Podcasts

Community Transmission

Coronavirus cancels school, court, and fun.

Guests: Kirstie Doar, John Spry‚ Ph.D., and Melissa Sauser

Deer Hunting Stories

Frank Pafko and Andrew Smith give Ben a deer hunting lesson.

Guests: Frank Pafko and Andrew Smith

I Hate to Say “I Told You So”

Ben can't help himself but revel in the Gophers loss.

Guest: Andrew Smith

Raspberries are Drupelets

Ben tries to talk about current events, but keeps falling into the warm embrace of 80s television nostalgia.

Guest: Nancy LaRoche

Get Out of Jail Free Forms

You’re not really breaking the law if you forget to fill out the violation form.

Guest: Melissa Sauser

This is What it Sounds Like When Stadium Birds Cry

Which downtown Minneapolis building has killed more birds than U.S. Bank Stadium?

Guests: Frank Pafko and Barbara Thomas Smith

Bureaucratic Chaos

MnDHS violated state law more than 200 times over the past year!

Guest: Mike Carpenter‚ Ph.D.

Three-Two Computer

Who knew there was an economics lesson in what Halloween candy kids prefer?

Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

Tubby Perch

Waste in Minnesota’s Legacy funding.

Guests: Claire Leiter and David Osmek

A Mayor Can Experiment

The history of city government.

Guests: Adam Thompson, Andrew Richter, and Jason Bradley

Hand Fangs

Sunday sales, winter soccer, the U of M logo, and Old Man Paper.

Guests: Joe Isaacs and Don Grant

Confident Nazis

Movies people haven’t seen, desperate Clinton voters, and American Nazis.

Guest: Cat Lady