Everybody knows that before First Ave was an iconic live music venue it was a Greyhound bus station. But fewer know the history of the in-between years. Britt Aamodt turns back to the early 1970s when First Ave was Uncle Sam’s and the dance beat was disco.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: A concert bill for Sam’s Danceteria (forerunner to the First Avenue concert venue), November 1, 1981. [credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections]

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The 1976 film Logan’s Run posited a utopian city under a dome. But that science fiction nearly became reality in Northern Minnesota. Producer Britt Aamodt tells the story of visionary Athelstan Spilhaus and his domed city.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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There have been many candy bars that have come and gone throughout the years, but one of the most intriguing was the seven up bar. What makes this candy bar so special? 

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Producer: Autumn Haeg
Editor: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image:  Pearson's Candy Company, St. Paul, 1970. [credit: Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society]

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For two weeks in July, 1936 Minnesotans baked, sweated and wilted. Nine hundred died.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: People sleeping outdoors during a heat wave, St. Paul, July 1936.  [credit: Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society]
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Fall 1974, Eileen Hudon went to Women’s Advocates because she needed to escape an abusive husband. But her encounter with the domestic violence shelter, the first in the nation, also opened the door to her life’s calling as an advocate for survivors, particular Native women, of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt
Producer: Britt Aamodt
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For decades, the Eveleth Clown Band has represented a vibrant tradition on the Minnesota iron range that promotes community spirit, generational connections, and joyful performances. 

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Producer: Autumn Haeg

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

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In 1922, Ralph Samuelson steamed the ends of two 8-foot boards, strapped them to his feet, and water skiing was born. But it was 40 years until anyone noticed. Find out how the inventor of water skiing was discovered after a lifetime of anonymity.

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Producer: Andi McDaniel
Editorial support: Emily Krumberger
Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
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What's stronger: nature or nurture? Britt Aamodt sheds light on a Minnesota study that tried to answer that question.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt 

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger 

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Twins at 1984 Democratic Convention. [credit: Collection Minnesota Historical Society]

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October 1880 – Leon Belmont dressed for the brisk weather, slouch hat and men’s overcoat. But Minneapolis took exception to this young man, who it was claimed was a really a woman in men’s clothes. Here’s Britt Aamodt.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: Leon Belmont [credit: Courtesy of Skaffaren och Minnesota Stats Tidning (19th-century Minneapolis Swedish newspaper)].

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For those in search of a unique hiking experience, Magnetic Rock Trail promises a journey off the beaten path, where the rewards are as extraordinary as the trail itself.

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Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood
Image: A trail in Grand Marais, 1974 [credit: Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society].

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