Explore the Minnesota Public Radio Archives, featuring preserved audio broadcasts, photos, records, and more from MPR and select American Public Media content. Discover a growing digital collection dating back to 1967, curated to inform, include, and inspire.
MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with champion air guitarist Jonathan Maki, who shares a few ‘tricks of the trade’ in the art form. Maki is one of the seven finer practitioners in the area to gather at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis for the U.S. Air Guitar Regional Championships.
Read more: Secrets of a champion air guitaristDiscover our latest and most compelling archived programs
Theater arts has been at the center of the creative atmosphere within Minnesota for decades. The varied array of local venues have both fostered talent through the years and brought world-renowned individuals to present their artistic approaches to our Minnesota stages. The theater scene has also been integral in social dynamics within our communities…from social issues, race, to gender.
MPR Archive highlights the cultural breadth and history in Minnesota’s Hispanic communities. From the entrepreneurial spirit in South Minneapolis & St. Paul’s West Side, to the arts scene of Teatro del Pueblo…from the voices of the migrant workers in the Red River Valley, to the music of Mariachi Flor y Canto. In short, a wealth of Minnesota stories and experiences to explore.
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.
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MPR Archive portal presents a small curation of audio material on the artistic genius of renowned classical guitarist Sharon Isbin.
Peggy Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Nation, is an American politician currently serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota. She is the second Native American woman to be elected to statewide executive office in U.S. history.
Jim Northrup was an Anishinaabe newspaper columnist, poet, performer, and political commentator. His Anishinaabe name was "Chibenashi" ("Big little-bird"). Northrup lived a traditional life of the Anishinaabe in the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation of northern Minnesota. He was featured on MPR numerous times discussing his writing, his experience as a Vietnam veteran, and his activism on Native American hunting and fishing rights. Northrup passed away on August 1st, 2016.
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The Current, from Minnesota Public Radio, Great Music Lives Here.
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Marketplace raises the economic intelligence of the country through the unorthodox story, casual conversations and unexpected angles on the news.
American Public Media is a producer and distributor of award-winning public radio programming and podcasts.
