Podcast Episodes

Patrick Ryan's 'Buckeye' is a sweeping drama set in a small town in Ohio

The fictional Bonhomie, Ohio, where Patrick Ryan’s new novel, “Buckeye,” is set, will be familiar to anyone who grew up in a small town.

Children rid…

1 year, 1 month ago

Kerri Miller talks with David French about politics, democracy and 'the exhausted majority'

The final ballots were still being counted in the presidential election last fall when David French recorded a podcast with fellow opinion writer Pat…

1 year, 1 month ago

Journalist Brian Goldstone talks about America's homeless problem in his new book

When the Wilder Foundation set out on a cool night in October of 2023 to count how many people in Minnesota were without shelter, the number came in …

1 year, 1 month ago

Talking Volumes: Stacey Abrams talks about democracy, the power of of reading and her new novel, 'Coded Justice'

The Fitzgerald Theater was filled to the rafters Wednesday night for the season launch of Talking Volumes. Activist and novelist Stacey Abrams joined…

1 year, 1 month ago

Mike Osterholm reflects on lessons from the pandemic in 'The Big One'

When the next pandemic hits, will we be ready?

That’s the question at the center of University of Minnesota epidemiologist Mike Osterholm’s new book, …

1 year, 1 month ago

What being a mailman taught Stephen Grant about work, belonging and going the extra mile

Stephen Grant was laid off from his job at a boutique marketing agency in March 2020, right when COVID took the world hostage.

Newly diagnosed with c…

1 year, 2 months ago

Be there pirates? The true story of Capt. Kidd

In the seas off Madagascar, Nova Scotia and even Connecticut, the siren call of buried riches has lured treasure hunters and adventurers over many a …

1 year, 2 months ago

‘A Marriage at Sea’ by Sophie Elmhirst

Maralyn and Maurice Bailey were always a little unconventional. Maurice was a loner, precise. Maralyn was extroverted and energetic. But when they ma…

1 year, 2 months ago

Vampires and a happy ending: Three Minnesota romance buffs discuss how the genre is changing

If you’re a romance reader, you won’t be surprised to hear that romance is the biggest genre in publishing. Nearly 40 million romance novels were sol…

1 year, 2 months ago

Lonely people find connection in ‘The Satisfaction Café’

Is loneliness something that happens when you’re not looking?

And if so, could meaningful connection be found in a simple but purposeful café, where …

1 year, 3 months ago