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Minnesota’s Morning Podcast

Podcasts

Melvin Carter

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    Episode 860

    Interior Design Crime Fighters

    How to prevent crime with decorative porcelain deer.

    Guest: Brad Carlson

    Fri Feb 14 2020Friday, February 14, 2020

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    Episode 811

    Payne-in-the-Assville

    Melvin Carter’s plan to fight gun violence doesn’t give any new money to the police.

    Guest: Barbara Thomas Smith

    Thu Nov 21 2019Thursday, November 21, 2019

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    Episode 810

    Bubble Gum Meth

    Finally! Answers to our most burning science questions.

    Guest: Mike Carpenter‚ Ph.D.

    Wed Nov 20 2019Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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    Episode 804

    Raspberries are Drupelets

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

    Guest: Nancy LaRoche

    Tue Nov 12 2019Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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    Episode 798

    The Clock Nudger

    Ben and Nancy desperately attempt to understand a Tim Walz quote.

    Guest: Nancy LaRoche

    Mon Nov 4 2019Monday, November 4, 2019

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    Episode 789

    Drug Yahtzee

    Ben forgot to book a guest host, so like a lazy git, he recorded an echoing mess at home.

    Tue Oct 22 2019Tuesday, October 22, 2019

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    Episode 786

    St Thomas Football and the Economics of Agglomeration

    Dr Spry takes a question about college football and turns it into an economics lesson

    Guest: John Spry‚ Ph.D.

    Thu Oct 17 2019Thursday, October 17, 2019

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    Episode 778

    I Get Very Passionate About Maps

    Ben has a bold, new strategy for Amy Klobuchar.

    Guest: Nancy LaRoche

    Mon Oct 7 2019Monday, October 7, 2019

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    Episode 766

    Phantom Cattle

    A wealth tax would penalizes smart investments.

    Guests: John Spry‚ Ph.D. and Barbara Thomas Smith

    Thu Sep 19 2019Thursday, September 19, 2019

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    Episode 764

    Doodies of the Mayor

    For the first time in podcast history, Days of Our Lakeland and Shitshow in the same show episode.

    Guest: Matt Bilski

    Tue Sep 17 2019Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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    Episode 760

    I Want to Lecture You

    Ken Martin’s power, Amy Klobuchar’s weakness, and the whole primary process.

    Guest: Andy Aplikowski

    Wed Sep 11 2019Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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    Episode 756

    Bureaucracy Speak

    We’re already three days in to new DHS commissioner Jodi Harpstead’s 90-day plan.

    Guest: Andrew Smith

    Thu Sep 5 2019Thursday, September 5, 2019