Curious Minnesota
Listen: How much flour would it take to turn Lake Superior into bread?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how a teenager's question sent us down a leavened labyrinth.
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How should Curious Minnesota expand in 2024?
Your feedback is important to shaping the future of this project, which will soon celebrate its fifth anniversary.
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How do small animals survive Minnesota's brutal winters?
Birds, squirrels, frogs and other small critters adapt to frigid temperatures in different — and sometimes surprising — ways.
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Listen: Did teenagers 'riot' when the Beatles stayed in downtown Minneapolis in 1965?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses the chaotic aftermath of the Fab Four's Bloomington concert.
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Why did Duluth's economy collapse in the 1980s?
The Zenith City was once predicted to be the next Chicago. But its fortunes changed.
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How Minnesota farmers kept booze flowing during Prohibition
Mobsters became famous for bootlegging, but smaller moonshine operations dotted the countryside.
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Did Amelia Earhart play basketball at St. Paul Central High School?
The groundbreaking pilot lived in Minnesota as a teenager.
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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.
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How Mayo Clinic became one of the world's most famous medical centers
The "clinic in a cornfield" attracted many visitors in its earliest days because of innovative practices.
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Listen: How did Kid Cann become Minneapolis' most infamous gangster?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how Isadore "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld rode Prohibition to wealth and influence in the city.
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How did Minnesota become the nation's top turkey state?
Minnesota birds are a Thanksgiving staple around the country, thanks to a turkey turnaround a century ago.
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What are Minnesota's most popular tourist attractions?
State tourism spending has rebounded since the pandemic, but growth has lagged behind the national trend.
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Listen: Was Moorhead once a drinking destination?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses how the Fargo-Moorhead area became a battleground over booze in the late 1800s.
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Minnesota's state seal and flag are changing. How was this controversial image created?
Native American leaders say the state's symbol, developed when Minnesota was a territory, celebrates the removal of Indigenous people.
Curious Minnesota
How much flour would it take to turn Lake Superior into bread?
A teenager's question sent Curious Minnesota down a leavened labyrinth to conjure a Lake Superior Loaf.
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Why do some cars in Minnesota have 'whiskey plates'?
Few other states require certain drivers to display these special license plates.
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Listen: Why did Spam become an international sensation?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses the product's cultural legacy that extends across the globe — and even into our email inboxes.
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How intercepted Soviet newscasts once fueled a hit show in the Twin Cities
"Channel 3 Moscow" offered a rare window into daily life in the U.S.S.R. — and has new relevance today.
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Listen: Why did Prince decide to live in Chanhassen?
The Curious Minnesota podcast discusses the pop star's decision to settle down in the western Twin Cities suburbs.
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Was Moorhead once a destination for drunks?
Decades before Prohibition, Moorhead benefited from a lesser-known liquor ban.
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Listen: State Fair attendees tell us their questions about Minnesota
The Curious Minnesota podcast solicited questions from fairgoers. Which is your favorite?
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How did Kid Cann become Minneapolis' most infamous gangster?
Isadore "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld rode Prohibition to wealth and influence in the city.
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Why is it that Minnesotans will 'give you directions to anywhere but their home'?
Some say the state's Minnesota Nice reputation is offset by a reluctance to form deep relationships with newcomers.
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How did Minnesota become a hub for Hmong people?
Hmong people are the largest Asian group in Minnesota, decades after many sought refuge here.
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