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What is Fast Fashion and How Do We Combat It? | Worn Within
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- What is Fast Fashion and How Do We Combat It? | Worn Within
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- 8:29
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Fast fashion is everywhere, but who's responsible for its emergence? Is it the consumer? Is it the industry? And how do we go about solving this, what seems to be, an impossible environmental issue? To find out, Susan visits a fiber mill to see how clothes are made, as well as a thrift store to try her hand at second-hand fashion.
00:20 What is Fast Fashion?
01:18 A conversation with Rachel Boucher of Rach-Al-Paca Fiber
01:48 How many alpacas does it take to make one sweater?
03:31 How did fast fashion come to be?
04:19 The rise of slow fashion
05:06 Thrifting with Arianna Benson of Dusted Archive
06:13 Repurposing clothing and textiles
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- Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis Was Home to Speed Skating Competitions
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- 3:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis has been home to many festivities throughout the years including national and international speed skating competitions starting in the 1920s.
Watch more about the history of Minneapolis lakes: https://www.tpt.org/almanac-hands-on-history/video/october-19-2005-17344
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- John Philip Sousa wrote a march for Foshay Tower
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- What Happened To Streetwear? | Worn Within
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- 7:49
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The streetwear style originated in the 1970s and became widely popular in the last two decades. But after 50 years, many believe that streetwear is on the decline or may have even met its demise. In this episode, Susan meets with streetwear designers and fashion enthusiasts Glo Martin of Paul Wear Apparel and Keiona Cook of Qe-bella Couture, to shed light on the future of streetwear.
00:16 Is Streetwear Dead?
01:28 A conversation with Glo Martin
02:07 Where did streetwear come from?
03:39 Hip-hop fashion in the 90's
04:23 The emergence of streetwear and luxury brands
05:16 A conversation with Keiona Cook
05:30 What is Luxe Streetwear?
06:52 Minnesota Fashion Week
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- The Fiercest Fires in Minnesota History | Full Documentary
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- 26:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Mary Lahammer explores the state’s worst natural disasters that have taken more than a thousand lives in Minnesota. Historian Hy Berman, Meteorologist Paul Douglas, and Climatologist Mark Seeley tell the story of deadly blazes including Hinckley 1894, Moose Lake 1918, and the BWCA 2000s.
01:19 The Hinkley fire of 1894
10:00 Moose Lake fire of 1918
19:40 How to forecast a wildfire
20:12 BWCA fires of 1999
22:14 BWCA fires of 2007
24:55 How is fire beneficial to forests?
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- The first Gay Pride in Minneapolis
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Why Modest Fashion Is Becoming More Popular | Worn Within
- Runtime
- 8:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Modest fashion, though not new, has increased recognition and availability with major brands like Nike introducing their own modest clothing line. Yet, athletes still face challenges while competing in these garments. Join Susan as she dives deeper into the history of this clothing style and unravels its common misconceptions.
00:17 Ibtihaj Muhammad - First US Olympian to compete and medal while wearing a hijab
01:30 Ifrah Jama talks about her work as a MN Fashion Designer
02:50 What does Modest Fashion mean? A conversation with Hafsa Lodi
03:17 A brief history of Modest Fashion
04:40 Modest Fashion in sports
05:23 Conversation with boxer, Nasteha Sharif
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- Charles Schulz Draws the Peanuts and Talks About Creativity
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- 4:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Charles M. Schulz, cartoonist and creator of Peanuts, was a St. Paul, Minnesota native. Watch this interview from 1987 as Charles draws some of his famous characters and talks about creativity and his process.
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- Perfection is the enemy of creativity
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- What Are Gender Neutral Clothes and Why Do We Need Them? | Worn Within
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- 9:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- What is genderless fashion? Gender-neutral fashion is causing a stir in the fashion industry, with Vogue magazine even declaring it the future of retail. Susan investigates the roots of this trend and examines the influence of gender on clothing.
0:38 What's your definition of gender neutral clothing?
1:35 Maxine Britt of MX Apparel talks about her gender neutral fashion line
3:20 A brief history of gender neutral fashion
5:47 Albé Sanchez, gender neutral clothing model, styles Susan for a night out
8:06 How gender neutral clothing can create freedom
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- Making art in the Twin Cities is unique
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Why Clothing Sizing Is Broken and How We Might Fix It | Worn Within
- Runtime
- 8:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Finding the perfect fit can be challenging, but textile experts from the University of Minnesota may have a solution. In this episode of Worn Within, we explore the history of our bizarre and broken sizing system and how it has shaped how we see our bodies and the clothes we wear. We also visit Cat Polivoda and Paxyshia Yang of Cake, Plus-Size Resale store in Minneapolis, MN.
01:29 What are robotic textiles?
01:51 What is human dimensioning?
02:01 What is anthropometrics?
02:38 Where did our current US sizing system come from?
03:00 Clothing facts about the industrial revolution
04:13 Vanity sizing
05:30 Body positivity movement
05:50 Destigmatizing sizing descriptions
06:03 #bodypositivity
07:26 Robotic textile technology
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- MN College Students Fight for Gay Rights in 1969
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- 3:13
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- F.R.E.E. was the first publicly-organized and accessible gay organization in Minnesota and it was started at the University of Minnesota in the 1960s. They used education and classes to spread their message.
Watch our full documentary on MN LGBTQ+ history called "Out North" here: https://youtu.be/4DTZxwn4NhY?si=k6RrlWBHami2_zo-
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- Disc Golfing in Minnesota
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The History of Minnesota's Fiercest Floods
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- 26:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- What were some of the most fierce and damaging floods in Minnesota's history? Paul Douglas and Mark Seeley help Mary Lahammer explore the stories behind great floods on the Minnesota, Mississippi, and Red Rivers.
01:50 What is a flood?
03:29 Minnesota River
08:50 How often do rivers flood?
09:38 Mississippi River
14:16 1965 Mississippi River Flood
15:35 Red River
17:55 1997 Red River Valley Flood - Grand Forks
22:56 1997 Grand Forks Flood to Fire
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- The importance of talking about reparations
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: Perspectives | Documentary Preview
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Minnesotans share their personal stories and perspectives of the war in Vietnam.
Stories originating in places like Willmar, Bemidji, St. Paul, Fort Campbell, and South Vietnam provide personal perspectives of what the war in Vietnam was like for the teens and young adults who experienced it.
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- Performing spoken word poetry with social anxiety
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- How A Minnesota Bookstore Became A Sci-Fi Destination
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- 5:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- From 1987, a look at the origins of the science fiction genre and Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Interviews with Don Blyly, Gordon Dickson, and David Brin.
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- The history and power of puppetry
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Using art curation to create spaces for craftspeople
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Kayaking Tips While Paddling the Mississippi River
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- 8:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Join Chance on a kayaking adventure down the mighty Mississippi River and discover how this once-industrial waterway has transformed into a recreational paradise.
0:22 Kayaking gear list
0:50 How to get into a kayak
1:09 Tips for holding and using a paddle
1:40 Balancing in a kayak
2:13 Mississippi River kayaking route
2:29 Facts about the Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
4:33 History and nature along the Mississippi banks
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- Heavy Metal Rocker Pulls Double Shift As A Medical Aid
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Bill Lindsey has toured the United States and Europe with his heavy metal band Impaler, but that doesn't mean he doesn't also love his job as a medical aid.
00:00 Heavy metal and kindness
01:11 Impaler has been around for over 30 years
02:33 Falling in love with working at a medical center
03:38 "If I could go back in time and tell my 15-year-old self I accomplished my dreams..."
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- Golfing on Hiawatha Golf Course in Minneapolis
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- 10:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Minnesota is a golfing destination with over 400 courses throughout the state. Chance York visits Hiawatha Golf Course to learn some tips and practice his swing.
0:30 Introduction to Solomon Hughes Golf Academy
0:53 Golf club basics and gear list
1:55 Golf swing tips and warmup
2:41 History and info about Hiawatha Golf Course
3:06 Choosing the right club for the shot
5:24 The biggest misconception about golf
8:10 Golf is a game that teaches life lessons
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- Striking A Balance Between Structure And Creativity
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- 4:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Dan Israel is working on finding the balance between a structured day job and a night of live performance.
00:00 "I almost think of myself as two different people"
00:55 Working in the Minnesota legislature while also being a musician
02:36 Structure, continuity, and being an artist
03:39 Finding a balance between passion and continuity
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- Introduction to Canoeing in the Boundary Waters
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- 9:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chance heads to the Boundary Waters to learn beginner canoeing tips and tricks for a successful journey.
0:34 Getting into a canoe safely
0:47 Canoeing gear list and location tips
1:08 The proper way to use a canoe paddle
1:29 The roles of each paddler
1:45 Canoe paddle strokes
2:08 Facts about Superior National Forest and BWCA
2:35 Common canoeing mistakes
4:02 Canoe portaging and measurement in rods
7:11 Tipping a canoe
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- How Photography And Martial Arts Are Similar
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- 4:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- People are often surprised to hear of the two different jobs that R.J. Kern holds: Fine Art Photography and Martial Arts business owner. But he insists that he wouldn't be good at one without the other.
00:00 It's all about balance
00:47 Animal portraiture in Fine Art Photography
02:10 How photography and martial arts are similar
02:57 Wearing vastly different hats
03:42 What does the future hold?
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- Why Disc Golf Is Perfect for Beginners
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- 10:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Minnesota has the 3rd most disc golf courses in the nation making this an accessible sport for everyone to try. Watch as Chance York learns from a Minnesota State Champion disc golfer.
0:38 Disc golf 101 & gear list
1:17 Disc types and kinds of throws in the game of disc golf
2:40 Facts about the rise in popularity of disc golf in Minnesota
3:44 Disc golf scoring terms
4:16 Forehand roller throw for narrow gaps
4:46 Chance throws a disc into a bush
7:07 Disc golfing in the winter in Minnesota
7:52 Playing disc golf professionally
9:03 Misconceptions about disc golf
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- Minnesota's Love Letter To Baseball: Boys With Bats | Full Documentary
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- 26:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- In 1985, KTCA created a love letter to baseball through the Stark Ball Club and Minnesota's biggest baseball fans. Take a look at this romance between a man and his beloved sport.
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- Learn How to Fly Fish in a Minnesota River
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- 7:15
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Minnesota is home to over 700 miles of trout streams. Chance heads to the Driftless Area in Minnesota to learn how to fly fish.
00:00 Caught a...fish?
00:16 700 miles of Minnesota trout streams
00:40 Fly fishing 101 and the gear you'll need
01:31 Types of flies for fly fishing
01:58 Learning how to roll cast
03:00 Fast facts about the Driftless Area
03:25 Fly fishing in spot #2
05:32 What are the fishing regulations in Minnesota?
06:00 Feeling empowered by fly fishing
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- Making Music and Cashew Brittle
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- 5:05
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Thomasina spends her days bringing joy, whether that's through song or through her cashew brittle business.
00:00 Candy maker, actress, and singer
01:11 How Thomasina got into cashew brittle
03:12 Using theatre and singing knowledge in her candy business
03:57 Loving people enjoying what she does, whether that's music or candy
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- How to Get Started Sailing Minnesota Lakes
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- 8:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Setting sail for the first time, Chance learns about tacking a keel boat, diversity in the sport of sailing, and how there are places that are making sailing accessible for all.
00:00 Getting ready to head sailing
00:40 The gear you need for sailing
00:56 Learning how to sail on a keel boat
01:26 Getting to know the vocabulary of inland sailing
01:57 Fast facts about sail boats and sailing in Minnesota
02:35 Practicing tacking
04:58 How Joe Leadley got into sailing and the affordability of it
05:43 Inclusivity, accessibility, and diversity in sailing
07:06 Sailing, the wind, and what you can and can’t control
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- Drawing Your Day Job
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Jordan Shiveley is a sous chef by day and a cartoonist by night.
00:00 Drawing your day job
00:48 Art should be accessible and that's what comics do
02:32 Food tattoos and why Jordan loves cooking
03:54 "Everyone has a day job, but don't let it become the main thing"
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- A Beginner's Guide to Minnesota Trail Biking
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- 8:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Minnesota has over 4,000 miles of paved biking trails that connect large parts of the state. So what should you know before you go?
00:00 Taking on urban biking trails
00:20 4,000 miles of paved rail trail
01:12 The gear you’ll need to bike urban trails
01:37 Biking tips from Anthony Taylor
02:16 Fast facts about biking
02:40 Bike seat adjustments for urban biking
03:16 Types of bikes and what you need to know for transportation
04:14 The history of biking connects us to an experience of freedom
05:08 The extensive biking opportunities in the Twin Cities
05:40 If you want to see a dog, click this time stamp!
06:07 Biking etiquette while on the trails
06:29 Switching bikes to feel the difference
07:26 Nature, outdoors, and community
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- The Great Lakes Aurora Hunters
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- 8:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- A group of photographers head out into the night to see if they can find the Northern Lights.
00:00 Aurora hunting in Minnesota
00:19 Heading out into the night
01:28 The unpredictability of the Northern Lights
02:18 The Second Annual Great Lakes Aurora Hunters Gathering
03:49 The mythology of the Northern Lights
05:19 Watching for Auroras
06:24 Spinning steel wool and light painting
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- Short history of pickleball
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
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- Pickleball Beginner Takes On A National Champion
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- 9:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States. Chance learns how to use a pickleball paddle, pickleball rules, and the best way to serve before taking on National Pickleball Champion Rachael Kroog in a contest.
00:00 Taking on the national pickleball champion on her own court
01:17 The gear you need to get started in pickleball
01:43 Learn how to use your paddle and the best way to serve
02:52 Fast facts about the creation of pickleball
03:08 The rules of pickleball and learning different pickleball shots - the smack down, the dink, and the punch volley
05:16 Rachael Kroog’s pickleball history
06:10 The health and wellness benefits to pickleball
07:04 Reviewing the rules of pickleball
07:33 Taking on the pickleball champion: Game #1
08:29 Taking on the pickleball champion: Game #2
09:00 Game #3: Doubles
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- Title
- Visiting All 10,000 Lakes in Minnesota
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- In this comedic take on Minnesota, meet this couple who started out on an adventure to see all 10,000 Minnesotan lakes.
00:00 Visiting every lake in Minnesota
00:14 "Lake-watching enthusiasts"
01:19 The plan to see all 10,000 Lakes
02:04 Preparing for the lakes
03:18 Lake #1
04:52 It's too hard to say goodbye
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- Title
- Balancing Farming and Art On Easy Bean Farm
- Runtime
- 6:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Malena wanted to pursue art full time, but couldn't get over her love of farming. So she decided to do both.
00:00 Becoming a farmer after moving to the city
01:08 Being an "art farmer"
02:05 "When I was growing up, I wanted to be an artist"
03:12 What it's like being a farmer
04:25 Balancing farming and art
05:11 You can live in a rural space and still pursue your dream
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- Title
- Crop Art: Minnesota's Seedy Art Style
- Runtime
- 7:07
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Using seeds grown only in Minnesota, three seed artists show off their creative works, discuss why they love crop art, and the difference between their works being shown at the Walker Art Center and the Minnesota State Fair.
00:00 Mr. T. seed art
00:18 Legit art that doesn't take itself too seriously
01:20 Meet the seed artists!
01:28 Liz Schreiber prefers to make portraits using the toothpick method
03:08 Minnesota is the only state to have competitions in five crops for seed art
03:30 Linda Paulsen has gotten lost in her seed art for 45 years
04:04 Nick's crop art process and the difference between crowds at the Walker and the State Fair
05:34 Seed shopping for crop art
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- Title
- Suing Minneapolis For Environmental Justice
- Runtime
- 6:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Roxxanne O'Brien and her neighbors in North Minneapolis fought the city of Minneapolis to keep pollution out of their neighborhood. Listen to Roxxanne discuss environmental justice and having the courage to take on those who would harm North Minneapolis residents.
00:00 "My mother raised me not to hold back"
00:21 Roxxanne O'Brien's environmental justice work in North Minneapolis
01:44 Suing the city of Minneapolis for clean air
02:29 Systemic racism and environmental justice
02:39 The health impacts and emotions around racism
04:38 Victory for North Minneapolis
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- Title
- Would you spend 9 minutes in ice water?
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Title
- Civil Rights Pioneer John Lewis Hosts A Q&A With Teens
- Runtime
- 56:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Civil Rights pioneer and Senator John Lewis sits down with teenagers in the Twin Cities to answer their questions on race, civil rights, and how we can move forward as a country.
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- Title
- At the Cabin: A Minnesota Mystery
- Runtime
- 6:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Two friends head up North to the cabin, but at dusk one friend witnesses...something. But what?
00:00 To the cabin!
00:20 Heading up North
00:58 Arriving at the cabin
03:08 Witness to a crime?
04:16 "What did you see?"
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- Title
- Environmental Racism is Destroying Native Communities
- Runtime
- 6:45
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The only urban Indigenous community in the United States also lives in an area of high pollution. Environmental racism is destroying Native communities. Here's how people are working to change that.
00:00 Environmental racism and Native communities
00:34 Little Earth and the Arsenic Triangle
01:49 Long term effects of arsenic exposure
02:07 Children are dying due to the pollution in the neighborhood
03:23 Coping with the death of a child due to environmental racism
04:25 A community garden for the Philips neighborhood
05:34 Fighting for a better future
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- Title
- Nothing Says "Minnesota" Quite Like a Juicy Lucy
- Runtime
- 3:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Of all of Minnesota's foods, there's nothing that says "Minnesota" like a Juicy Lucy. But what is a Juicy Lucy, who has the original, and what's a Blucy?
00:00 Minnesota's Burger: The Juicy Lucy
00:17 Nothing says "Minnesota" quite like a Juicy Lucy
00:39 What is a Juicy Lucy and why is it so good?
01:25 Who has the best Juicy Lucy and who started it?
02:30 The basics of a Blucy
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- Title
- When Selling Your Home Turns Into A Fight For Racial Justice | Jim Crow Of The North Stories
- Runtime
- 7:09
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- On the final episode of Jim Crow of the North Stories, learn more about a Minneapolis Land Trust that is working to keep as many homes as possible affordable forever.
00:00 Selling your home at a loss for racial justice
00:44 A brief overview of reparations
01:05 How does reparations work in the here and now?
01:40 A land trust model creates affordability for some homes and land forever
02:02 Creating a downpayment assistance fund
02:35 Honoring their son's memory: Shirley and David on selling their son's home to the land trust
03:44: Allowing others the opportunity to build equity: Rachel on contributing to a housing crisis solution
05:21 Free the Deeds reflects on the past and looks forward to the future
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- Title
- The History of the Oldest Winter Carnival in the US | Full Documentary
- Runtime
- 56:47
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Started in 1886, the St. Paul Winter Carnival is the oldest winter carnival running in the United States. Learn the legend behind the festival, the creation of the ice palace, and more!
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- Title
- Stories Of Segregation In Minneapolis
- Runtime
- 11:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Black homeownership can change generational wealth. In this episode of Jim Crow of the North Stories, listen to the oral histories of two Black families: one who grew community in North Minneapolis and one that worked to integrate one in South Minneapolis.
00:00 Hear stories about the power of Black homeownership
00:46 Using art and stories to right racial wrongs
01:11 Art has been at the center of protest since the beginning of time
02:00 From the segregated south to North Minneapolis: the story of Margie and Paris and the Jewish and immigrant roots of North Minneapolis
04:29 The devaluation of housing in North Minneapolis and its impact now
05:32 Realtor steering and making a home across the covenant line: the story of Louis and Elizabeth in South Minneapolis
10:18 Mike Hoyt uses art to capture Black light and life with portraits of our oral history participants
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- Title
- Slave Labor's Money Built Minnesota. How Do We Make Reparations?
- Runtime
- 9:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Often times, resistance to reparations in the North is often because people believe Northern states had no part in slavery. But history shows that slave labor and money from slavery built Minnesota. Here's the history of slavery in Minnesota, the history of the reparations movement, and racial discrimination.
00:00 What is the history of the reparations movement?
01:16 Slave labor's money helped build Minnesota
02:10 Learning where white wealth or stability comes from
02:56 Crowds of thousands threatened Black homeowners
03:13 Katie McWatt, the first Black candidate to run for St. Paul City Council and win her primary, and memories of racist neighbors
04:35 With so much damage, where do we begin to repair?
05:18 Free the Deeds and using art to educate and repair
07:29 Black land ownership as reparation goes back to Emancipation
08:04 White resistance to the word "reparation"
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