MPR Archive

The #MPRarchive collects, preserves, and makes accessible Minnesota Public Radio’s history to the public. Supported by the MN Legacy Amendment

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Please follow along with us on Instagram & Facebook and explore our collections on our website!

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Here's one for #ArchivesForTheBirds! From 2007, listen to the incredible discovery of 4,000-year-old bird eggs with 'Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs'! This fascinating story is a must-listen for history buffs & egg enthusiasts alike. #ArchivesHashtagParty https://t.co/RbRBpLwltG

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Celebrating Sigurd Olson’s birthday today by listening to this @MPRArchive audio from 1972. This archive holds treasures…

https://t.co/bHywUtPsbZ

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On this day 19 years ago, @MPR launches a new all-silence service to meet demand for quieter programming. 🤫 @MPRnews https://t.co/fnCikm3BZn

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In 1978 poet Jerri Alexander read two of her poems on air for MPR and spoke on the importance of self love and empowerment as a Black woman. Follow the link to hear her speak. https://t.co/ZcfkPbP1xd

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The @MPRarchive has so many wonderful conversations, like this one between @MPRnews host Gary Eichten and @Vikings coach Bud Grant.

From 1997: https://t.co/bsH1am1mxK

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In 1977 Rosalie Wahl became the first woman appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court, 15 years after she enrolled at the William Mitchell school of law because she was “tired of sitting outside doors waiting for the men inside to make the decisions”. https://t.co/aQ2xK9lWH0

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"...in the spirit of worst and best possible timing..." This new collection from the @MPRarchive highlights the extreme weather experiences Minnesota has faced.

https://t.co/1Mu9gXd4BP

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❄️Stay safe out there! ❄️We’re hearing this could be a potentially historic storm. Speaking of historic storms- take a listen to this clip from 2000, when @MPR did a feature on the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard. https://t.co/Rlinv5OqDx

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38 years ago MPR's Doug Hamilton sat down with local poet Michael Dennis Brown to talk about the state of modern love poetry. 💕What is your favorite poem about love?💕⁠ https://t.co/WdG0BqgIY7

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Former Minnesota Sen. Dave Durenberger will be memorialized in Collegeville, Minn.

The story from @MPRnews: https://t.co/SiF8FQPTxC
The history from @MPRarchive: https://t.co/jagiD0Z1hp

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Get the news from @MPRnews and check the @MPRarchive for audio throughout the years:
https://t.co/jagiD0Z1hp

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#OTD in 2002, @mee_moua was elected to the MN State Legislature making her the first Asian woman elected to the MN legislature and the first Hmong-American elected to any state legislature. Listen in here to @MPRnews coverage of her election: https://t.co/cdHvuo1NmR

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Climate Cast celebrates its 10th anniversary this month 🎉

How have climate science, news and solutions evolved since Climate Cast debuted in 2013? This special takes a glance back and a look forward with a panel of experts.

https://t.co/Lj2IerpVLh

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Listen to a 1986 interview with the Root Beer Lady herself over on the MPR Archive portal: https://t.co/toO4D6JX0L

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The History Theatre presents a one-woman play about Dorothy Molter, the famous “Root Beer Lady” of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

https://t.co/GUieJPpCHf

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We're celebrating The Current's 18th anniversary this weekend. The Current launched on January 24, 2005.

Explore our playlist of the top songs of 2005: https://t.co/p95m3ABNBp

#Current18 #nowplaying

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In 1997, @MPRnews reporter, Dan Olson interviewed Holocaust survivors Lucy Smith and Sabina Zimering for the Voices of Minnesota series. Listen to the interview here: https://t.co/J8ZnmYoPL5 Image is of Dan Olson interviewing Lucy Smith, 1997. #HolocaustRemembranceDay

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Happy 18th Anniversary to our colleagues and friends at @TheCurrent!

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To keep celebrating @MPR, dig into the #archives over on the @MPRarchive website and share some of your favorite moments, stories, and memories with us! #mpr https://t.co/A4qfvqEVda Image of @ClassicalMPR host Michael Barone.

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A farm in southwest Minnesota is probably not the first place you'd expect a professional mezzo soprano to call home, but that is exactly where @ClassicalMPR found Emily Lodine-Overgaard, farmer and opera singer. https://t.co/nGyc0F9h9I