December 18, 2000 - Lots of people decorate their homes with lights this time of year. Some take this holiday tradition to the extreme. MPR’s Jon Gordon visits a couple of folks who go beyond the usual Christmas decorations, and into the realm of what some people call the purest form of art.
October 23, 1997 - The name Disneyland conjures images of fairy tale castles, Mickey Mouse, clean and tidy streets and glimpses of the future; a place where nostalgia and fantasy are woven together. Disneyland has also become a metaphor for American popular culture and its grip on the rest of the world. Many cultural critics cringe at Disney's sweeping global influence. But a new exhibit making its American debut at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis seeks to supply a new, more historical perspective on Disney's cultural rise to power. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts spoke with the exhibit's curator, University of Minnesota Art Historian Karal Ann Marling.
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June 25, 1994 - A collection of remote audio clips of historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling as she takes a road trip in search of all things Elvis…and a few other stops along the way to Memphis, Tennessee.
June 11, 1994 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling comments on celebrity biographies.
May 28, 1994 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling comments on recent passings of famous figures bringing about thoughts on mortality and on a First Ladies job.