Curious Minnesota
A podcast by Star Tribune - Fridays
111 Episodes
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How an unexpected gift launched Minnesota’s oldest zoo
Published: 5/05/2025 -
What’s the smallest town in Minnesota with a mayor?
Published: 18/04/2025 -
Who decides what’s allowed on a vanity plate in Minnesota?
Published: 28/03/2025 -
Why is the loon Minnesota’s state bird? It almost didn’t happen.
Published: 14/03/2025 -
Why did the Excelsior Amusement Park on Lake Minnetonka close?
Published: 28/02/2025 -
How did Minnesota become the birthplace of ski jumping in America?
Published: 13/02/2025 -
What’s the coldest Minnesota has ever been?
Published: 24/01/2025 -
Introducing "Ghost of a Chance" - Episode 1
Published: 17/01/2025 -
What happened to Camp Snoopy at the Mall of America?
Published: 10/01/2025 -
Minnesota’s ghost towns are a relic of grand visions gone awry
Published: 6/12/2024 -
Why are Minnesota’s roadside rest areas so nice?
Published: 14/11/2024 -
What’s behind the stereotype that Minnesotans don’t like spicy food?
Published: 31/10/2024 -
How did Old Dutch potato chips get started in St. Paul?
Published: 10/10/2024 -
How Quonset huts helped solve the post-WWII housing crisis in the Twin Cities
Published: 26/09/2024 -
How did the Minnesota Star Tribune get its start?
Published: 29/08/2024 -
Fairgoers tell us their questions about Minnesota
Published: 28/08/2024 -
Why Wisconsin claims — incorrectly — to have more lakes than the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Published: 22/08/2024 -
Curious Minnesota at the State Fair! 8/24 (Saturday) and 8/28 (Wednesday)
Published: 19/08/2024 -
Why did Minneapolis close Nicollet Avenue for a Kmart?
Published: 9/08/2024 -
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Published: 19/07/2024
What do you wonder about the people, places and culture of Minnesota? Listen to our community-driven reporting project, which invites listeners to ask questions that our newsroom researches and answers.
