The Stan Turner Show: Recent Episodes
The Stan Turner Show
Mary Ann Grossman of the St. Paul Pioneer Press stops by the show to talk about all sorts of various books to read in spring with Stan.
John Vaughn from the 1980's "General Hospital" and Bob DeFlores stops by the show to talk about movies and television with Stan.
Frank White talks with Stan about his new book "They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota".
Tom Braun, from the Minnesota Historical Society, talks with Stan about Tom''s article "Perfume : a prohibition-era mystery".
100 years ago today Frank Sinatra was born. Larry Millett and Stan talk about Larry's new book "Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury".
Stan starts the show talking about the criminals in the 20's in St. Paul. Bob DeFlores and John Vaughn talk with Stan about movies and television.
Rick Shefchik author of the book "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" stops by to talk about his new book with Stan. "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" is a book about 1960's rock and roll.
Holley Wlodarczyk comes on the show to tell Stan all about the new exhibit "Suburbia". Minnesota History Center new exhibit "Suburbia" shows the history and rise of the 20th century of modern living.
The hit musical play based on the real life murders "Glensheen" Ruthie Baker and Dane Stauffer stop by the show to talk about their show with Stan.
Stan and Vietnam veterans Douglas Bekke of the Minnesota Military Museum and Paul Clark author of the book "Letters Never Written" talks about the Vietnam War.
The suburbs, we're all familiar with them here in the Twin Cities and now Kate Roberts of the Minnesota Historical Society is going to talk about the new exhibit coming to the History Center. Suburbia!
From the rapid growth of the 1950s to today, the suburbs are a complex and diverse part of the American cultural landscape. More than half of all Americans live in suburbs. And while residents are creating walkable neighborhoods, addressing urban sprawl and supporting environmental stewardship, the area is still largely segregated, aging and not connected to the greater metropolis. Suburbia explores Twin Cities suburbs through themes including conformity and exclusion, consumerism, and the evolution of gender roles and domestic arrangements. This exhibit is developed by the Minnesota Historical Society. On view Oct 10, 2015 - March 20, 2016
Kathleen Eddy from Stillwater's Valley Bookseller talks about various books on the show with Stan.
Tom Osmond is on the show to talk about his recent findings of video and audio footage of the past.
Mark Seeley, meteorologist and climatologist, at the University of Minnesota talks about the weather with Stan.
Stan talks about the 75th anniversary of the battle of Britain. Historian Fred Johnson stops by the show talks about Minnesota politician Francis Shoemaker.
150 years after the Civil War Ken Martins comes in and discusses the Civil War and Minnesota's role in it with Stan.
David Schultz, who is a professor in political science at Hamline University, talks about the Minnesota senate election with Stan and how that effects you.
Stan talks about some history of Memorial day. Lori Sturdevant political expect and writer stops by the show to talk about the recent congressional session and about her upcoming book.
Joe Schmidt is on the show and he and Stan talk about Jason Davis's recent retirement party. Joe Schmidt also talks about his book.
Minnesota political analyst Steven Shear is on the show and talks about the upcoming special congressional session.
Happy Armed Forces Day to you! It was standing room only in the University Club in St. Paul for a Literary event on F. Scott. Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda and their crazy marriage!
Scott Donaldson is on the show to talk about the event and the local Fitzgerald.
It's fishing opener, and Mother's day weekend, AND Bob DeFlores, the incredible movie maven is on the show to talk about growing up in Hollywood.
Kyle has finally taken off the wool cap so it is now officially spring! In 1956, that's 59 years ago today, People piled into the St. Paul Auditorium to see Elvis, and who was opening for Elvis? St. Paul local Augie Garcia, whose show they had to cut short because he was so good, they thought he'd upstage Elvis! The History Theatre is on the show to talk about the new musical coming up about Augie Garcia.
In the latter half of the show, Peter is on the show to talk about Veterans courts.
"The Crops Look Good" a new book by Sara DeLuca about a family in Polk County, WI in the early 1900's.
When Margaret Williamson left her family’s rural Wisconsin farm to work in Minneapolis in 1923, her mother, Olava, wrote regularly with updates about daily activities: laundry, bread baking, plowing, planting, and harvesting the crops. Sometimes she enclosed a note from seven- year- old Helen, who reported on school and shenanigans and how she longed to see Margaret again.
So begins decades of stories about a family at once singular— with personal joys and challenges— and broadly representative of the countless small farms that dotted the midwestern landscape in the early twentieth century. As Margaret’s niece Sara DeLuca weaves together family tales gleaned from letters and conversations, we learn of births and deaths, of innovations like the automobile, radio, and telephone that drew rural communities together, and of national and international events that brought home stone- hard truths.
Mark Seeley is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, where he has worked since 1978. He has done weekly commentary for Minnesota Public Radio and written the weekly newsletter "Minnesota WeatherTalk" since 1992. His extension educational programs relate weather/climate impacts to Minnesota agriculture, transportation, energy, tourism, and natural resources. Mark edited a successful series of children's books called the "Amazing Science Series" and has published two books about Minnesota's weather and climate. He has been awarded the Sigma Xi Science Communication and Education Award, the Mn/DOT Research Partnership Award for his work with the deployment of living snow fences, the Extension Director's Award for Distinguished Faculty, and most recently the University of Minnesota President's Award for Outstanding Service.
From Pig’s Eye to a pig on the field, the long and rich legacy of the St. Paul Saints is central to the history of baseball in Minnesota. Celebrate the players, owners, managers, and fans— and the Saints’ return to downtown St. Paul near the spot where the Olympic team first played in 1859.
Some fans remember the historic Saints, which provided top- notch baseball in the years before the Minnesota Twins. Others grew up with the current St. Paul Saints, which has pioneered the comeback of independent teams and leagues and left a significant mark on the baseball landscape, as well as adding the “Fun is Good” game- day atmosphere, illustrated best by co- owners Mike Veeck and Bill Murray. And, of course, there are the players, past and present, including Eric Tipton, Roy Campanella, Stan Williams, Ila Borders, J. D. Drew, and Darryl Strawberry, who have made invaluable contributions to the heritage of the game in the city, in the state, and in the Midwest. All of the fan favorite memories and baseball action are captured by Stew Thornley’s The St. Paul Saints.
Stew Thornley, “the most recognizable and respected local baseball historian and writer” (City Pages), is author of more than forty books, including Baseball in Minnesota.
It's all about books today with Mary Ann Grossman of the Pioneer Press to tell us what's between the covers.. of the new books out this Spring
A new show at the History Theatre called "The Debutante's Ball" It's high drama for Ana and her friends as they prep for the Debutante's Ball. It's all happening around Valentine's Day and you've got to have the right dress, the right shoes, and "OMG! Who will be my escort?" The pressure mounts for the young women and their escorts as Tita Belinda, the legendary dance instructor, demands perfection in the execution of the waltz. "One-two-three, one-two-three. Gentlemen! If you lead, you will not step on her feet. Di ba (right)?"
Join us for an inside look at this coming-of-age story set within Minnesota's thriving Filipino community, written by former Debutante's Ball escort Eric "Pogi" Sumangil.
It's a bright, new intergenerational comedy about reclaiming our cultural identity and discovering how we fit in to this every-changing American puzzle.
Enjoyed by ages 12+
Then we round out the show with Tom Oszmond
Stan has Tom Shoe on the show during Tom's last week at KLBB and Bob DeFlores aka Mr. Movies to talk about The Golden Age of the Silver Screen. Movies, and the people who starred in and loved them.
With the U.S and Cuba normalizing relations, Stan has Katherine Watson on the show who is a traveling Journalist who just came back from her 5th trip to Cuba. She discusses the culture, and conditions on the island.
Then to round out the show, Stan has Mark from Images of the Past on the show to talk about his amazing services in the restoration of vintage photographs, video, and more!
Today it's an ornithological piece on a certain aviation variety... sort of.. but you've heard about the bird! Because everyone knows that the bird is the word! On the show today is Rick Shefchik, author of a new book coming out called "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" The True Story of Minnesota Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s.
http://www.rickshefchik.com/
Doug Ohman is a photographer and popular public speaker. His photographs are featured in the "Minnesota Byways" series, which includes Barns of Minnesota, Churches of Minnesota, Courthouses of Minnesota, Schoolhouses of Minnesota, Cabins of Minnesota, Libraries of Minnesota, and Prairie, Lake, Forest: Minnesota's State Parks, all published by MHS Press. He lives in New Hope, Minnesota.
This Valentine's Day Stan is on to talk about hearts, flowers, and Tommy Guns. Mobster romances, and the Valentine's Day Massacre with Paul Maccabee author of John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936
http://www.amazon.com/John-Dillinger-Slept-Here-Corruption/dp/0873513169
Stan touches on Harper Lee's unknown book second book! Aside from To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee has apparently written a second book that was never published. Then a Pop Culture Music overview on The Drifters and to end the show Kathleen Eddy from the Valley Bookseller to talk about what's new and what's good for this reading season.
Unbroken.. The book and the movie both inspired by the true story of Louis Zamperini. An American prisoner of war survivor in World War II, a Christian inspirational speaker, and an Olympic distance runner in 1936. There was nothing that could hold this man back.. He was Unbroken. Alan Johnson is on the show today to talk about his memories with his good friend Louis Zamperini.
Brent Peterson of the Washington County Historical Society is on with Stan to talk about the Ice Cream Social fundraiser last week, The Boutwell House is at risk of being demolished and WCHS is giving their reasons as to why it should be saved, and then on to Jerome Odlum. Novelist, Writer, drifter, Stillwater Prison inmate, and Screen Play writer. Stan and Brent Peterson talk about Jerome's life and works as he moved from the Big House to the Big Screen.
The whole show Stan will be doing a tribute to Ricky (Rick) Nelson and Bob DeFlores will be on to chat about growing up with Rick.
Starting the show with a very interesting story of a stick in Canada worth $300,000!
Then it's on to the State Capitol. If you have driven by it, it looks as though it has been shrink wrapped when in fact major renovations are taking place and everyone has been booted out while the renovations are underway. So where is everyone working? The wheels are still turning but where have they been relocated? and what is being renovated. State Historical Society Site Manager Brian Pease is on the show to fill in the blanks.
Steven Schier, the Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, is on to talk about the upcoming changes in politics and past changes
Tom Oszmond is on the show with Stan to do a year in review. Remembering all of the local folks in media and broadcasting we lost this year.
Gail Rosenblum, writer for the the Star Tribune, joins Stan in the studio today to talk about all the holiday traditions including Christmas and Hanukkah and they share stories of their experiences.
Ignatius Aloysius O'Shaughnessy a mouthful of a name and a past to back it up. Doug Hennes, former reporter and now professor at St. Thomas, is on the show to talk about I.A O'Shaughnessy and his years at St. Thomas and beyond. That Great Heart, a biography of legendary St. Thomas benefactor I.A. O’Shaughnessy, has been published and will be available at three campus events the week of Nov. 3.
That Great Heart The biography chronicles O’Shaughnessy’s rise as the 13th child of a Stillwater boot maker to become the largest independent oil refiner and largest benefactor of Catholic higher education in the United States. Four buildings at St. Thomas bear the name of the 1907 alumnus, who died in 1973.
Doug Hennes ’77, vice president for university and government relations at St. Thomas, is the author. The book is published by Beaver’s Pond Press of Edina and sponsored by the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, which O’Shaughnessy established in 1941.
On the eve of the day that will live in infamy, Stan talks to Richard Thill. Richard was just a young man of 18 when he was patrolling on the USS Ward parked in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese flew in a destroyed the harbor. He also happened to be working on the ship that fired the first American shots of the war.
After that Catherine Watson, former travel writer of the Star Tribune is on to talk about her travels and her writing.
Today the topic is Buddy Holly! The Buddy Holly Story is starting at the History Theatre in St. Paul now through December 21st.
Spend the HOLLY-days with History Theatre when we bring back our popular, award-winning production of Buddy—The Buddy Holly Story. Part biography, part rock ’n’ roll concert, this musical is a toe-tapping, hand-clapping celebration of the life and music of Buddy Holly (played by Nicholas Freeman). Talented, passionate, and impulsive, Buddy crossed racial barriers with his music and left an indelible legacy in just four short years. Relive his meteoric rise to stardom through the unforgettable concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. Packed with 24 hit songs including “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy!,” “Rave On,” and “That’ll Be the Day.” It’s guaranteed to have audiences dancing in the aisle.
The Harvest Fest is here in Stillwater, a tragedy in media with the loss of Mike Simonson. and Stan revisits the Story of The Red Wing Disaster with the author of the book The Sea Wing Disaster: Tragedy on Lake Pepin. Frederick L. Johnson. Not a lot of information can be found on the incident But Fred had family on the boat and has done his research and will give the details.
The July 13, 1890, capsizing of the steamer Sea Wing and the death of 98 of its passengers horrified Minnesota and the nation. A severe Lake Pepin storm hammered the riverboat, its attached barge, and their 215 passengers during a Sunday evening return from Lake City to Red Wing. The Sea Wing Disaster: Tragedy on Lake Pepin captures the terror and desperation of passengers and crew as the accident unfolded. The book contains more than 185 photos, maps and images, along with annotated endnotes.
Radio Man
a new play by Garrison Keillor
songs by Garrison Keillor and Richard Dworsky
September 27–October 26, 2014
The “On Air” lights flash and the show begins. The Host, played by Pearce Bunting (HBO’s Boardwalk Empire), presides over a parade of singing groups, the private eye Guy Noir, the cowboys Dusty and Lefty, and the band of colorful characters of Lake Wobegon. It’s a night of rollicking humor and heartfelt revelations in the first full-length play written by America’s foremost storyteller and humorist. If you thought you knew everything about A Prairie Home Companion's creator, think again -- there's a surprise on every page!
Then in the 2nd half of the show..
"Northern Orchards: Places Near the Dead" Author James Silas Rogers is on the show with A thought-provoking collection of essays and poems that explore memory, the meaning of place, and sacred space.
Everyone has a favorite teacher, but the best teacher of all is History. We can learn so much just by taking a step back in time and that's just what Stan is going to do. Brent Peterson Executive Director of the Washington County Historical Society is on the show and It's a day of story telling, beginning with the 1890 Steamboat Seawing excursion that ended in tragedy.
Our favorite regular is back on the show again today. Dave Schultz, Hamline University Professor is on to talk some Government, Politics and our Top 40 News Stories.
Dear friend to the show Mary Ann Grossman, highly respected book critic, editor, and reviewer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, is on the show to talk briefly on the Hillary Clinton Book event that happened at common good books on Snelling Ave in St. Paul. Then on to talk about Mary Ann's book recommendations for the fall! and she has some good ones for you!
Everyone pokes fun at small towns, but Jill and Dean Johnson wrote a book about them! "Little Minnesota" The nostalgic look at Minnesota's smallest towns. 100 Towns are featured in the book, all in Minnesota and all a population of 100 or smaller!
Music. What is the process of making musical magic. Hal David, an American Musical Lyricist has a repertoire that stretches through the ages. On the show today Stan will dive head first into his works and figure out what makes music tick.
World War I. Why should we care?
100 years have past and is there really any connection to then and now? The answer is a profound yes! Nick Hayes. Professor, historian, author, and University of St. Johns history professor and University Chair in critical thinking. He has also won and Emmy for his TPT Special report television and democracy. Nick is on the show today to talk about WWI and why you should care.
Joe Kimball is on the show to talk local news and politics with Stan. With the Jesse Ventura defamation lawsuit going on, Primary elections and the November elections coming up there is a lot to chew on.
Bob Gabrick is on the show today to talk about his new article..
The Pacifist Division
Men of the Civilian Public Service didn’t fight the enemy. But their war was still a struggle—with hostile neighbors, thankless tasks, and high-risk assignments. By Robert Gabrick and Barbara Markham
Robert Gabrick and Barbara Markham recently had their article, “The Pacifist Division” published in the April 2014 edition of America in World War II magazine. The article explores the lesser-known story of the nearly 43,000 Americans during World War II who secured conscientious objectors (“CO”) status and performed “work of national importance” under the auspices of the Civilian Public Service. These draft-age men, many of whom were members of the “peace churches,” volunteered for work in the forest service, served as subjects in medical experiments, and worked as aids in mental institutions.
Mr. Gabrick serves as contributing editor of America in World War II. He also specializes in transportation history and is currently working on his twelfth book, a history of the Greyhound Bus as it celebrates its Centennial.
Mr. Gabrick and Ms. Markham coauthored an article in 2006 in the same magazine on letters that families of fallen servicemen sent to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
There is a whole lotta shakin goin on today! 35 years ago today is the day that Disco died in a ballpark and it blew the joint up, literally. In the first half of the show Ron Peluso of the St. Paul History Theatre is on to talk about shows coming up. Then Brent Peterson of the Washington County Historical Society is on to talk about the society functions coming up including a talk on Dean Urdahl's new book "Conspiracy! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln featuring the author himself.
Marlin Bree was sailing Lake Superior in a 20 foot boat on the 4th of July in 1999 when the tremendous Minnesota Blow Down happened, where winds exceeded 130 Mph on the Lake. He is one of the few people on the planet that has survived what is known as a "derecho event" (a killer storm) in a small boat by himself. Marlin wrote a book about the experience and tells Stan the details of his harrowing adventure against nature.
We're going to talk politics today but don't run away from your screen! David Schultz, a professor at Hamline University of Political Science and Election Law is here to clear the air on some questions you may have about our government and politics.
The men and women involved in World War I are gone now but never forgotten. Especially by Doug Bekke who happens to be the curator of the Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley in Little Falls. He's on the show today to discuss what is often know as "The Great War"
Stan Turner happened to run into a friend at Jason Davis's Retirement party at KSTP and it just so happened it was Joe Schmit, sportscaster and now an author who has also just recently written a book called "Silent Impact" He's in studio today to talk about old times at KSTP with Stan and his new book.
A winner of 15 Emmys from the National Television Academy, as well as a prestigious National Headliner Award, Joe has interviewed over ten thousand athletes and covered every major sporting event from the Super Bowl to the World Series. Currently the Sports Director of KSTP-TV, an ABC-affiliate in a top 15 market, Joe is also a regular on 1500ESPN Radio and hosts the Minnesota Twins Post-game Show. Even Hollywood recognizes his award-winning style, garnering his broadcast talent for an appearance in the major motion picture, “Untamed Heart.”
A lot has been happening under the dome of the state capitol in this years political sessions and Lori Sturdevant of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is on the line to talk about just that.
Lori Sturdevant writes editorials and a weekly column about topics she has covered for more than 30 years, state government and politics. She joined the Minneapolis Tribune as a summer replacement reporter in 1975, returned as a reporter in 1976, and was lead Capitol reporter and a newsroom assignment editor before joining the editorial staff in 1992. A native of South Dakota, Lori is a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of that institution’s Board of Trustees. She has been the editor or co-author of eight books, including “A Man’s Reach: The Autobiography of Elmer L. Andersen.” Her latest book is “Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women’s Movement,” released by Minnesota Historical Society Press in 2014. She is also the author of “The Pillsburys of Minnesota,” Nodin Press, 2011. Lori lives in St. Paul with her husband; they have three grown children.
On the road again one last time.. Jason Davis the host of "On the Road Again" a show on KSTP Channel 5 news, is retiring. Stan and Jason used to work closely at channel 5 and he is on the show to reminisce about those times and his many travels.
On view May 24, 2014 to Jan. 4, 2015
At the Minnesota History Center There is a new exhibit opening up called "Toys of the 50's, 60's, & 70's" Kate Roberts and Adam Cher are on the show to talk about the exhibit.
Gumby. Barbie. Slinky. Mr. Potato Head. Wham-O. Spirograph. Hot Wheels. The names of popular toys from the 1950s, '60s and '70s capture the craziness, the joy, the sheer fun of being a kid. But beneath those nutty names are rich veins of nostalgia, memory and history.
The stories of the kids who played with these toys, the adults who bought them, the child-rearing experts who judged them and the people who invented them, reflect the rhythms of American life. Experience the toys and their stories through three imagined living rooms that bring the decades back to life.
Today we have some of the cast from the new History Theatre show "The Working Boys Band" set in the early 1900's Minneapolis. Based on actually events, music saves some working class boys from a lot of trouble. In the second half of the show we talk about the St. Croix Valley. It's beautiful now, but back when the settlers first came here it wasn't so and Local Author and Historian Ken Martin is on to chat about his book "The Perilous St. Croix Valley Frontier."
It's always nice to lose yourself in a book but it's only worth it if it's a good one and Kathleen Eddy, owner of Valley Bookseller here in Stillwater, is going to tell us what's hot for reading these days.
Mr. Movies himself, Bob DeFlores in on the show. If you don't know him, he grew up in Hollywood and his parents were performers and he's going to take us back in time to the Golden Age of Hollywood in this weeks segment Hollywood then and Now!
If you've been to Duluth, MN just saying the name brings back a flood of memories like the Tall Ships, the Aerial Lift Bridge, and Grandma's Marathon. But native son writer Michael Fedo tells different stories, things you may not know about his hometown in his new book Zenith City. Stories from Duluth.
The theme today is trains and more specifically the Minnesota train depots and the stories behind them. Author and Historian Bill Schrankler is on to talk about his book on just this subject.
Stan is talking with Genny Zak Kieley about the craze that was Green Stamps! Sperry & Hutchinson began offering stamps to retailers back in 1896. The retail organizations bought the stamps from S&H and gave them as bonuses with every purchase based on the amount you bought. The more you bought the more stamps you got. Eventually you saved up enough stamps to toddle down to the redemption center with a sore tongue and trade them in for merchandise.
Stamps programs faded away during the recession of the 1970's. Sperry and Hutchinson was sold by the founders' successors in 1981, and was purchased from a holding firm by a member of the founding Sperry family in 1999. At that time, only about 100 stores were offering Green Stamps. Eventually, though, the company rebounded with the birth of the Internet and now offers "greenpoints" as rewards for online purchases. (http://www.greenpoints.com)
The theme is war. The History Theatre is now featuring two plays on that subject.
"The Things They Carried"
Based on the quintessential book about the Vietnam experience, The Things They Carried is the powerful telling of a soldier’s journey from his innocent years in a small town in western Minnesota, to the jungles of Vietnam as a young American soldier, and back again.
and....
"Lonely Soldiers"
This provocative and timely play is based on interviews with soldiers stationed on the front lines in Iraq; these are the real words of eight battle-tested women warriors recounting their traumatic experiences on battlefield and in the barracks, and their personal journeys toward recovery and justice.
http://www.historytheatre.com/
Professor Dave Schultz of Hamline University is on the show today to talk all things politics while session is in.
At the Minnesota History Center There is a new exhibit opening up called "Toys of the 50's, 60's, & 70's" Kate Roberts and Adam Cher are on the show to talk about the exhibit.
Gumby. Barbie. Slinky. Mr. Potato Head. Wham-O. Spirograph. Hot Wheels. The names of popular toys from the 1950s, '60s and '70s capture the craziness, the joy, the sheer fun of being a kid. But beneath those nutty names are rich veins of nostalgia, memory and history.
The stories of the kids who played with these toys, the adults who bought them, the child-rearing experts who judged them and the people who invented them, reflect the rhythms of American life. Experience the toys and their stories through three imagined living rooms that bring the decades back to life.
Time Traveling with a beat! That is the theme for the show this week and on the show is Tom Shoe and Rick Shefchik to talk about his new book and music through history.
With winter weather like this it's hard not to go a bit crazy! But our favorite pastime around these parts is reading, there is nothing better than getting lost in a good book when it's cold outside. On the show today with Stan is Mary Ann Grossman. Book Critic at the St. Paul Pioneer Press for 52 years, she knows a thing or two about great books and is here to give the inside scoop.
On the show again is a long time friend Joe Kimball. Formerly of the Star Tribune, reports on state politics and St. Paul City Hall. He's also the author of "Secrets of the Congdon Mansion," the bestselling chronicle of the historic Congdon murders in Duluth. He was in Duluth the day it happened — but has a good alibi — and has covered the trials and ongoing tales of bigamy, arson, prison and suicide ever since.
It's a double feature today starting out with a new play at the History Theatre in St. Paul called The incredible season of Ronnie Rabinovitz. A story of a 13 year old boy who is friends with Kennedy and Pen-Pals with Jackie Robinson. Next up is Julie Kramer and she has a new story starring her super Sleuth character Riley Spartz in her new book called "Delivering Death."
Stan takes a look back at the things that were once the pinnacle of American culture but are now gone forever, the main topic being Northwest Airlines. On the show is Jack El-Hai author of the book "Non-Stop: A Turbulent History of Northwest Airlines."
The topic today is World War I as 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war in 1914. Professor Nick Hayes, History professor holds the chair in critical thinking at St. Johns University, is on with Stan to talk about "The Great War."
The history of the Minnesota State Capitol. Take a virtual tour with Stan Turner and MN Historical Society Capitol Site Manager Brian Pease.
Bob DeFlores, the great movie maven, is on the show today to talk about holiday movie favorites, including a local showing of Holiday Inn coming up December 27th 2013 at Kress Hall at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Stillwater, MN.
"A day that will live in infamy..." 72 years have passed since the attack on Pearl Harbor but St. Paul native Richard Thill remembers it all too well.. He was there when the Japanese attacked and is on the show to tell his story. After the break, Kathleen Edy from the Valley Bookseller is on to talk about the best books on the shelves and gifts for the holidays.
Todays guests are Artistic Director of the History Theatre Ron Peluso and two of the actresses Ruthie Baker, and Jen Burligh-Bentz in the upcoming show "Christmas Of Swing!"
Karen Melvin Architectural Photographer and Author of "Great Houses of Summit Ave and the Hill District."
The days theme is Minnesotans in the Movies! Author Rolf Canton is in studio with Stan talking about all the stars and directors who come from the land of 10,000 Lakes.
Stan is on talking about the 111th Birthday Gala of the great Landmark Center in St. Paul. Then on to Marlin Bree to talk about the history of the Edmund Fitzgerald being it is the 38th anniversary of it sinking
A brief story on the infamous Violin that played while the Titanic was sinking and St. Paul Author Tim Brady talks about his new book about World War 2 and a man of valor.
The days topic will be of "The Nobel Experiment" or otherwise known as the Prohibition. The Minnesota History Center's Director of Museums Dan Spock talks about the new exhibit coming titled "American Spirits. The Rise and Fall of Prohibition."
We start out with an update on the Heights Theatre Classic horror movies, then we're talking 70's! As in the 1970's specifically in Minnesota and Stan's guests are Dave Kenny and Thomas Sailor authors of, and you guessed it, Minnesota in the 70's.
Stan and George take a moment to remember a dear friend who was recently lost. Tuskegee Airman Joe Gomer who survived 68 Combat Missions including 2 crash landings and lived to the age of 93 years old. Next up The Professor of Business at Hamline University and author of "American Politics in the age of Ignorance. Why Law makers choose belief over research."
A couple of guests join the show starting with the actors from the Musical "Baby Case" based on the circus that is media coverage around court cases. Then Movie Maven Bob DeFlores is back to talk the Golden Years of movies and the Halloween movie showings at the Heights Theatre, including the classics featuring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.
Dave Page joins Stan Turner to talk about the Life and times of St. Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Stan talks about the history of the crooked cop Tom Brown, Police Chief of St. Paul. With Tim Mahoney, editor of The St. Paul Pioneer Press, and author of the book Secret Partners.