Dig Deep

Infrastructure can mean a lot of things - roads, sewers, power, broadband. This week we begin our Dig Deep series with liberal Aaron Brown and conservative Chuck Marohn . We begin the conversation by talking about the history of infrastructure in our region. When did the roads get paved? When did sewers come in? How was it paid for? Don't forget you can sign up for a podcast of Dig Deep... click here! Do you have a topic you'd like Aaron and Chuck to Dig Deep into? Send us a note!

We finished up our health care conversation with Chuck Marohn's 4 point plan. Listen in to find out his ideas and what Aaron Brown thinks of them. Check out this article on Malcolm Gladwell that Chuck mentions on this episode of Dig Deep.

The question posed to our commentators Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn : Is Health Care A Right? What do you think? Listen to part 2 of our health care conversation for April. And send us your ideas on topics for Aaron and Chuck. Sign up for the Dig Deep podcast to keep up to date on all our topics.

Our April conversation on Dig Deep is about health care. We pair our liberal commentator Aaron Brown and conservative commentator Chuck Marohn to look at where health care came from and what it used to mean. We'llmove thru this topic all week - on Wednesday it's health care right now and we'll talk reform on Friday. Send us an idea for a topic and let us know what you think and sign up for the Dig Deep podcast to keep up to date on all our topics.

In this final installment of the Dig Deep podcast on jobs Chuck and Aaron look ahead. Is the model of job creation outdated? Who should be creating jobs and how much should people be paid? These are all questions that guide this conversation. Our commentators are Aaron Brown from the Iron Range - he's an educator, author, blogger and host of the Great Northern Radio Show . Aaron provides our liberal perspective on our topics while Chuck Marohn is a conservative commentator from Brainerd who is

It's part 2 of our podcast on jobs. This time Aaron and Chuck are looking at what increased productivity that was supposed to mean workers would have more time for learning or families or becoming entrepreneurs. But automation and increased productivity often meant a loss of jobs and a change in community. Our commentators are Aaron Brown from the Iron Range - he's an educator, author, blogger and host of the Great Northern Radio Show . Aaron provides our liberal perspective on our topics while

In the 2016 presidential election the candidates who spoke directly about jobs and job creation seemed to get the most votes. But what does that mean? Will they live up to their promises? Is there capital coming in and jobs that need to be done? Or should the government have a hand in job creation? In this month's Dig Deep we focus on jobs. People came to northern MN because there were jobs to be had and work to be in the extraction businesses of mining, timber and farming. But are there jobs

In this month's Dig Deep we focus on labor unions. Our commentators are Aaron Brown from the Iron Range - he's an educator, author, blogger and host of the Great Northern Radio Show . Aaron provides our liberal perspective on our topics while Chuck Marohn is a conservative commentator from Brainerd who is the founder and CEO of Strong Towns . In this episode Aaron and Chuck on who might benefit from a labor union in the future. Sign up for our Dig Deep podcast here !

In this month's Dig Deep we focus on labor unions. Our commentators are Aaron Brown from the Iron Range - he's an educator, author, blogger and host of the Great Northern Radio Show . Aaron provides our liberal perspective on our topics while Chuck Marohn is a conservative commentator from Brainerd who is the founder and CEO of Strong Towns . In this episode Aaron and Chuck discuss the purpose of labor unions now. Sign up for our Dig Deep podcast here !

In this month's Dig Deep we focus on labor unions. Our commentators are Aaron Brown from the Iron Range - he's an educator, author, blogger and host of the Great Northern Radio Show . Aaron provides our liberal perspective on our topics while Chuck Marohn is a conservative commentator from Brainerd who is the founder and CEO of Strong Towns . Labor unions were an interesting topic to us because the Iron Range really represented the labor movement in the entire nation. Chuck Marohn said"when