesota story)

about the writer

Eric Roper

Curious Minnesota Editor

Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Minnesota Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast.