Twin Cities PBS
How Are Community Gardens Changing Food Deserts? | Outside Chance | Full Episode
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- How Are Community Gardens Changing Food Deserts? | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 8:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Chance joins urban farmer Marcus Kar, a Black farmer in North Minneapolis, to visit the green spaces in North Minneapolis that are nourishing the community.
00:00 Urban farming with Chance York
00:22 City gardens are important for areas considered food deserts
01:23 Meet Marcus Kar, a Black farmer in Minnesota
02:02 A food forest in North Minneapolis
03:03 What is Youth Farm?
03:30 How do community gardens help people heal?
04:17 Chance helps water the herb garden
05:07 What's the impact of community gardens on your life?
05:50 A garden shaped to look like a basketball court
07:16 What's your favorite part of gardening?
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlA3z2rFm_srerrgYckKal9T
Education Resource: Urban Farming | Outside Chance: https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/urban-farming-video/outside-chance/
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- Heiruspecs | Live Performance | Lowertown Line
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Formed while attending St. Paul Central High School back in the 90s, hip-hop veterans Heiruspecs have continued to make music for over a decade. Heiruspecs play hip hop live without samples, and are known for their distinctive song writing style and well received live shows.
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#Heiruspecs #liveperformance #mnmusic
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- Prince and Filming Purple Rain ☔ #Prince #PurpleRain #MNHistory
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Behind the scenes conversation about the filming of Prince's Purple Rain.
Interested in learning more about Prince and the filming of Purple Rain? Watch our documentary about First Avenue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9ifsWfX0V8
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- Cloud Cult | Live Performance | Lowertown Line
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This episode features music & interviews with Minnesota orchestral rock band Cloud Cult. Watch as the band performs for thousands on the Minneapolis Convention Center Plaza for the opening of the 2015 Northern Spark art festival. Plus, hear from band members about their commitment to giving back to the environment, creating visually artistic shows, pre-show rituals and spirituality.
00:00 The Lowertown Line introduces Cloud Cult
01:23 "No One Said It Would Be Easy" by Cloud Cult
03:36 Growing up as an extreme outsider and the creation of Cloud Cult
06:25 "Through the Ages" by Cloud Cult
10:04 The vision for Cloud Cult and rituals before going on stage
12:14 "Complicated Creation" by Cloud Cult
14:49 The importance of the earth to Cloud Cult
18:15 "Everybody Here is a Cloud" by Cloud Cult
21:21 The main backbone is creation
22:37 "You'll Be Bright" by Cloud Cult
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- By this definition, is lasagna a hot dish?
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Answer: No. There is no cream of mushroom soup.
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- Come See Trampled By Turtles Tearing It Up In A Live Performance On The Lowertown Line!
- Runtime
- 28:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Alt-bluegrass band Trampled By Turtles play some of their biggest hits along with special guest and fellow Duluth native, Alan Sparhawk of the band Low, and hosted by local hip hop artist Dessa.
00:00 Welcome to the Lowertown Line
00:10 Trampled by Turtles with special guest Alan Sparhawk and hosted by Dessa
00:43 "Walt Whitman," by Trampled by Turtles
03:01 Host Dessa introduces you to Trampled by Turtles
03:33 "Midnight on the Interstate" by Trampled by Turtles
07:30 The 10th Anniversary of Trampled by Turtles
08:54 Do bluegrass purists hate your style of music?
09:52 Do you ever want to play rock music?
10:08 "Keys to Paradise" by Trampled by Turtles
14:20 Alan Sparhawk from Low has been an inspiration to Trampled by Turtles
14:40 What's the connection between Alan Sparhawk and Dave Simonett?
15:50 Dessa interviews Dave Simonett and Alan Sparhawk
19:00 "When I Go Deaf" by Alan Sparhawk with Trampled...
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- Why Are Africans Treated So Unfairly? | That Got Weird
- Runtime
- 5:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Waqoo talks about coded language, racism, and bias as an African and Oromo immigrant before he explains how a long bike trip helped him discover what conservative white America really thinks of him.
00:00 Racism and bias against Africans
00:33 Are you in a position of power when it comes to racism?
02:04 Racism and bias after fleeing home
03:24 Racism is a disease that anyone can carry
04:01 Biking across the United States and meeting people where they are
05:11 A level of trust with Brown and Black folx
THAT GOT WEIRD is presented as part of TPT's Racism Unveiled Storytelling Initiative, which aims to call out racism and highlight solutions from our communities to end systemic racism. Racism Unveiled is funded generously by Otto Bremmer Trust, Health Partners, the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations and US Bank.
𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: https://youtube.com/pl...
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- The Myth of Minnesota | Full Documentary
- Runtime
- 29:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- What is the myth of Minnesota? When people think of Minnesota, why are they thinking what they're thinking? In this blast from the past, producers for Twin Cities PBS (or Channel 2 or KTCA) search high and low to find out: what does it really mean to be Minnesotan?
From 1979 to 1980, Channel 2 ran what they considered a weekly digital magazine. It was called Electronicle and it was considered progressive digital media for its time.
00:00 What do you think of when you hear Minnesota?
01:54 What is the REAL myth of Minnesota?
02:43 The myths of the Mississippi and Paul Bunyan
03:46 A Dakota myth about Minnehaha Falls
04:51 An exhibit on the first white settlers to Minnesota
05:54 "You must know the myth of Minnesota!"
06:29 Which came first: the culture or the commercial?
06:57 The myth of Minnesota in print, television, and advertising
13:30 Minnesota winters and the cold, cold, cold
21:12 A prairie poet on ...
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- Shredding Mountain Biking Trails | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 12:39
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Chance heads to Cuyuna to learn about mountain biking trails and how to shred them.
00:00 Chance takes on mountain biking
00:29 Repurposing old mining land for mountain biking
01:46 Meet Gunnar Carlson, President of Minnesota Off-Road Cycling
02:00 What's the best bike to rent for mountain biking?
02:51 It's time to hit the trails
06:15 "What's it like being one of the only brothers out here?"
08:13 On to some harder trails!
11:07 Seeing the beauty of Cuyuna
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlA3z2rFm_srerrgYckKal9T
Education Resource: Mountain Biking | Outside Chance: https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mountain-biking-video/outside-chance/
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- Nellie Francis was also the first Black woman to petition the Minnesota legislature
- Runtime
- 0:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- #BlackHistory #BlackWomensHistory
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- Nellie Francis, a pioneer for Black women’s rights in Minnesota
- Runtime
- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- When your true love is a mallet for pounding spices
- Runtime
- 0:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Chef Yia Vang and Cook Mo Kotb discuss how he got this mallet he uses for smashing spices to make his dukkah spice mix.
#Relish #Dukkah #DukkahRecipes
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- Racially Profiled For Being An Immigrant | That Got Weird
- Runtime
- 6:47
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Papi has experienced all types of racist aggression whether just crossing the street or while picking up his child at school. In this video, he recounts how others racially profiled him for a crime for simply being an immigrant.
00:00 "There were like 4 police cars..."
00:22 The cultural shock of moving to the United States as a teen
00:36 Being racially profiled on the street
02:57 The racial implications of being an immigrant in the United States
03:27 Being racially profiled at a school
05:12 You don't have to educate every person
THAT GOT WEIRD is presented as part of TPT's Racism Unveiled Storytelling Initiative, which aims to call out racism and highlight solutions from our communities to end systemic racism. Racism Unveiled is funded generously by Otto Bremer Trust, Health Partners, the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations and US Bank.
𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢...
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- Geocaching: Real-Life Treasure Hunting | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 11:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Geocaching: a modern day treasure hunt! Join Chance while he's searching for a geocache planted by Bart Flentje, the Kevin Garnet of Minnesota Geocaching.
Whether participating or spectating, Minnesota is an endless playground for outdoor activities and traditions. Introducing Outside Chance — a web series featuring new and traditional outdoor activities highlighting Minnesota’s outdoor culture. Hosted by yogi, emcee, rapper, and outdoor enthusiast Chance York.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlA3z2rFm_srerrgYckKal9T
Education Resource: Geocaching | Outside Chance: https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/geocaching-video/outside-chance/
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- The History of Minneapolis's Most Famous Music Club: First Avenue | Full Documentary
- Runtime
- 57:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A possibly true story of the legendary Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue. Prince may have made the club famous, but many others have toiled backstage to keep this landmark standing. From the days of Woodstock, through disco, punk, and hip-hop this "pirate ship that goes nowhere" has weathered the storm - just barely.
00:00 Toussaint Morrison introduces you to "First Avenue: Closer to the Stars"
00:53 First Avenue: Closer to the Stars
01:24 Joe Cocker at The Depot: the very beginning
02:48 The early chaos of The Depot: meet the players and the place
08:45 The closing of the Depot...or is it? Welcome to Uncle Sam's
16:12 Welcome to Sam's...no Uncle
24:14 7th Street Entry opens up for non-traditional bands
31:04 New year, new name: First Avenue opens
32:35 "Here comes Prince.": Purple Rain saves First Avenue and also changes it
36:40 Dance nights and concerts at First Avenue
42:17 "You don't do Black music downtown"...
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- How To Make Mexican Tortas With Chef Yia Vang
- Runtime
- 6:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Tortas are as traditionally Mexican as tacos. Manny from Manny's Torta's gives us a tutorial on what you need to make your own sandwich.
Relish shares stories of cultural heritage in Twin Cities communities through the universal language of food. In each episode, host Yia Vang (Union Hmong Kitchen) takes viewers inside the home kitchens of local chefs as they serve up an ingredient or dish that has personal and cultural meaning to them.
Education Resource: Mexico: Mexican Tortas, Relish: https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mexico-mexican-tortas-video/relish/
Watch more: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlC3MlVBXOReUzLJ3YMqbEjN&si=N2DCReWxM2Ru1_S6
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- The Threat in Existing As a Black Man | That Got Weird
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For men of color being seen as a threat isn’t just about your size or complexion, but also about being educated and refusing to be oppressed. On this episode of That Got Weird, Prophet discusses eye contact as a Black man, how the way he dressed changed the way people spoke to him, and what keeps him driving forward.
THAT GOT WEIRD is presented as part of TPT's Racism Unveiled Storytelling Initiative, which aims to call out racism and highlight solutions from our communities to end systemic racism. Racism Unveiled is funded generously by Otto Bremer Trust, Health Partners, the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations and US Bank.
𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlB5nKF-zZB6x-OpLr8yNYul
Download a free Educational Content Guide for That Got Weird: https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/21920d31-4c92-4f76-8ab5-750674ebd554/edb3a9bf-a551-400f-...
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- Rock Climbing Minnesota's State Parks | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 12:47
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Topping out? Sending it? Chance tests his spidey sense rock climbing with guide Janel Rieger this episode! Along the way they discuss Janel's efforts in making the sport more inclusive.
00:00 Rock climbing Minnesota's state parks
Whether participating or spectating, Minnesota is an endless playground for outdoor activities and traditions. Introducing Outside Chance — a web series featuring new and traditional outdoor activities highlighting Minnesota’s outdoor culture. Hosted by yogi, emcee, rapper, and outdoor enthusiast Chance York.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAyy-wd-GlA3z2rFm_srerrgYckKal9T
Education Resource: Rock Climbing | Outside Chance: https://tpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rock-climbing-video/outside-chance/
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- When you're PBS and still can’t use the OG song
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
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- A Day In The Life Of A Singing Telegram Performer: Tape's Rolling! | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 26:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Brian delivers singing telegrams to...mainly the unwilling. He doesn't make a ton of money, but he loves what he does. Follow Brian in this early 90's interview on a typical day in the life of an entertainer in the singing telegram business.
#ThrowbackTPT #TPTVault #TapesRolling #SingingTelegram
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- Vegetarian Passover | Relish with Chef Yia Vang
- Runtime
- 7:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- A seder with a Blewish twist! Chef Imani prepares a vegetarian Passover menu for Chef Yia on this episode of Relish. Using Kosher ingredients, the chefs prepare roasted squash, a matzo ball soup, and a vegan Seder plate.
00:00 What is a Passover Seder?
00:37 A stuffed acorn squash to substitute the brisket in this vegetarian Passover meal
01:02 Being Black and Jewish
01:49 Cooking kosher for our vegetarian Passover meal
03:00 What is matzah for during Passover?
04:02 Creating matzo balls, the Ashkenazi style
05:49 Tasting the Passover meal
06:40 A vegan Seder plate
Relish shares stories of cultural heritage in Twin Cities communities through the universal language of food. In each episode, host Yia Vang (Union Hmong Kitchen) takes viewers inside the home kitchens of local chefs as they serve up an ingredient or dish that has personal and cultural meaning to them.
Watch more: https://youtube.com/playlist?li...
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- Anti-Racist Skinheads Fighting Nazis: The Baldies | Full-Length Documentary
- Runtime
- 51:45
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Skinhead culture started as multi-cultural, working-class, and anti-racist, but soon was co-opted by white supremacy. To fight back against Nazis, the Baldies were formed in Minneapolis and beyond.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hsRmhtAGFgToUAf4hBuHc?si=1fde3691f3eb41ac
00:00 Minnesota Experience presents the Baldies
00:29 This is the story of the Baldies
05:54 The origins of Skinhead culture and it’s anti-racist and working-class roots
11:21 Becoming the Baldies
16:26 The media takes over the term “Skinhead”
18:32 White supremacy, Nazis, and the Baldies
25:27 White power bands in Minnesota
26:18 The Baldies and the mob mentality
29:33 The women of the Baldies fighting sexism
32:38 Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice and Anti-Racist Action
37:01 The Baldies’ violent interact...
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- Bring Her Home | Documentary Trailer
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- TPT is proud to announce a new film entitled Bring Her Home. In 2019, Vision Maker Media awarded TPT with funding to create a project surrounding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement in Minnesota.
To watch the full documentary, visit: https://www.tpt.org/bring-her-home
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- Diving Into North Shore Wave Photography In Lake Superior | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 8:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Join Chance in Two Harbors, Minnesota where he starts off by taking some forest photos...and quickly moves up to putting on a wet suit and jumping into Lake Superior for some frozen wave photography.
00:00 An extreme photo adventure around and in Lake Superior
00:22 We're in Two Harbors today for woods and water photography
01:05 Meet Christian Dalbec, Chance's guide for today
02:07 Exploring the woods around Lake Superior
05:02 Preparing for wave photography
06:11 Jumping into Lake Superior for some wave photography
08:25 Don't let your comfort zone be a cage
Whether participating or spectating, Minnesota is an endless playground for outdoor activities and traditions. Introducing Outside Chance — a web series featuring new and traditional outdoor activities highlighting Minnesota’s outdoor culture. Hosted by yogi, emcee, rapper, and outdoor enthusiast Chance York.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlis...
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- What It's Like To Have A Second-Generation Immigrant Identity | That Got Weird
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Being a second-generation immigrant often comes at a price for identity. Considered “exotic” in the United States and “too American” for Turkey, Mavis finds herself caught between two cultures and feeling like she doesn’t fit into either.
THAT GOT WEIRD — Confronting the uncomfortable in hopes of bridging the divides. A new series from Twin Cities PBS (TPT) that reveals true stories of racism experienced by Indigenous, Black, Asian and other people of color in Minnesota. Along with a promise of anonymity, each subject interviewed has a hand in designing their own character and giving it a pseudonym. No roosters were harmed in the making of this series.
THAT GOT WEIRD is presented as part of TPT's Racism Unveiled Storytelling Initiative, which aims to call out racism and highlight solutions from our communities to end systemic racism. Racism Unveiled is funded generously by Otto Bremmer Trust, Health Partners, the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundations ...
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- Black History: Frederick M. Jones (Pt. 4)
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Black History: Frederick M. Jones (Pt. 3)
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- 0:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Black History: Frederick M. Jones (Pt. 2)
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Black History: Frederick M. Jones (Pt. 1)
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- 0:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A group of women became Betty Crocker!
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- After a contest, the idea for Betty Crocker is born…
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- 0:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The History of Betty Crocker
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- What’s your wave style? #HowToTalkMinnesotan
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- 0:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Perfecting the Minnesotan Wave #HowToTalkMinnesotan
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Minnesota Wave: Step 1 #HowToTalkMinnesotan
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Waving in Minnesotan #HowToTalkMinnesotan
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- 0:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The Power of the Negative #HowToTalkMinnesotan
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Did you know we have a TikTok channel? Check it out at @TwinCitiesPBS
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- 0:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Mole de Plátano | Relish with Chef Yia Vang
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Chef Amalia Moreno-Damgaard shares with us a special recipe from her Guatemalan heritage: mole de plátano, a staple of Guatemalan cuisine so important that it's joined by only 4 other dishes on a list entitled Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Guatemalan government.
00:00 Making Guatemalan mole
00:17 The difference between Mexican and Guatemalan mole
01:05 Tomatillos and chocolate - starting the mole!
02:38 Who were the Mayans and how did they influence South American food and culture?
03:22 Blending the ingredients and cooking the mole
04:27 The history of chocolate
5:01 Finishing the mole and sautéing plantains
5:29 Plating the mole de plátano
6:16 Let’s eat! Chef Amalia talks about the flavors that remind her of home
Relish shares stories of cultural heritage in Twin Cities communities through the universal language of food. In each episode, host Yia Vang (Union Hmong Kitchen) takes viewers inside the h...
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- Trailheads: The Oregon Trail’s Origins | Full Documentary
- Runtime
- 23:40
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- "Trailheads: The Oregon Trail’s Origins" travels back to 1971 to tell the surprising story of how a college project from Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger, and Don Rawitsch was donated to the state of Minnesota and its organization MECC and went on to become one of the most celebrated games of all time.
00:00 Thank you for funding this great work!
00:29 Being behind the scenes of one of the most celebrated computer games of all-time
01:21 Meet the three student teachers who created the Oregon Trail
03:51 From dice to computers: why not put the Oregon Trail on the computer?
04:31 Code, code, and more code
05:28 The math and history teachers collaborate on the game
6:58 Realizing they had created something special
9:03 MECC and the Oregon Trail
12:00 Checking the history and data of the Oregon Trail - both in real life and the game
14:27 The Oregon Trail moves to Apple
15:11 Minnesota creates a service for the nat...
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- Tim Leonard at the Roller Garden | Film in the Cities
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- 4:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Film in the Cities creator Tim Leonard looks back on his project at the Roller Garden in St. Louis Park. This video is especially poignant since the close of the Roller Garden due to COVID-19.
In the early 1970s, a group of young artists started a film program for teens in the Twin Cities. Film in the Cities would go on to become a groundbreaking media arts and education organization. This retrospective is told through and reflections from founders and former students and features rare and revealing super 8 student films from a half century ago.
To watch the full documentary, visit: https://www.tpt.org/film-in-the-cities/
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- Snowkiting Basics on White Bear Lake, MN | Outside Chance | Full Episode
- Runtime
- 9:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On the first episode of Outside Chance, Chance York is going to try and "quench his need for speed" with snowkiting, a sport creating in the 1960s that has also helped advance science in remote places like Antarctica.
00:00 Welcome to White Bear Lake, where Chance is heading snowkiting
01:33 Chad Dobson tells us what snowkiting is
03:00 The "wind window" and snowkiting
03:42 Getting the kite off the ground...maybe
04:08 Getting the hang of it!
05:12 Level 2: More POWER!!
06:15 Now to add the skis
08:42 A new appreciation for the power of wind
Whether participating or spectating, Minnesota is an endless playground for outdoor activities and traditions. Introducing Outside Chance — a web series featuring new and traditional outdoor activities highlighting Minnesota’s outdoor culture. Hosted by yogi, emcee, rapper, and outdoor enthusiast Chance York.
Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnA...
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- Being Biracial In A White Family and Neighborhood | That Got Weird
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Too white for her Black friends, definitely Black with her white friends: Virgo discusses what it’s like when you’re never quite enough for the people around you. But more than that, Virgo talks about growing into her own, challenging racist comments, and learning to love her hair and her beauty, just the way she is.
00:00 "Why would you tan? You're already Black!"
00:38 Hair is important to identity, self-worth, and self-love
01:47 Being biracial and identifying your true self
02:30 Correcting people about your identity and not blending in
04:27 How do conversations about race happen with your white family?
THAT GOT WEIRD — Confronting the uncomfortable in hopes of bridging the divides. A new series from Twin Cities PBS (TPT) that reveals true stories of racism experienced by Indigenous, Black, Asian and other people of color in Minnesota. Along with a promise of anonymity, each subject interviewed has a hand in designing their o...
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- Ski Technology: The History And Science | Newton's Apple
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- 6:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- On this Newton's Apple, John Howe explains the mechanics of skiing, the history of skis, and the science behind moving fast downhill.
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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- Why You Sound Better Singing In The Shower | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 7:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Everyone thinks they sound so much better when they're singing in the shower - why is that? This episode of Newton's Apple is about resonance.
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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- Why Is A Rainbow Curved? | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 6:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Ira Flatow and our physics friend Jack demonstrates how rainbows work and why they refract using light.
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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- How Does Hypothermia Kill You? | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 11:05
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Jerry asks how those people who swim in the winter can function? Well, we have an answer for that! The University of Minnesota's Director of Hypothermia Research Laboratory, Dr. Robert Pozos, explains hypothermia and how long you can survive in the cold.
00:00 "How do those people who go swimming in the middle of the winter survive the cold water?"
01:35 What is the body's response to cold? A demonstration: don't try this at home!
03:40 How does the body try to keep you warm?
04:30 When does hypothermia start?
05:30 What happens to your muscles in cold water?
07:13 University of Minnesota Duluth's Hypothermia lab experiments
09:08 What goes through the mind of a person experiencing cold?
10:00 The survival suit for cold water
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distribute...
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- Who Was Dead Ernie? | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 10:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Dead Ernie has been a Newton's Apple favorite for a long time, but we don't know anything about his history. Using Dead Ernie's skeleton, we can find out more about him.
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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- What's The Science Behind a Curve Ball? | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 7:53
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For years, no one was able to explain why a curve ball - or a breaking ball - was able to curve. Ira Flatow learns how to throw a curve ball by New York Yankees and finds out the physics from Dr. Richard Brandt, a sports physicist.
00:00 How is a curve ball actually thrown?
00:50 Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees talks curve balls
01:57 How to throw a curve ball
03:12 Ron Guidry throws a breaking ball pitch
03:40 What actually makes a spinning ball curve?
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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- Can A Bed Of Nails Really Support Your Weight? | Newton's Apple
- Runtime
- 6:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- What is the science behind laying on a bed of nails? Not only that - how can stuntmen lay on a bed of nails and have a concrete block broken on their stomachs? Jack helps us know about the physics of laying on a bed of nails. Ira hopes that our physics friend Jack has insurance.
Hosted by Ira Flatow, Newton's Apple was an American educational television program about science produced and developed by KTCA of Minneapolis–Saint Paul (Now @Twin Cities PBS ) and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from October 15, 1983, to January 3, 1998.
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