08/2007

Eleanor Roosevelt Visits KTCA

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:11:32 -0500

In 1960, KTCA produced the national series That Free Men May Live for the National Educational Television and Radio Center. In this 13-show series, the station's General Manager John C. Schwarzalder interviewed the leading thinkers of the day. Here he talks with Eleanor Roosevelt about how the U.S. can best work with the United Nations.

The Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:06:26 -0500

The Index File is back. We proudly give you the only right answer from last time ... and then present a spanking-new Minnesota history question. We end the show with a tune by jazz great Charles Lloyd who performed in the tpt studios this week in the year 2000.

The Political Week that Was

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:05:20 -0500

A possible special session ... a new presidential caucus date ... and the arrest in Minnesota of a U.S. Senator have made this anything but a sleepy August news week. Republican panelists Fritz Knaak and David Strom mix it up with Democrats Ember Reichgott Junge and Andy Dawkins.

A New Brain Test?

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:03:53 -0500

Dr. Apostolos Georgapoulus from the U of M (and the V.A.) has pioneered the use of a new brain imaging test that may hold great promise in the diagnosis of a range of serious brain disorders.

Eagles on Rainy Lake

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:02:58 -0500

Meet someone who's devoted his life to researching and caring for the eagles on Rainy Lake. It's the first in a series of stories by Mary Lahammer about the remarkable lake that straddles Minnesota's border with Canada.

"An Average Family"

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:01:57 -0500

That's the name of a play making its world premiere next month at the Children's Theatre Company. Playwright Larissa FastHorse talks about how her experiences growing up in South Dakota shape the play.

A Voice for Design

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:57 -0500

Tom Oslund wants to make sure that design remains a strong consideration in the rebuilding of the 35W bridge.

State Schools Report Card

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:05 -0500

The latest yearly progress reports were released late Thursday and many Minnesota schools slipped. State Education Commissioner Alice Seagren explains.

The Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:59:04 -0500

More musings by cartoonist David Gillette.

Almanac - August 31, 2007

tptadmin — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:56:21 -0500