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RacketCast, Ep. 8: Reviewing the Year in Minneapolis Politics feat. Wedge Live!

It's a very special crossover podcast episode featuring the crew from Wedge Live!, the hyperlocal politics website.

December 6, 2024

UHC Employees Happy to Speak Ill of the Dead

Plus more council clashes, time for Timothée, and a valuable Somali oral history project in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 6, 2024

It’s the Year of Yia: Vinai Racks Up More National Accolades

Plus BCA finally confirms detail in Winston Smith's death, hurting colleges attempt to go big, and a Target Center tragedeigh trifecta in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 3, 2024

MN’s Giant Roadside Oddities Get Substantial NYT Coverage—Finally

Plus grad student worker union gains, investigating why Honeycrisps suck now, and Rainforest Cafe's local angle in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 2, 2024

That Litigious Viral Influencer? She’s From Here.

Plus ending diversity on campus, a possible new Vikings anthem, and free Thanksgiving meals in today's Flyover news roundup.

November 27, 2024

Annual Reminder: The Guv’s Ceremonial Turkey ‘Will Die’

Plus Ellison is out, MPD merch, and a home dumped in Pine County in today's Flyover news roundup.

See the (Mostly) Good Ideas, Renderings Inside the 2035 Plan to Save Downtown Minneapolis

Plus revisiting Grapegate, HBD 'Mystery Science Theater 3000,' and a shoutout to MNopedia in today's Flyover news roundup.

November 25, 2024

Black Sheep Eat Street Is Closing

Plus Target's Bullseye problem, Nimrod gets its due, and remembering Phillip Murphy in today's Flyover news roundup.

*Deep Sigh* Frey Vetoes Labor Standards Board

Plus gigging ain't easy, disinfo on top of disinfo, and some cute (and extinct) animals in today's Flyover news roundup.

November 21, 2024