August 25, 2008 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Congressman Tim Walz, of Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, about his views on bi-partisan approach to energy policy and offshore drilling strategies, including royalty payments that would then be used to alternative energy research and environmental protection.
August 21, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with Lou Bellamy, artistic director at Penumbra Theatre, about the production of "Fences" by August Wilson.
August 21, 2008 - All Things Considered collected a variety of ‘Sounds from the Fair’ and puts listeners to the test. Match your audio wits with our MPR microphones, and see if you can guess this segment’s mystery sound.
August 12, 2008 - As the media, politicans, protesters, and police all prepare for the upcoming Republican National Convention, in one man's mind it's already happened. And it's been chaotic. It's a pretty good bet that Bart Schneider has written the first book ever set during this year's RNC in Minnesota. His private eye protagonist Augie Boyer is right in the middle of it. Augie's adventures take him in and out of dozens of recognizable Twin Cities locations as he uncovers a murderous plot even as an absurd demonstration is being planned on the state Capitol grounds. I asked Bart Schneider about his book -- The Man in the Blizzard -- and it's crime noir hero.
August 1, 2008 - The bridge bells and Crann/Horwich bridge stories topping "The Week", runs 8:09. 35W bridge collapse memorials held today, one year anniversary. Aircheck.
July 17, 2008 - Midday re-broadcasts a special documentary report on the economic slowdown in Minnesota by MPR reporter Annie Baxter. Following documentary, excerpts from a UBS Forum discussion with some commentary on “economic lookouts,” offering a firsthand perspective of the effects of the slowdown.
June 26, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Weber reports from Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota, to set the scene for the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament. Segment includes an interview with local golfer Hilary Lunke, winner of the 2003 U.S. Women's Open.
May 26, 2008 - After a severe storm system traversed over the metro on May 25th, MPR’s Tom Crann discusses tornado science with meteorologist Paul Huttner, who explains the importance in distinguishing between straight line winds and a tornadic storm for climatology analysis.
May 5, 2008 - MPR’s Dan Olson presents the documentary “From 35th Street to Wall Street: Anatomy of a foreclosure,” which looks at subprime mortgage loans and the impact on individuals finding themselves a part of a foreclosure crisis.
March 13, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with guitarist Brian Miller, who is reviving some songs that were nearly lost to history. They're the melodies and lyrics of Minnesota's Irish lumberjacks, who logged the boreal forests in the two decades around the turn of the last century.