Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period and in office during fiscal 2021-2022 period.
May 16, 2012 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on pollutants from the 2010 British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico showing up in Minnesota birds that migrate to the gulf.
May 23, 2012 - As part of Minnesota Mix series, MPR’s David Cazares reports on Malamanya, a Twin Cities band that plays traditional Cuban songs. Cazares interviews lead singer Adriana Rimpel and band leader Tony Schreiner.
May 29, 2012 - President Obama speaks on awarding musician and Minnesota native Bob Dylan the Medal of Freedom.
June 19, 2012 - Veteran Minnesota rock musican Kevin Bowe has given himself a gift. It's an album of his own songs, titled "Natchez Trace." MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Bowe about the experience.
July 9, 2012 - As part of MPR’s Into The Song series, Chris Roberts talks with Now Now band members Cacie Dalager, Jess Abbott, and Bradley Hale. The group breakdown the song “Thread.”
July 16, 2012 - MPR’s Laura Yuen investigates recent dolphin deaths at the Minnesota Zoo and the institution's decision to end exhibiting dolphins.
July 17, 2012 - MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill presents a special science report on deformed frogs in Minnesota, first found in 1995. Even seventeen years later, scientists still have not completely solved the mystery of what caused frogs to develop deformities.
August 3, 2012 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on cowboy mounted shooting, an event that attracts competitors with a hankering for the Wild West. A growing number of Minnesotans are competing in the little-known sport that combines horses, guns and split-second timing.
August 24, 2012 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer sits down with Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali to discuss his album “Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color” and his rejuvenating pilgrimage to Mecca.
August 31, 2012 - MPR’s Conrad Wilson profiles John Gagliardi, St. John’s University football coach, and his unique coaching philosophy. For decades, Gagliardi has been incorporating a different approach to practice: limited contact. While unorthodoxed in the football world, it seems to pay dividends with less injuries…and 30 conference championships, four national titles and a record 485 wins.