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A BIG Sports Weekend (10/02/09)

We have the two big football border battles... and the Twins' final regular season game at the Metrodome.  Larry Fitzgerald Sr. stops by to fill us in.

Tough Times (10/02/09)

MPR Economic Reporter Chris Farrell and Augsburg U prof Jeanne Boeh give us their take on Friday's weak employment figures.

This Week's Monologue (10/02/09)

Sheletta Brundidge talks about marriage... and the Vikings.

Almanac - October 2, 2009 (10/02/09)

This Week's Monologue (10/02/09)

Sheletta Brundidge talks about marriage... and the Vikings.

Tough Times (10/02/09)

MPR Economic Reporter Chris Farrell and Augsburg U prof Jeanne Boeh give us their take on Friday's weak employment figures.

A BIG Sports Weekend (10/02/09)

We have the two big football border battles... and the Twins' final regular season game at the Metrodome.  Larry Fitzgerald Sr. stops by to fill us in.

Pipestone National Monument (10/02/09)

We show a clip from the upcoming tpt special "Minnesota's National Park Legacy" that demonstrates the federally-protected sacred quarry in the Southwest section of our state.

Truancy (10/02/09)

If you believe it's an old-fashioned issue for law enforcement to care about, think again.  The Hennepin County Attorney's office is aggressively going after kids who skip school.  County Attorney Mike Freeman tells us why.

A Red Bull Story (10/02/09)

All year tpt has been working with the Minnesota National Guard to tell the stories of troops based in Iraq.  In this series of reports we focus on the soldiers overseas and the families they leave behind.  This week we bring you the story of Suzie and David Mayo.

GOP Straw Poll This Weekend (10/02/09)

The governor's election is more than a year away but this weekend at the State Republican Convention delegates will conduct a straw poll on the race.  Mary Lahammer talks about it with state party chair Tony Sutton.

The Political Panel (10/02/09)

We'll pick up the political conversation with this week's version of our political panel.  Democrats Mike Hatch and Ember Reichgott Junge mix it up with Republicans Sarah Janecek and Fritz Knaak.

The Wrapup (10/02/09)

Some football history... a symphony mystery... and a music clip of Richard Thompson from 1999.  What do they have in common?  Each is featured in this week's show-ending segment.

The Wrapup (09/25/09)

Two history questions about Minnesota football lore and a show-ending tune by Speaking in Tongues.

The Political Panel (09/25/09)

This week's version of sparring politicos includes Republicans Gregg Peppin and Andy Brehm and Democrats Javier Morillo-Alicea and Rep. Alice Hausman.  Tim Pawlenty's possible presidential ambitions will be one topic we tackle.

Minnesota's Deadliest Tornadoes (09/25/09)

Mary Lahammer continues her tour of terrific twisters from our state's past.  This week she tells the story of the F-5 tornado that led to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.

Iraqi Sister City (09/25/09)

Minneapolis now has a sister-city relationship with Najaf, Iraq.  We hear from two Najaf residents and a Minneapolis City Council member about what they hope to get out of the arrangement.

Speaking in Tongues Live! (09/25/09)

A cross-cultural quartet of percussionists joins us live in Studio B.  The group will be performing Saturday September 26 at 2 pm at the Cedar Cultural Center.  It's all part of the Cedar's annual Global Roots Festival.

Cold Cases in St. Paul (09/25/09)

The St. Paul Police Department's new Cold Case unit solved its first case this week.  Investigator Anita Muldoon tells us all about it.

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