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Why Does Minnesota Make So Many Board Games?

Title: Why Does Minnesota Make So Many Board Games?
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 10 days ago
Description: Did you know that your favorite board game might have Minnesota roots? We talked to Buried Giant Studios to learn more about the history of board games in Minnesota.
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Title: Is Minnesota Really THAT Bad at Sports?
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 29 days ago
Description: Is Minnesota really THAT bad at sports? From the Timberwolves to the Vikings, we have quite the losing streak. But maybe winning isn't everything...

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Title: Minnesota’s Clocks Have Lore
Runtime: 0:53
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: From a Minneapolis clock larger than Big Ben’s clockface to a St. Paul clock that can’t legally be removed, Minnesota has some surprisingly memorable ways to tell time.

For another story about time, craft, and slowing down, check out this episode of Pause: https://youtu.be/AJnpdMVNuzM?si=2BewocSWc35YQbtE

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This Minnesota Radio Station Played Prince Before He Was Famous

Title: This Minnesota Radio Station Played Prince Before He Was Famous
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Before Prince became a global icon, KMOJ in North Minneapolis was helping bring his music, and the sound of Minnesota, to listeners across the Twin Cities.

For more Minnesota history from 1976, watch Summer of '76: https://youtu.be/xS1erlnP600?si=azTGSYGbbPJVP9df

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#blackhistory #musichistory #radiohistory

Title: So... Why Minnesota PBS?
Runtime: 0:28
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Minnesota PBS: Serving more of the state while bringing you the same trusted programming, local stories, and resources you know and love.

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Minnesota's Wild West Bank Sound | Full Documentary

Title: Minnesota's Wild West Bank Sound | Full Documentary
Runtime: 56:34
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: The West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis was once an epicenter of the music world. From the early 1960s, this neighborhood proved an irresistible draw for artists, from the reggae music of Shangoya to the indie sound of The Cactus Blossoms. These musicicians found homes in classic venues such as the Triangle Bar and Dania Hall. This film is a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and ephemera.

0:00 Bob Dylan comes to Minneapolis
4:55 Blues and folk music in Minnesota
11:09 Willie and the Bees
19:02 The West Bank neighborhood
22:42 Shangoya and playing gigs on the West Bank
31:14 New shows, new music, old challenges
36:56 Cedar-Riverside bars and culture
43:35 Spider John Koerner
48:51 Cedar-Riverside & the West Bank today

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Mom vs. Daughter Trivia at the Minnesota State Fair

Title: Mom vs. Daughter Trivia at the Minnesota State Fair
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: How many did you get right?

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Why This Part of Minnesota Looks So Different

Title: Why This Part of Minnesota Looks So Different
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: From the bluffs and caves of Southeast Minnesota’s Driftless Area to the communities shaped by its waters, the Mississippi River carries generations of stories.

Explore more in We Are the River, now streaming on the PBS App.

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Title: Minnesota’s Most Famous UFO Mystery
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: On August 27, 1979, Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson reported a strange encounter with a bright light on a rural Minnesota highway. Decades later, the case remains unexplained.
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Title: Why Aren't the Twin Cities One City?
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Minneapolis and St. Paul are only seven miles apart, and in the late 1800s, some leaders wanted to merge them into one city. Here’s why it never happened.

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This Minnesota Building Has a Deadly Past

Title: This Minnesota Building Has a Deadly Past
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: This Northeast Minneapolis building spent more than a century as a casket factory. Today, it’s home to studios for more than 140 artists.

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We Cooked All of Minnesota’s State Foods

Title: We Cooked All of Minnesota’s State Foods
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: We combined all 7 of Minnesota’s official state foods into one dish. Would you eat it?

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Before Minnesota United, There Were the Kicks

Title: Before Minnesota United, There Were the Kicks
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: The U.S. World Cup run may be over, but Minnesota soccer history is always worth revisiting. Meet the Minnesota Kicks, the state’s first professional soccer club.

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Title: Why Minneapolis Has a Giant Spoon
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: From Minneapolis’ famous Spoonbridge and Cherry to a massive loon in St. Paul, here’s the story behind some of Minnesota’s biggest sculptures.

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Title: Minnesota Invented That?!
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: From red stop signs to Twister, Nerf balls, and Totino’s pizza, Minnesota has shaped more everyday inventions than you might think.

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Title: Minneapolis’ City That Never Was
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Riverside Plaza was meant to be the first step in a much bigger “city within a city.” Here’s why the rest was never built.

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America Was Obsessed with Turning 200 | Full Documentary

Title: America Was Obsessed with Turning 200 | Full Documentary
Runtime: 57:48
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: What happened in Minnesota during the United States Bicentennial? Summer of ‘76 is a video time capsule about this lost moment in Minnesota history when the nation and the state came together to celebrate and ruminate on the meaning of America at 200. Interviews with organizers and found footage unseen in 50 years fill this kaleidoscope of stories from the Bicentennial in the North Star State.

0:00 The United States turns 200
1:22 Minnesota in the 1970s
7:07 How did America celebrate the bicentennial?
20:15 The bicentennial in greater Minnesota
26:00 Protecting the Environment in 1976
29:00 Arts and culture for the bicentennial
43:20 Farmfest 1976
45:38 Bicentennial memorabilia
51:45 Remembering the US Military in 1976
55:31 The bicentennial today
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Special Olympics Athletes Bring Team Spirit to Minnesota

Title: Special Olympics Athletes Bring Team Spirit to Minnesota
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Special Olympics athletes brought their best to Minnesota, and the week was full of moments worth cheering for. Congratulations to every athlete who competed!
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Title: Wait... What Was the Bicentennial?
Runtime: 2:31
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: The Bicentennial was a huge deal in 1976. Calli Hadler was born decades later, so she had questions.

The Gen Z Twin Cities PBS associate producer breaks down America’s 200th birthday — the moment at the center of our new documentary, Summer of ’76, premiering June 29 on TPT 2 and the PBS App.

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This Language Has Deep Roots in Minnesota

Title: This Language Has Deep Roots in Minnesota
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: S’gaw Karen is one of the Karen languages spoken by the Karen/Knyaw people of Southeast Asia, and the largest Karen community in the U.S. is right here in Minnesota.

Learn more about Remona in Four Strangers from Twin Cities PBS: https://youtu.be/HANyZRBecrA?si=jm5HwVV8P44YIS6c

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Title: The Prince Stories Fans Carry
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: On Prince's birthday, fams reflect on the music, memories, and legacy that still bring people together.
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Why is Minnesota So Obsessed with Prince?

Title: Why is Minnesota So Obsessed with Prince?
Runtime: 1:15
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Prince’s legacy is global, but in Minnesota, it still feels personal.
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900 Streetcars Once Ran Through the Twin Cities

Title: 900 Streetcars Once Ran Through the Twin Cities
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: The old streetcar system is gone, but its history is still hiding in plain sight.

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Behind the Scenes of Our New Music Documentary

Title: Behind the Scenes of Our New Music Documentary
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: Ever wonder how a history documentary comes together? Twin Cities PBS History Production Intern gives a behind-the-scenes look of what it was like bringing The Wild West Bank Sound to life.

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This Is How Music Was Recorded Before Computers

Title: This Is How Music Was Recorded Before Computers
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: Before GarageBand and voice memos, this is how music was made. Shoutout to Tony from Minnehaha Recording Company for teaching us the reel-to-reel ropes!
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Title: Can You Guess These Minnesota Songs?
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: How many songs did you guess?

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The Hidden Mexican History Beneath This Minnesota Parking Lot

Title: The Hidden Mexican History Beneath This Minnesota Parking Lot
Runtime: 1:29
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: It looks like a parking lot. It was once the heart of Minnesota’s early Mexican community.

This Cinco de Mayo, we’re remembering Minnesota’s early Mexican roots, starting with Luis Garzón.

For more about St. Paul’s West Side, watch our documentary You Are Here: West Side: https://youtu.be/w2_H0jNYvdE?si=tF7w94ykmzm0p1bX
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Title: This Famous Minnesota Photo Is a Lie
Runtime: 1:17
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: Grace, the famous Minnesota photo by Eric Enstrom, isn’t what you think… And the man? Still a mystery. 👀
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What Minnesota’s Monthly Sirens Really Mean

Title: What Minnesota’s Monthly Sirens Really Mean
Runtime: 1:04
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: On Thursday this week, the sirens will go off twice in one day as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Do you know what to do when you hear the siren?

Watch the TPT Now livestream for multilingual resources to help you stay prepared for any weather emergency: TPT.org/tptnowtv
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Only Minnesotans Who Grew Up On PBS Will Get These Right

Title: Only Minnesotans Who Grew Up On PBS Will Get These Right
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: How did you do?

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Why Lake Superior Was Almost Poisoned (And What Stopped It)

Title: Why Lake Superior Was Almost Poisoned (And What Stopped It)
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Lake Superior provides drinking water for millions, but it wasn’t always protected. This is the story of the case that helped stop industrial pollution and reshape environmental law.

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This Indigenous Language Changes When You Sit or Stand

Title: This Indigenous Language Changes When You Sit or Stand
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) is one of five Indigenous languages of what is now Wisconsin and part of the Siouan language family, found only in North America. It has deep ties to the Upper Midwest, including present-day Minnesota.

Today, fewer than 80 fluent speakers remain, with ongoing community-led efforts to revitalize the language.

Learn more about Ho-Chunk history with our @pbswisconsin neighbors: https://youtu.be/p7YteKiTSXk?si=6WYzbZtxSSh_bK-n
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The American Indian Movement Patrol in Minneapolis

Title: The American Indian Movement Patrol in Minneapolis
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: This is where AIM began.

Community patrols, red jackets, and a mission to protect Native rights.

Learn more in our documentary, Paradox: Echoes of Reform and the Minneapolis Police (linked below).

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Can Third Parties Win in Minnesota? | Playback Episode 4

Title: Can Third Parties Win in Minnesota? | Playback Episode 4
Runtime: 47:08
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Jesse Ventura shocked the world in 1998 when he was elected governor of Minnesota as a third party candidate. But Minnesota actually has a long tradition of third-party politics. In this episode of "Playback," a podcast from Twin Cities PBS, professor Michael Lansing joins host Julie Censullo to discuss.

0:00 Jesse Ventura and Third Parties in Minnesota
14:46 The Non-Partisan League in Minnesota
21:25 Floyd Olson and the Farmer-Labor Party
26:17 The Minnesota DFL
33:39 The End of a Third Party Tradition?
37:15 Independent Politicians
41:12 Let’s Get Back to Ventura

Watch "Jesse Ventura Shocks the World" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b3JkzpH6_Bw?si=6J-QOL57ZWQ-A18f
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Title: University Avenue Has a Hidden History
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: The Green Line connects Minneapolis and St. Paul, but it also traces a path through decades of history, hidden landmarks, and everyday stories along University Avenue.
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Title: Can AI Create Horse Photography?
Runtime: 1:10
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: AI can generate a horse. But can it understand one?
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Do the Twin Cities Have the Second Most Theater Seats in the Country?

Title: Do the Twin Cities Have the Second Most Theater Seats in the Country?
Runtime: 1:16
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: The famous “second most theater seats per capita” claim might be debatable, but the Twin Cities theater scene is undeniable.

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Title: Secrets of Saint Paul's Union Depot
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: One building, a century of stories. What surprises you most about our neighbor, Union Depot?
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Minnesota Skyways: Smart Idea or Urban Mistake?

Title: Minnesota Skyways: Smart Idea or Urban Mistake?
Runtime: 1:32
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Yes, you can even reach Twin Cities PBS through the St. Paul skyway system. But are skyways actually good for cities? The debate has been going on for decades.

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Title: Meet Minnesota’s Giant Ice Age Beaver
Runtime: 0:57
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: 10,000 years ago, giant beavers roamed what’s now Minnesota, and in 2025, they became our official state fossil.

See it for yourself at the Bell Museum, and explore more science and nature stories with Twin Cities PBS.

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Can Murals Build a Community? | Playback Episode 3

Title: Can Murals Build a Community? | Playback Episode 3
Runtime: 34:01
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Today, the West Side of St. Paul, Minnesota is bursting with the colors of muralismo, the Mexican art of wall painting dating to the 20th century. But why this art? And why this community? In this episode of "Playback," a podcast from Twin Cities PBS, artist Aaron Jonson-Ortiz joins host Julie Censullo to explain.

0:00 What is Muralismo?
4:30 Aaron Johnson Ortiz and the History of Muralism
12:00 Mexican Migration to Minnesota
15:50: The West Side Flats
20:34 Building Community with Murals

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Can a Pottery Expert Fix Beginner Skills in 1 Hour?

Title: Can a Pottery Expert Fix Beginner Skills in 1 Hour?
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: How much can a beginner improve at pottery in just one hour with an expert? We put it to the test with @cherricopottery
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How Minnesota Dominated the 2026 Winter Olympics

Title: How Minnesota Dominated the 2026 Winter Olympics
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Minnesota sent dozens of athletes to the 2026 Winter Olympics, and brought home more medalists than any other state. From hockey and curling to alpine and cross-country skiing, here’s how Minnesota athletes made history and why the State of Hockey keeps showing up on the podium.

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There's More to Minnesota Symbolism Than You Think

Title: There's More to Minnesota Symbolism Than You Think
Runtime: 0:59
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: What really symbolizes the North Star State—the loon, the lakes, or the people who make this place home? You tell us.

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When Minnesota Students Took Over a Building | Playback Episode 2

Title: When Minnesota Students Took Over a Building | Playback Episode 2
Runtime: 40:17
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: In 1969, 70 Black students at the University of Minnesota staged a peaceful takeover of Morrill Hall to advocate for scholarship funding, student support services, and the creation of an African American Studies department. In this episode of "Playback," a podcast from Twin Cities PBS, Professor John Wright joins host Julie Censullo to look inside the anatomy of this protest.

0:00 Protesting Then and Now
4:30 Black Students and Civil Rights at the University of Minnesota
12:57 The Afro American Action Committee
19:12 The Takeover of Morrill Hall
25:31 Negotiating with the University of Minnesota
29:25 The Aftermath of the Takeover

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Title: What is Ramadan?
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Ramadan Mubarak! As the holy month begins, we’re looking back to our conversation with Chef Jamal Hashi about what Ramadan is, why it’s observed, and how it’s celebrated.

Wishing Muslim communities across the Twin Cities and beyond a month of reflection, care, and community.
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Minneapolis's Most Polarizing Police Chief | Paradox Episode 3

Title: Minneapolis's Most Polarizing Police Chief | Paradox Episode 3
Runtime: 28:41
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: The history of police in Minneapolis continues. The 1980s brought the controversial Chief Tony Bouza to Minneapolis. A look at his paradoxical views on policing and their impact. How does this history echo into the present?

0:00 Tony Bouza Comes to Minneapolis
5:01 The Minneapolis Police and the LGBTQ+ Community
8:11 Police Entrapment
12:30 New Minneapolis Police Stations
19:23 The Repoliticisation of the Minneapolis Police
23:06 The Minneapolis Police in the 21st Century

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Title: Hidden Art in Minneapolis
Runtime: 0:50
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: You might think you know downtown Minneapolis, but have you looked down?

From hidden manhole art to Prince references, Nicollet Mall is full of public art you’ve probably walked right past. Next time you’re downtown, slow down and look around.

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Police Reform in Minneapolis Isn't New | Paradox Episode 2

Title: Police Reform in Minneapolis Isn't New | Paradox Episode 2
Runtime: 47:18
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: The history of police in Minneapolis continues. With the 1960s came new progressive movements all across the U.S. How will this affect policing in Minneapolis? Proposed reforms, a strengthening police union, and new Mayors will all have a new vision for the future.

0:00 Tensions in 1960s Minneapolis
6:35 Can the Minneapolis Police Reform?
20:39 Law and Order
31:06 Change from Within the Police Department
36:51 The Good Life in Minnesota?
41:34 The American Indian Movement

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Thumbnail photo credit: Dick Bancroft
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Title: Medicine Ball | Trailer
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: "Medicine Ball" follows Native college athletes, Lexus Redthunder and Leroy Fairbanks IV, as they navigate college life and basketball at the University of Minnesota Morris located on the site of a former Native boarding school. Their journey reveals how basketball became a powerful symbol of resilience, hope, and cultural pride in Native communities.

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