Welcome to the Minnesota Public Radio Archive
Below you will find ever evolving curated collections highlighting diverse, historically relevant, and special interest content. Each collection contains audio stories of a particular subject, represented in chronological order. Explore our state and its people!
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Gichigami - Moments along Lake Superior's shore
Buffering the northeastern part of Minnesota, Lake Superior presents itself as majestic, moody, and mythical. Under its beautiful and haunting waters are fish and shipwrecks; along its shores are gale battered cliffs and scattered agates; on its surface are the kayaker and the freighter; within its history are the Anishinaabe and fur traders; and on land, environmentalist and business battle over it. This collection tries to capture a glimpse into of all of these and more in celebrating the wonder of gichigami.
Mainstreet Radio
Created in 1987, Mainstreet Radio held a mission of reporting specifically from rural Minnesota to all of Minnesota. With an introductory staff of Rachel Reabe, Leif Enger, and John Biewen, the group developed both long and short form news features as part of MPR Journal and Morning Edition broadcasts. As the years progressed, Mainstreet Radio expanded both in reporter contributions and programming, with memorable work from the likes of Mark Steil and Catherine Winter, amongst others. Beginning in the 1990s, Mainstreet Radio presented a monthly two-hour special, focusing on issues outside the Twin Cities metro. The varied Mainstreet Radio programming ran into the mid-2000s.
Play Like a Girl: Evolution of Women's Sports in Minnesota
Is Minneapolis really the women sports hub of the country? This collection explores how women in and around the sports field were seen Minnesota back in the 1970s and how that has changed over the following decades.
Minnesota Twins
It’s another Major League Baseball season, and hope springs eternal for an exciting Minnesota Twins team to watch. Win or lose, cold or hot, Minnesotan’s have a special place in their sporting hearts for the annual pastime.
Award Collection
Since our beginning, the stations and programs affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio and later American Public Media, have endeavored to create quality programming for the community and audiences we serve, in keeping with our mission of public service. We have been honored that so many of the talented individuals and teams and their programs have won prestigious industry and audience awards; the MPR Archive is proud to highlight and present these winners in a way that celebrate the award recipient along with the subjects, stories, and communities that demonstrate public media's meaning and impact.
Sonic Explorers
Step into a world of weird and wonderful sounds with this collection of unique music from the MPR Archive. It’s where curious ears meet wild ideas—filled with unexpected noise, bold creativity, and sonic adventures.
