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A show about Minneapolis politics from the maker of Wedge LIVE, the award winning local news website.
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- Sep 22, 2026
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Rainy Bus Trip to Trader Joe's (w/ Elliot Newhouse) (opens the original)
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Elliot Newhouse started riding the bus for groceries in high school and has agreed to share more than a decade's worth of grocery shopping wisdom with us as part of our special series where John goes grocery shopping with strangers without a car. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live Support the show: https://patreon.com/wedgelive Wedge LIVE theme song by Anthony Kasper x LaFontsee
Biking home with a 36 pk of Diet Dr. Pepper from Costco Wholesale (w/ Parker Seaman) (opens the original)
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Parker Seaman shows me how to shop at Costco without a car, offering tips on how to bring a 36 pack of Diet Dr. Pepper home to Minneapolis from St. Louis Park on your bicycle's front rack. We discuss whether Parker has a "Dr. Pepper problem" and why he shops this way. Plus we enjoy a couple of Costco hot dogs under harsh warehouse lighting. Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversation: https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live Support the show: https://patreon.com/wedgelive Wedge LIVE th
How to walk for groceries with no sidewalks in Richfield, Minnesota (w/ Blue Delliquanti) (opens the original)
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Blue Delliquanti takes me grocery shopping at a Cub Foods in Edina. Afterwards we walk home to neighboring Richfield, and I become horrified that there are no sidewalks. This is the pilot episode of our new podcast miniseries where people take me shopping for groceries without a car. In addition to walking for groceries, Blue Delliquanti is a comic artist and writer. You can learn more about their work here: https://www.bluedelliquanti.com/ Watch: https://youtube.com/wedgelive Join the conversat
Little Free Water Coolers of Minneapolis (opens the original)
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On this special hydration episode, we're towing a bike trailer stacked with cases of water through the tri-neighborhood area, making deliveries with Al from the "Whittier Water Coolers" (aka the Hydration Honeys). This group of neighbors regularly stock water bottles across their network of nine coolers (and counting) to make sure nobody goes thirsty. We talk about why the group was formed, what Al learned seeing a similar efforts in Arizona, and how they fill gaps in a system that fails to meet
Minneapolis Mayor and Park Board at odds over additional $18 tax bill for median home (opens the original)
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We're talking about Mayor Frey's proposed property tax levy for 2027 with Commissioner Jason Garcia, of the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, and Eric Harris Bernstein, of the Board of Estimate & Taxation. The Park Board is feeling shortchanged by the mayor's suggested 2.5% increase in their levy, at the same time he has proposed a 14.4% increase for the city's portion of the levy. We discuss the mayor's ideas to create savings by consolidating some of the Park Board's internal functions, lik
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