Podcast Episodes

Novelist Kevin Barry writes an Irish western with ‘The Heart in Winter’

It’s a winter night when we first meet Tom Rourke. He’s penning love letters, preening in mirrors, pushing dope, partaking of booze, singing and flir…

2 years ago

Talking Volumes: Louise Erdrich on ‘The Mighty Red’

Louise Erdrich is, without a doubt, a beloved writer. The Minnesota Native American author has won nearly every literary award out there — including …

2 years, 1 month ago

Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’

Novelist Alice Hoffman’s new middle grade book, “When We Flew Away,” imagines Anne Frank’s life before her family was forced into hiding. She joined …

2 years, 1 month ago

Rural Voice: How rural communities thrive as immigrants put down roots

Immigration is a hot topic this election year, and many Minnesota communities are asking questions about how to face the challenges and opportunities…

2 years, 1 month ago

Talking Volumes: Edwidge Danticat on ‘We’re Alone’

It was a celebration at St. Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater Tuesday night, as the 25th season of Talking Volumes launched with Haitian-born writer Edwidge …

2 years, 1 month ago

Rural Voice: How to sustainably grow regenerative agriculture in rural Minnesota

Farming is a bedrock industry in Minnesota. While the number of farms has been falling for decades, partly due to consolidation and partly due to cro…

2 years, 1 month ago

William Moyers shares his journey to sobriety in new memoir

William Moyers was one of the lucky ones.

Sober for decades after years of addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine, he became a model of success and r…

2 years, 1 month ago

Rural Voice: How to build more civic-minded communities

How do we restore trust in civic institutions and nurture a renewed sense of possibility in a shared future?

That was the central question animating …

2 years, 1 month ago

Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’

The 25th season of Talking Volumes launches later this month. To celebrate, we thought we’d bring you one of our favorite conversations from last yea…

2 years, 1 month ago

Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair

The third season of Rural Voice kicked off at the Minnesota State Fair on Monday, Aug. 26. It was a steamy day, but it didn’t discourage rural change…

2 years, 2 months ago