The Homestead Pickin’ Parlor was established in Richfield in 1979 to serve the folk music community. Marv Menzel , the proprietor, has seen a lot of changes through his tenure. But when the store closed for a while in response to Covid-19, it was the first time he didn’t have a job to go to.

When the Covid virus cancelled all of Dakota Dave Hull’s performances for this year, Dakota Dave turned his attention to his related interests. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Dave was talking about the unplanned performance hiatus.

Craig Rice from MSP Film talks about their series of community viewings and conversations called "We The People" and Craig updates what's coming and going from the virtual cinema.

Children’s Theatre Company presents the virtual premiere of A Kids Play About Racism, a theatrical adaptation of Jelani Memory’s A Kids Book About Racism. Emily talks with the CTC's Artistic Director, Peter Brosius.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about "mega-rain" events like the one that hit southern Minnesota on July 25, 2020.

Steve Kaul of Wild Sound recording studio in Minneapolis was affected by both worldwide crises of 2020. Steve told Phil Nusbaum that his recording work was affected logistically by Covid, and philosophically by the events following the death of George Floyd.

Kathy Lahr is a parenting specialist from Lutheran Social Service who is going to share how parents are doing these days and what parents can do to navigate these difficult times.

What do you do when you are a guitarist who is prohibited by circumstance from performing? Well, if you are committed player, you just keep on finding new guitar expressions. When Dean Magraw spoke with Phil Nusbaum, Dean spoke of his world in Covid times.

Film publicist Peter Schilling talks about the upcoming series of Martin Scorsese films showing at Trylon Cinema and Heights Theater.

Eric Moore is a Senior Officer of Accountability, Research and Equity at Minneapolis Public Schools.