09/2008

The Wrapup

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:30:11 -0500

Two Minnesota history questions, your thoughts about last week's show and another live tune by Detektivbyran.

The Political Science Panel

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:29:33 -0500

They've returned! Poli sci profs Larry Jacobs, Stacey Hecht, Steve Schier and Dan Hofrenning preview Friday's Presidential Debate and weigh in on the testy Minnesota Senate race.

Sports

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:28:19 -0500

How about them Twins? Larry Fitzgerald Sr. is back for his monthly Minnesota sports chat.

Live Music

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:27:44 -0500

The Swedish funky folk group Detektivbyran will be performing Saturday September 27 at 8pm at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis as part of the Nordic Roots festival. But first the group performs for us live.

Health Disparities

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:27:13 -0500

Do Minnesotans with state insurance fare worse than those with private medical insurance? A ground-breaking study was released this week to find this out. Our guest is Jim Chase with Minnesota Community Measurement.

Dean Barkley Profile

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:26:11 -0500

Mary Lahammer has created an election project called "The Big Three." She's asked each of the three main candidates for U.S. Senate to talk to her about the three most important moments in their lives. "The Big Three" will air October 22 on tpt2. In the next few weeks we'll show excerpts from this program. In this week's clip, Independence Party candidate Barkley talks frankly about his "big three."

The Wild Week on Wall Street

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:25:23 -0500

Dan McElroy was named this week to the Governor's Economic Outlook Analysis Team. The team's job is to monitor how Wall Street's instability is affecting our state's economy. Commissioner McElroy is our guest.

The Week's Monologue

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:24:37 -0500

Debates are on the mind of Dominic Papatola.

Almanac - September 26, 2008

tptadmin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:23:54 -0500

Big Three Bombshells

Mary Lahammer — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:53:12 -0500

Tune in to Almanac tonight because we think we have some news to report. I’ve been working on the biographies of the Senate candidates in a show called "Senate Race MN: Big Three Moments" it’s the big three moments of the three candidates’ lives, the personal turning points for Dean Barkley, Norm Coleman and Al Franken. The whole program premieres Oct. 22 8:00 pm on TPT-2.

We got amazing access to all the candidates’ homes, wives, and children for emotional and candid interviews. One candidate revealed something that he told me he wanted to get out before his opponents got to it first. We will reveal that tonight on Almanac. Next week we’ll have more interesting news on another candidate. We’re talking about things that everyone has whispered about in Minnesota politics for years, but rarely if ever talked about on the record.

So, for all of those who wondered why my blog and I dropped off the radar screen recently, this is why. This project has been incredibly surprising, rewarding and draining. I see all the candidates in a different light and understand them on a deeply personal level and I think viewers will too. We've never seen them like this. I really have to thank the Barkleys, Colemans and Frankens for being so willing to open up about some of the most difficult times of their lives.