05/2009

The Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:13:01 -0500

Two great Minnesota history questions for your viewing pleasure. Think you know the answer? Call our voicemail at 651-229-1430. Show ending music this week is by Dan Wilson who performed on Almanac one year ago this week.

Housing Crisis Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:11:04 -0500

One in eight Americans is at least one month behind on their home mortgage payments. And foreclosures in the Twin Cities continue to drive down home prices here. We explore this issue with Augsburg College economist Jeanne Boeh, U of M Law School prof Prentiss Cox and Brad Fisher from the Minneapolis Area Realtors Association.

Refugee Crisis in Pakistan

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:08:44 -0500

UNICEF now says that fighting in that country has displaced more than three million people. The Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee is one the groups trying to help. ARC head Daniel Wordsworth is our guest.

Subterranean Twin Cities

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:06:55 -0500

That's the name of a new book from the U of M Press by Greg Brick. Find out what's going on under your feet here in the metro. Author Brick joins Cathy and Eric in the studio.

3 Minute Egg

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:05:10 -0500

On Saturday June 6 at 9 pm on the digital Minnesota Channel tune in Matt Peiken's half hour Minnesota arts magazine. We bring you a clip from the show. To see more of Matt's arts reporting check out his website: www.3minuteegg.org

Talking Financial Literacy

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:03:41 -0500

It's our summertime series of reports in which we look at the ways that people spend and save money. Financial expert Nathan Dungan explains our approach to the series and hands out the first of his homework assignments.

Download the Money Temperament worksheet here. This file is an Acrobat PDF - you will need the free Acrobat Reader to view and print it.

Rybak Returns from China

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:02:00 -0500

The Minneapolis mayor has just returned from his city's first trade mission to the Far East. We'll chat business and look at a very funny photo of the mayor with basketball star Yao Ming.

Going Hi Def

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:59:58 -0500

Two more Twin Cities newscasts are going HD soon, WCCO is making the switch on Saturday. Media analyst extraordinaire John Rash talks about the economics of high definition television.

A Visual Essay Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:57:22 -0500

It's burning season David Gillette tells us.

Almanac - May 29, 2009

tptadmin — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:55:40 -0500

We discuss the housing crisis with local real estate experts, explore the bowels of the Twin Cities with an unusual spelunker, talk with R. T. Rybak about his trip to China, and introduce a series of Almanac segments in which financial advisor Nathan Dungan speaks about financial literacy.