Almanac

Brett Kavanaugh's views on executive power, flooding in Minnesota, Citizen Lane project explained, Vikings season preview, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Swedish singer Lise Enochsson, Don Davis farewell, political panel

Role of money in campaigns, 1st Congressional district preview, new TPT history series "Minnesota Experience", Dominic Papatola essay, J.D. Steele on upcoming benefit concert, school consolidation in Greater Minnesota, panel of political scientists

Attorney General debate featuring Doug Wardlow, Keith Ellison and Noah Johnson; preview of 2nd District congressional race, political panel with Sarah Walker, Javier Morillo-Alicea, Annette Meeks and Noah Rouen.

Minneapolis homeless camp, Eighth District Congressional race preview, author Kate DiCamillo, David Gillette illustrated essay, minor party candidates for governor, Minnesota trekkers Eli Nord and Steve Schraeder, political scientists weigh in on Kavanaugh hearings

The President in Rochester, healthcare premium debate, Rondo history with Marvin Anderson, North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Roy Finden on the Iowa-Minnesota rivalry, Larry Fitzgerald on the Vikings mess and Molitor's firing, political panel reacts to the Kavanaugh vote.

Mark Seeley sizes up our wild weather, a profile of the Tina Smith/Karin Housley Senate race, pipeline safety debate, Fires of 1918 clip, Mark DePaolis essay, Rochester's ambitious plans to remake its downtown, Lt. Governor debate

Second District Congressional debate with Jason Lewis and Angie Craig, Profile of the Amy Klobuchar and Jim Newberger Senate race, Third District Congressional debate with Erik Paulsen and Dean Phillips.

Voting 101, DFL and Republican party chairs, 3rd District

Almanac hosts the final debate in the race for governor as Republican Jeff Johnson faced off with DFLer Tim Walz. Cathy Wurzer and Eric Eskola were the moderators.

Tim Walz looks ahead as his governorship, 2nd District Congress member-to-be Angie Craig, future House Speaker Melissa Hortman, essay by Adia Morris, "Long Lost" story of the missing Klein brothers of Minneapolis with author Jack El-Hai, election night recap by Mary Lahammer, panel of politicos

Keith Ellison looks ahead to his Attorney General job, profile of Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Speaker Kurt Daudt's new job, holiday cooking with chef Robert Ulrich, a holiday story by Kevin Kling, the history of the Metropolitan Building with author Larry Millett, a political panel looks ahead at next year

Launch of new light rail line, changing state house leadership, sports with Larry Fitzgerald, essay by Sheletta Brundidge, weather with Paul Douglas, The Steeles sing holiday tunes, a political scientist panel.

New congressional members Jim Hagedorn + Dean Phillips, combating sex trafficking in northern Minnesota, "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book" authors, Kate Gibson essay on motherhood, new state budget forecast and session preview, political panel remembers President George H. W. Bush.

Incoming members of Congress Ilhan Omar + Pete Stauber, Eric and Andrew Dayton talk about their dad's legacy, retiring Mayo CEO Dr. John Noseworthy, Tane Danger and friends do a winter essay, the fishing wolves of Voyageurs National Park, this week's political panel

Governor-elect Tim Walz and Lt. Governor-elect Peggy Flanagan talked about their initial commissioner picks, Secretary of State Steve Simon assessed election security, capitol reporters Mary Lahammer and Brian Bakst, Mary chats with new members of Congress, political scientist panel talks national politics.

New DNR commissioner Sarah Strommen, January thaw update from Paul Douglas, exit interview with Governor Mark Dayton, the "Color of Hockey" with Charles Hallman, a Bobby Edwards essay, music by Gao Hong and Issam Rafea, Almanac at the Capitol preview, the week's political panel.

Legislative leaders live in studio, Micronesian community in Milan, Pat Borzi's book "Minnesota Made Me", Dominic Papatola essay, new diversity at the state capitol, the week's political panel.

Federal shutdown effect on Minnesota, bipartisanship in bloom at state capitol, debating the healthcare provider tax, curling in Duluth, remembering musician Willie Murphy, Sheletta Brundidge essay, growth of influence of African-born politicians in Minnesota, political scientist trio talks federal shutdown and more.

Mark Seeley talks polar vortex, new legislation to deal with sexual assaults, distracted driving legislation, a visit with Kevin O'Connor host of This Old House, a chilly essay by Dr. Mark DePaolis, proud poet traditions in SW Minnesota, Super Bowl preview, political reporter roundup.

Debating recreational marijuana, push to change Minnesota's sexual violence laws, per diem reform, a chilly winter essay, a statewide tour of bakeries, HabitAware team wins top prize, the week in Minnesota politics.

Amy Klobuchar's political calculus, renewable energy policy, rethinking school snow day policies, the United Black Caucus at the MN Legislature, a Tane Danger Valentine's Day essay, Dan Newton and his Cafe Accordion Orchestra, reducing food waste with Lachelle Cunningham, political panel

MNLARS problems defined, Walz acts on Line 3 controversy, confusing tax time, taprooms helping small towns, Dominic Papatola essay, new PBS digital series Sound Field with L. A. Buckner, sights and sounds of Klobuchar announcement, political panel talks Klobuchar and Omar.

Paul Douglas on our wild winter, proposed Walz budget, debating a gas tax hike, Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Jim Crow of the North film preview, Dr. Mark DePaolis essay, worries about our warming winters, political panel

Governor Tim Walz in studio, Reconstruction era in Minnesota history, music by Carolyne Naomi, Sheletta Brundidge essay, Minnesota's shifting economic forecast, political reporter panel, Governor Walz plays Ten Questions

Party Chairs live, First Lady Gwen Walz profile, Gun legislation debate, Danish music group Gangspil live, A day in the life of Hallock, Minnesota and a political panel.

Legislative Auditor James Nobles talks childcare center fraud, debate on reducing healthcare premiums, a special dinner at the state capitol, MN Opera presents "The Fix", an Adia Morris essay, the story of America's first female ambassador: Minnesotan Eugenie Anderson, the week in politics

Governor revises his budget, lawmakers deal with opioids, Wilder Research's homeless study, a Dominic Papatola essay, sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr., child care crisis in northwestern Minnesota, political scientists assess local and national politics

Paul Douglas on spring floods, bipartisan push to deal with opioid crisis, budget targets at the capitol, springtime birding tips from Birdchick, Dr. Mark DePaolis celebrates kidneys, remembering filmmaker and foundation official Robert Byrd, national task force members Valerie Castile, Clarence Castile and John Choi talk about police shootings.

Jobs report with Chris Farrell, Noor trial update, depression in rural Minnesota, should NCAA athletes be paid?, a Roy Finden essay, Minnesota beer brackets, Governor Walz talks about his State of the State address, political panel assesses our state's state

Update in the Mohamed Noor trial, Mark Seeley on our week's wild weather, Moorhead deals with flooding, Tane Danger essay, live music by Jonatha Brooke, preview of film "Eating Up Easter", political panel

Noor trial week 3, new MNIT head, St. Paul history, political scientist panel

Noor takes stand at trial, Josie Johnson memoir, Edvard Munch mystery, weather quiz

Power of naming places, assessing Noor verdict, Music for Mandela preview, reporter panel

Million species in peril, Hugo history, Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, legislative update

Key lawmakers weigh in on the gridlock in capitol negotiations, Revenue Commissioner Cynthia Bauerly, a soggy forecast from Paul Douglas, Adia Morris finds joy in her monologue, Mary Lahammer profiles an impressive group of freshmen lawmakers, former lawmakers weigh in on the budget battle at the capitol.

Cantus sings, Kevin Kling essay, special legislative session update, holiday grilling tips

Governor Tim Walz assessed the just-ended legislative session, new sexual assault legislation, previewing PBS broadcast of 1999 Prince concert, restoring bison in Minnesota, David Gillette illustrated essay, recap of legislative session, political reporters

Political party chairs Jennifer Carnahan and Ken Martin, MEDA's Million Dollar Challenge, Accessibility challenges at the State Capitol, Sheletta dishes about donuts, Dr. Ayaz Virji's book about "A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America", remembering former Mpls Mayor Don Fraser, first term lawmakers

David Schultz on the Hatch Act, Mary Lahammer reports on accessibility at the capitol, weather with Paul Douglas, Maggie Koerth-Baker, Kate Gibson essay on joy, preview of "When Whales Walked", exploring "Deep Time", the week in politics

Insulin affordability problem, U of M President Kaler, push for LGBTQ resource center

Klobuchar debate, rising insulin prices, "missing" moon rocks, "Precious and Adored"

Munch mystery in Northfield, rural birthing challenges, Olympic gold in Duluth, a Dawson doctor makes a difference, a bakery tour of Greater Minnesota, happy in Hallock, cracking down on sex trafficking, changes in Worthington, dwindling old-fashioned summer resorts, sights and sounds from a Buddhist temple.

Opioid deaths decrease but still at historic levels, Paul Douglas highlights wet hot stormy summer weather, Kaomi Goetz profiles female farmers in Greater Minnesota, a new restorative justice program starts soon in St. Paul, Political science professor panel on DC politics

Interim DHS head, St. Paul Mayor Carter, Birdchick, Moonshot memories, Trump's tweets

New hands-free cell phone law, affordable housing crunch, retiring state senator Scott Jensen, a David Gillette essay on the wonders of the two-week vacation, an anniversary for the Zumbrota covered bridge, Lea. B. Olsen talks about toxic sports, the Sarah Walker resignation at Dept of Corrections, political panel

Insulin deal, memorial to sexual violence survivors, Rep. Hagedorn chat, Tane Danger essay

Debating whether to change gun laws, visit with 3rd District Congressman Dean Phillips, State Fair weather preview with Paul Douglas, TPT's State Fair booth, camping essay by Adia Morris, Strib series on the path of the voyageurs, St. Thomas 360 Journalism project, business panel tackles trade and tariffs

DHS Commissioner, Rep. Angie Craig, Lowertown Guitar Festival, political panel

Almanac brings you a program from the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair featuring political reporters Mary Lahammer and Brian Bakst, weather with Mark Seeley, a Cantus singalong, a story from Kevin Kling, a barnyard animal or two, music by Tony Cuchetti, and political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.

Governor Tim Walz, legislative leaders Melissa Hortman and Paul Gazelka, a Dr. Mark DePaolis State Fair essay, music by Kate and Bill Isles, Sports with Larry Fitzgerald Sr., a new State Fair business, A furry FFA animal, Waffles Nordic House style, Political Scientist duo