MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds
Daily dose of Minnesota history - MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds" is a history program airing on Ampers stations in Minnesota. It is a co-production of Ampers and the Minnesota Historical Society.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 48
- Latest publication
- Sep 9, 2026
- Audience
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- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest episodes
Ordinary Philosophers Next to the Cows: The Story of Youth Work at UMN (opens the original)
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In the 1960s and ‘70’s, the University of Minnesota took the growing interest in and concern over youth and family social work into their classrooms and the local community. ----- Editor: Britt Aamodt Producer: Emily Krumberger Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood Audio credit: Soundly Audio credit: Protesting at BCPD - Reporting by Georgia Fort for Racial Reckoning (April 14, 2021) ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instag
Dan Patch Breaks the World Record (opens the original)
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Dan Patch was the greatest athlete in the country. Now the standardbred horse was going to make it official by breaking the world record for harness racing. ----- Producer: Britt Aamodt Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/ Facebook.com/MN90Ampers Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, updates and content releases from AMPERS. ampers.org/ab
The Notorious Northfield Raid (opens the original)
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By the time Jesse James and his gang showed up to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, they’d been at it for over a decade. But on that fateful September day, their efforts were thwarted. MN90 Producer Andi McDaniel finds out why First National Bank in Northfield was that gang’s last stand. ----- Editor: Chris Harwood Producer: Andi McDaniel Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.c
Trouble Boys (opens the original)
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Music journalist Bob Mehr wanted to write a biography of the Replacements, the Minneapolis punk/alt-rock group that formed in a basement in 1979, recorded great songs, influenced generations of songwriters and bands but then fizzled out in just over a decade. Britt Aamodt looks at Mehr’s eight-year journey to produce Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements. ----- Producer: Britt Aamodt Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood ----- For the latest episode dro
Breakfast of Champions: The Invention of Wheaties (opens the original)
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By 1921, Minneapolis’ reign as the Flour Milling Capital of the World was coming to an end. So one enterprising flour company threw in its lot with a tasty wheat flake and the booming breakfast cereal industry. ----- Producer: Britt Aamodt Editorial support: Emily Krumberger Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood ----- For the latest episode drops and updates, follow us on social media. instagram.com/ampersradio/ Facebook.com/MN90Ampers Never miss a beat. Sign up for our email list to receive news, u
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