Curious Minnesota
A podcast by Star Tribune - Fridays
111 Episodes
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Does Minnesota really have the 'World's Oldest Rock'?
Published: 27/10/2022 -  
How lumberjacks harnessed an 'ocean of pine' to build Minnesota
Published: 29/08/2022 -  
Why has the Park Board allowed the 'birthplace of Minneapolis' to deteriorate?
Published: 12/08/2022 -  
Why did Scandinavian immigrants choose Minnesota?
Published: 28/07/2022 -  
Was Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer?
Published: 14/07/2022 -  
Why isn't Minnesota's sacrifice at Gettysburg better remembered?
Published: 30/06/2022 -  
What was the first movie filmed in Minnesota?
Published: 16/06/2022 -  
How did Nicollet Island transform from an industrial hub to a public park?
Published: 3/06/2022 -  
How an inside joke led to St. Cloud getting its name
Published: 19/05/2022 -  
The hidden electrical system that keeps our lights on
Published: 5/05/2022 -  
Why do Minnesotans have accents?
Published: 21/04/2022 -  
Did St. Paul really protect gangsters during the Prohibition era?
Published: 7/04/2022 -  
Why did Minneapolis' flour boom go bust?
Published: 24/03/2022 -  
The stories behind Minnesota's oldest building and the Northwest Angle
Published: 10/03/2022 -  
The Jolly Green Giant has left Minnesota. So who is maintaining his iconic billboard?
Published: 24/02/2022 -  
Historic wildfires once destroyed part of Minnesota. Could it happen again?
Published: 10/02/2022 -  
Which Indigenous tribes first called Minnesota home?
Published: 27/01/2022 -  
Meet the Curious Minnesota superfan behind some of our best questions
Published: 13/01/2022 -  
Was organized crime behind the demise of streetcars in the Twin Cities?
Published: 3/12/2021 -  
Why a slice of I-94 is a 'candyland for researchers'
Published: 29/10/2021 
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.
