Curious Minnesota
A podcast by Star Tribune - Fridays
111 Episodes
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What is the oldest tree in Minnesota?
Published: 2/07/2024 -
Emptying state institutions was supposed to help fix mental health care. What happened?
Published: 17/06/2024 -
How did gambling develop into a major industry in Minnesota?
Published: 31/05/2024 -
Searching for Snoopy: What happened to all the 'Peanuts' statues in St. Paul?
Published: 17/05/2024 -
What Minnesota inventions have shaped modern life?
Published: 2/05/2024 -
What roles did Minnesota's Native American chiefs play? And who were some notable ones?
Published: 19/04/2024 -
Why does Maplewood have such an odd shape?
Published: 4/04/2024 -
How did Northfield become home to St. Olaf and Carleton colleges?
Published: 22/03/2024 -
Did union rules prevent Leonard Bernstein from joining the Minnesota Orchestra?
Published: 8/03/2024 -
What does it mean when Minnesota courts sentence offenders to 'the workhouse'?
Published: 23/02/2024 -
What is Minnesota's deepest lake?
Published: 1/02/2024 -
How did Minnesota become the nation's top turkey state?
Published: 18/01/2024 -
How much flour would it take to turn Lake Superior into bread?
Published: 5/01/2024 -
Did teenagers 'riot' when the Beatles stayed in downtown Minneapolis in 1965?
Published: 15/12/2023 -
Did a Nazi sympathizer once represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate?
Published: 1/12/2023 -
How did Kid Cann become Minneapolis' most infamous gangster?
Published: 17/11/2023 -
Was Moorhead once a drinking destination?
Published: 2/11/2023 -
Why did Spam become an international sensation?
Published: 19/10/2023 -
Why did Prince decide to live in Chanhassen?
Published: 6/10/2023 -
State Fair attendees tell us their Minnesota questions
Published: 22/09/2023
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.
