Pressroom Podcast

Happy Grandma's Marathon week!

Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Louie St. George III, a marathon runner himself, joins us in this week's Pressroom Podcast to talk about one of Duluth's biggest events of the year.

Grandma's Marathon is the 11th largest marathon in the country. The marathon, which celebrates its 40th year running Saturday, and its other races will bring over 20,000 runners to the Duluth and the shores of Lake Superior.

Have you run Grandma's Marathon before? Will you be running it this year? We want to hear from you. Email us at [email protected].

What we are into this week: Murder mystery (x2), the new family dog, and vegetarianism. How is that for variety?

Happy Grandma's Marathon week!

Duluth News Tribune sports reporter Louie St. George III, a marathon runner himself, joins us in this week's Pressroom Podcast to talk about one of Duluth's biggest events of the year. 

Grandma's Marathon is the 11th largest marathon in the country. The marathon, which celebrates its 40th year running Saturday, and its other races will bring over 20,000 runners to the Duluth and the shores of Lake Superior. 

Have you run Grandma's Marathon before? Will you be running it this year? We want to hear from you. Email us at [email protected]. 

What we are into this week: Murder mystery (x2), the new family dog, and vegetarianism. How is that for variety?

After watching a handful of episodes, or the entire 13-episode show, the Pressroom Podcast crew sits down to critique the new Netflix Original Series "Lady Dynamite" starring Duluth-raised actor-comedian Maria Bamford.

Whether it's your introduction to Bamford's work like Brady Slater or you've been following her whole life's work like Christa Lawler, the Pressroom Podcast crew agrees Bamford's new show has something to offer everyone.

Have you watched the show? Tell us what you think at [email protected].

After watching a handful of episodes, or the entire 13-episode show, the Pressroom Podcast crew sits down to critique the new Netflix Original Series "Lady Dynamite" starring Duluth-raised actor-comedian Maria Bamford. 

Whether it's your introduction to Bamford's work like Brady Slater or you've been following her whole life's work like Christa Lawler, the Pressroom Podcast crew agrees Bamford's new show has something to offer everyone. 

Have you watched the show? Tell us what you think at [email protected]. 

Duluth News Tribune's most read blogger Bob King, a.k.a Astro Bob, stops by the studio for a little astronomy lesson.

King, who is also the photography editor at the New Tribune, shares the story of when he first got interested in space, offers a little teaser to his new book to be published this fall and what to look for in the night sky right now.

"The best thing right now is to just go out and face the southeast at night, just right over Lake Superior, and you will see this fiery bright star and that's the planet Mars," King said. "And you're like 'Wow, how did that show up in my life?' And it's just because you took a moment to look up. And a lot of people don't."

Visit his blog here for up to date "celestial happenings you can see from your own backyard."

If you have a question for Astro Bob or the podcast crew, email us at [email protected]

Duluth News Tribune's most read blogger Bob King, a.k.a Astro Bob, stops by the studio for a little astronomy lesson. 

King, who is also the photography editor at the New Tribune, shares the story of when he first got interested in space, offers a little teaser to his new book to be published this fall and what to look for in the night sky right now.

"The best thing right now is to just go out and face the southeast at night, just right over Lake Superior, and you will see this fiery bright star and that's the planet Mars," King said. "And you're like 'Wow, how did that show up in my life?' And it's just because you took a moment to look up. And a lot of people don't." 

Visit his blog here for up to date "celestial happenings you can see from your own backyard."

If you have a question for Astro Bob or the podcast crew, email us at [email protected]

Duluth's native son Bob Dylan turned 75 Tuesday. To celebrate the musician's milestone birthday, Duluth News Tribune reporters Christa Lawler, Brady Slater and Tom Olsen share their favorite Dylan songs, memories and find out who is the biggest fan among the three of them.

Although, after this response we'd say it's a pretty lopsided contest.

"If I'm in my care I've got Dylan. If I'm in my garage I've got Dylan. I've got the 'Freewheelin'' Dylan in my garage and I listen to that maybe once a week," Slater said. "I listen to '61 Revisited' while I'm in my kitchen once or twice a week. But like I said, I don't have the encyclopedic understanding of his career."

Do you have a favorite Bob Dylan song or memory? Share with us at [email protected].

Duluth's native son Bob Dylan turned 75 Tuesday. To celebrate the musician's milestone birthday, Duluth News Tribune reporters Christa Lawler, Brady Slater and Tom Olsen share their favorite Dylan songs, memories and find out who is the biggest fan among the three of them.

Although, after this response we'd say it's a pretty lopsided contest.

"If I'm in my care I've got Dylan. If I'm in my garage I've got Dylan. I've got the 'Freewheelin'' Dylan in my garage and I listen to that maybe once a week," Slater said. "I listen to '61 Revisited' while I'm in my kitchen once or twice a week. But like I said, I don't have the encyclopedic understanding of his career." 

Do you have a favorite Bob Dylan song or memory? Share with us at [email protected].

Thin crust or deep dish? Tomato sauce or white garlic sauce? Veggie or meat lovers? Olives or no olives?

"You know how they talk about how a person sort of changes every seven years? I have gone through phases of being into sauce. Phases of being a cheese guy. But right now, I'm in a seven-year crust phase," newsroom pizza expert Brady Slater said. "And the crust matters to me."

From the best places in town to get a slice, to the best/most unusual toppings and the best finds in the freezer section at the grocery store, Slater along with Duluth News Tribune's trusted za experts Christa Lawler and Tom Olsen weigh in on the popular pie.

Thin crust or deep dish? Tomato sauce or white garlic sauce? Veggie or meat lovers? Olives or no olives?

"You know how they talk about how a person sort of changes every seven years? I have gone through phases of being into sauce. Phases of being a cheese guy. But right now, I'm in a seven-year crust phase," newsroom pizza expert Brady Slater said. "And the crust matters to me."

From the best places in town to get a slice, to the best/most unusual toppings and the best finds in the freezer section at the grocery store, Slater along with Duluth News Tribune's trusted za experts Christa Lawler and Tom Olsen weigh in  on the popular pie.