Cy Dodson is an award-winning filmmaker and the owner of production company Triumph Pictures, LCC where he specializes in documentary style marketing. Cy’s most recent documentary Beneath the Ink was a hit on the film festival circuit winning

#43 Rubén Rosario of the Pioneer Press

Oct 2nd, 2019 1h 3m

Rubén Rosario is an award-winning columnist for the Pioneer Press. He came to the Twin Cities in 1991 after spending 11 years at the New York Daily News. Rubén talks about his early days as a young reporter in New York covering crime and goin

#42: Mary Mack and Tim Harmston

Sep 21st, 2019 1h 13m

Mary Mack and Tim Harmston are comedians that happen to be married. Mary is a self-described folk humorist who is a favorite on radio shows and podcasts, including Marc Maron's WTF Podcast and New York's 2 Dope Queens. Her voice has also been

#41: Brandon Schuh

Sep 7th, 2019 1h 26m

Brandon Schuh is an entrepreneur and the host of Risk Radio.Risk Radio is an interview style podcast examining what is new in the insurance and risk management world along with changes & disruption.Brandon is a commercial insurance producer

#40: Master of Keys - Nathan Barclay

Aug 14th, 2019 50m 18s

Nathan Barclay is a pianist with intellectual disabilities. He began playing the piano when he was five years old and without ever reading sheet music he learned to memorize and play songs by ear.Master of Keys is Nathan’s piano playing na

#39: Uncovering Media Bias Using Algorithms - John Long

Apr 27th, 2019 1h 2m

John Long is on a mission to lessen the political divide in the United States with his mobile news app Gnomi.Gnomi offers transparent, simple and clear slant grading of top news articles. John employs a proprietary grading system that combine

#38: The Poverty of Love with James Falvey

Feb 24th, 2019 1h 12m

Thirty three percent of older US adults describe themselves as chronically lonely. James Falvey is helping to change that in the Twin Cities. James is the executive director of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (LBFE) Minneapolis, a non-

#37: Andrew Yang is Running for President

Jan 30th, 2019 45m 7s

Andrew Yang is running for president of the United States in 2020 as a democrat. His core message centers around the idea of universal basic income (UBI) which would provide every U.S. adult citizen with $1,000 per month. Andrew has served as

#36: Fred Melo of the Pioneer Press

Jan 7th, 2019 59m 10s

Fred Melo is a reporter for the Pioneer Press. He covers St. Paul including the mayor’s office, city council, and anything else Fred finds newsworthy. The Boston native began working for the paper in 2005 by covering crime in Dakota county. I

#35: Erin Rufledt - Living the Questions

Dec 24th, 2018 1h 10m

Erin Rufledt is the founder of Luminary Lab, a brand strategy company that helps businesses of all sizes craft compelling stories. She has worked with all types of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies, global humanitarian organizations an

#34: National Anthem Pro Stephanie Varone

Oct 15th, 2018 1h 11m

Stephanie Varone is a recording artist well-known for her powerful National Anthem performances. The Kansas City native has performed for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, as well as most pro teams in the Twin

#33: What is Humanism?

Sep 26th, 2018 1h 34m

Audrey Kingstrom is the President of the Humanists of Minnesota. In this wide-ranging conversation, Audrey details the core tenants of humanism and the small but many differences between similar non-religious groups. Audrey talks about the i

#32: Healing Sierra Leone with Hindolo Pokawa

Sep 12th, 2018 1h 33m

Hindolo Pokawa is the founder and executive director of Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy, a non-profit dedicated to healing and rebuilding communities of Sierra Leone that is much needed after the country’s civil war. As a child in S

#31: Feeding 10 Billion People by 2050 with Fred Haberman

Aug 11th, 2018 55m 13s

Fred Haberman has been working to take the organic food movement mainstream for more than 20 years. In our conversation, we talk about that state of that movement and the pressing challenge to sustainably feed 10 billion people by 2050. Along

#30: The Duke Pieper Story

Aug 1st, 2018 1h 8m

Duke Pieper was a youth hockey phenom who seemed destined for a long career on the ice. On the night of his first high school varsity game as a freshman, Duke suffered a cavernous hemangioma, better known as a brain bleed, and was ultimately gi

#29: Gender Differences in Public Relations

May 25th, 2018 56m 17s

Amelia Reigstad is a public relations practitioner and newly-minted faculty member at the University of Minnesota.She developed Crosspoint Communications, a full service consultancy agency from a grassroots level in 2007 and taught a variety

#28: Jumping Without a Safety Net - Lori Myren-Manbeck

Apr 14th, 2018 1h 2m

“Most of us want kindness. We start there.” Lori Myren-Manbeck is the founder and CEO of Inclusivi-tee, a subscription-based t-shirt company that donates to “forward-focused” non-profit organizations.Lori holds a PhD in Geriatric Psychology

#27: Duty-Bound Journalism With Chris Serres

Feb 10th, 2018 1h 26m

“You cant do this work from a desk.”Chris Serres is a reporter for the Star Tribune covering social services and issues affecting society’s most vulnerable populations.In the interview, we discuss his reporting on individuals with mental ill

#26: New Look at Women's Health with Dr. Beth Westie

Jan 28th, 2018 1h 25m

“The scariest part of the journey is before you actually start.” Dr. Beth Westie is the founder and creator of the 12 Week Female Fat Solution. She has made it her mission to change the way women view their health. Alongside my wife and spec

#25: From Africa to America - The Basil Ajuo Story

Dec 29th, 2017 1h 26m

“We grew up in a community where people were dying every day.”In this episode of Twin Cities Podcast, Mike welcomes Basil Aujo to speak about his incredible journey from Cameroon, Africa to Minnesota.Basil talks about the realities of growi

#24: A Product of His Own Curiosity - Andy George

Nov 17th, 2017 1h 3m

“It didn’t start with a message, it started with curiosity.”Andy George is the host and creator of How To Make Everything (HTME), a popular YouTube video channel that features Andy attempting to make everyday items from scratch by hand. What

#23: The Opportunity Chaser - Shayla Hoheisel

Oct 27th, 2017 1h 25m

“I think bucket lists are limiting.”Shayla Hoheisel (IG: @livingonaoneway) is a world traveler, YouTube video blogger, and entrepreneur, but more importantly she is creating the life she wants for herself. And she wants you to do the same.T

#22: A Good Kind of Crazy with Jared Kamrowski

Oct 8th, 2017 1h 30m

“There’s no such thing as a once in a lifetime trip.”Meet Jared Kamrowski. Jared recently quit his full-time job as a federal bank examiner to focus solely on his passion project, Thrifty Traveler (@thriftytraveler).To put it simply, Thrif

#21: Handsome Hog Executive Chef Justin Sutherland

Jun 26th, 2017 48m 21s

“Shirts are for work.”Justin Sutherland (@jsnaps1084) is the Executive Chef at Handsome Hog (@handsome_hog), which is a contemporary southern restaurant with a pig-centric menu in St. Paul’s trendy Lowertown district.Handsome Hog opened its

#20: Purple Politics With MinnPost's Briana Bierschbach

May 13th, 2017 1h 26m

Briana Bierschbach (@bbierschbach) is an award-winning journalist currently working for MinnPost (@MinnPost) as a political reporter.In this episode, Briana gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what its like to cover the people, policy, and p