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Season 4 Episode 12

Features from an old TPT program offer a flashback to Minnesota at the dawn of the 80s.

News and culture features from an old Twin Cities PBS current affairs program offer a unique flashback to Minnesota at the dawn of the 80s. Electric-Chronicle or Electronicle creatively and critically probed the politics, people, and soul of the state. Writer Steve Marsh provides a contemporary twist on then and now.

AIR DATE 5/16/22

Videos

  • On Endings
    S1 E29
    On Endings
  • The Four Twin Cities Daily Newspapers
    S1 E28
    The Four Twin Cities Daily Newspapers
  • Adoption in 1980
    S1 E26
    Adoption in 1980
  • Myth of Minnesota
    S1 E24
    Myth of Minnesota
  • Are The Twin Cities Really Twins?
    S1 E19
    Are The Twin Cities Really Twins?
  • Public Works Policy Questions
    S1 E18
    Public Works Policy Questions
  • Our Energy Crisis
    S1 E17
    Our Energy Crisis
  • Work Ethic and Identity
    S1 E15
    Work Ethic and Identity
  • Public Intoxication
    S1 E14
    Public Intoxication
  • Entrepreneurship and Small Business
    S1 E13
    Entrepreneurship and Small Business
  • Obesity and Body Image
    S1 E12
    Obesity and Body Image
  • Supporting the Disability Community
    S1 E11
    Supporting the Disability Community
  • Can Artists Survive in Minnesota?
    S1 E9
    Can Artists Survive in Minnesota?
  • Home Ownership in the Twin Cities
    S1 E8
    Home Ownership in the Twin Cities
  • Rental Housing in the Twin Cities
    S1 E7
    Rental Housing in the Twin Cities
  • The Many Lives of Elderly Minnesotans
    S1 E6
    The Many Lives of Elderly Minnesotans
  • Forgotten and Ignored Victims of Crime
    S1 E5
    Forgotten and Ignored Victims of Crime
  • The Mayor of Minneapolis
    S1 E4
    The Mayor of Minneapolis
  • Coming of Age
    S1 E3
    Coming of Age
  • Personal Information and Privacy
    S1 E2
    Personal Information and Privacy
  • Gay Rights in 1979
    S1 E1
    Gay Rights in 1979
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