APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon
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Description
Garrison Keillor's signature monologue, The News from Lake Wobegon, a staple of the live public radio program A Prairie Home Companion.
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January 9, 2016: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It has been unnaturally warm out there and that has gotten the raccoons thinking that this is the breeding season." A mysterious figure skater out on the lake draws a crowd, Senator K. Thorvaldson finally heads south for the winter, and Donald Thorvaldson catches up with a few classmates, in a monologue from 2015. | 1/9/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 2, 2016: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there. It's been in the 40s so we had a brown Christmas -- we had no snow." Hawaiian visitors head to Lake Wobegon for a taste of winter, the Tolleruds and the Hansens fight over a good deed after a freezer malfunction, and some advice for the year ahead as the town celebrates New Year's Eve, in a monologue from December 2011. | 1/2/2016 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Fritz Electronics | Avoid humiliation by buying your new computer or tablet from Fritz Electronics. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Bertha's Kitty Boutique | This year, give The Gift of Cat. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - The Twelve Days of Christmas | An updated version of The Twelve Days of Christmas from GK, VocalEssence, and Fred Newman | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Duct Tape | Duct Tape: It's almost the only thing that works sometimes. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Coffee | The enemy is sleep, drowsiness. You need coffee. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Catchup | A word from our sponsor, the Catchup Advisory Board | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - A Christmas Carol | A modern retelling of A Christmas Carol, featuring a certain Republican presidential candidate. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Boxing Day | A look at the real meaning of Boxing Day... | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 26, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got this gorgeous snow. People had prayed, hoped for this snow and then it fell and the world became right again." Duane Bunsen accidentally destroys his mother's collection of glass figurines, the Lutheran Church decides against staging Handel's 'Messiah,' and Marlys Tollerud gives her sister a painting for Christmas. | 12/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: Bonus download! - Family | Celebrating Christmas with your relatives can be trying... | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: Bonus download! - Ritual | A look at Christmas traditions throughout history... | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: Bonus download! - Mom | Duane and his mother make plans for Christmas. | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: Bonus download! - A Visit from St. Nicholas | Garrison recites an updated version of a holiday classic. | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: Bonus download! - Santa Lucia | Garrison and Maria Jette sing an updated song for St. Lucy, celebrated in Scandinavia but born in Italy. | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 19, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Turned cold on Thursday. We got a little bit of snow on Wednesday. Just a little bit -- about 20 minutes of snow, just a little sort of dusting of snow, a little decorator snow." Pastor Liz delivers a sermon that helps the church's coat drive, the town's ice fishermen take to the lake before it's fully frozen with disastrous results, Carl Krebsbach uses an enormous sum of money to do a good deed, and Marilyn Tollerud visits her uncle Harry. | 12/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 12, 2015: Bonus download! - Open | "I come from a state called Minnesota which I don't expect you to know where it is, it's way west of the Poconos, west of Vermont, but not in California..." | 12/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 12, 2015: Bonus download! - Christmas Sonnet | Garrison reads a special Christmas sonnet to close this week's show. | 12/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 12, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm. It's been in the 40s now, so we're having to face up to the prospect of a brown Christmas but we just have to deal with it, that's all." The Tolleruds retrieve and care for their escaped bull, Pastor Liz attempts to increase membership in the men's and women's bible study groups, and Darlene flirts with Nelson Tollefson. | 12/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - Catchup | A message from the Catchup Advisory Board... | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - Sprach | A bit of coffee shop drama, featuring the work of Richard Strauss | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - Accents | Protect your privacy by disguising your voice with help from Earl's Academy of Accents | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - Ballad | A ballad about falling in love with a New York writer from Garrison and Rich Dworsky | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - P.O.E.M. | A message from the Profession of English Majors... | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: Bonus download! - Jane Air | At Jane Air, we realize you fly because you want the experience... | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 5, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a few inches of snow here on Monday night and Tuesday and then it turned warm and it melted, so just a practice snow, just a trainer snow you might say." Pastor Liz returns after an assignment to collect oral histories from aged Lutherans, Arlene Bunsen and Marilyn Tollerud have a disagreement while planning the Lutheran Church's Christmas pageant, and Mr. Dettweiler puts up Easter lights instead of Christmas lights. | 12/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 28, 2015: Bonus download! - Tube | New York commute got you down? Try the Pneumatic New York Matic, coming in 2019. | 11/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 28, 2015: Bonus download! - ACE | Look for the Alliance of Cloakroom Employees insignia on the theater door -- it's your guarantee of good service. | 11/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 28, 2015: Bonus download! - MTA | A word about subway courtesy from NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority... | 11/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 28, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had a full moon here on Wednesday, and then Thursday morning there was this beautiful snow, this decorative snow that came down..." Pastor Kohler delivers his final sermon before leaving for South Dakota, the town's old quarterback returns for Thanksgiving, Irene Bunsen has trouble cooking a 36-pound turkey, and Carl Krebsbach Jr. tries to rekindle a romance with Glenda Tollerud. | 11/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 21, 2015: Bonus download! - Guy Noir | Guy Noir avoids Thanksgiving with his family. | 11/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 21, 2015: Bonus download! - Mel | A word from Mel's All-U-Can-Eat Buffet | 11/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 21, 2015: Bonus download! - Bob | Another episode in The Story of Bob, A Young Artist... | 11/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 21, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly out there this week. It's been in the 30s ever since Wednesday night. Winter came in, it just came right in and the wind came up." Pastor Kohler continues a string of depressing sermons as his time in Lake Wobegon winds down, the town prepares for the upcoming holiday weekend, and Mr. Rosen discovers the meaning of Thanksgiving while deer hunting. | 11/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 14, 2015: Bonus download! - Fart | The new Flat App: the app that detects flatulence and tells you who it comes from. | 11/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 14, 2015: Bonus download! - Coffee | A Cleveland-themed message from our sponsor, Coffee. | 11/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 14, 2015: Bonus download! - Bot | Medical problems don't always come up during business hours: maybe it's time for Doctor Bot, the robot health care provider that's available 24/7... | 11/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 14, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's November, middle of November, and the trees are bare. We had a big wind here this last week, big rainstorm on Wednesday and Thursday. It's been chilly." Pastor Kohler leaves town after his email is hacked, Clarence Bunsen experiences an embarrassing medical condition, a group of deer hunting widows attends a male dance revue in Hurley, Wisconsin, and Mr. Hansen finally burns down an old outhouse. | 11/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 7, 2015: Bonus download! - Bemidji Limericks | A few Bemidji limericks from our time up North... | 11/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 7, 2015: Bonus download! - Catchup | A word from Jim and Barb and the Catchup Advisory Board | 11/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 7, 2015: Bonus download! - A Mighty Fortress is Our God / The Church's One Foundation | GK sings a few Lutheran jokes as a tribute to Bemidji's famous meatball and lutefisk dinner | 11/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 7, 2015: Bonus download! - Mom | Duane's mom asks him to drive up to Bemidji and visit her cousing Marilyn | 11/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 7, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly out there and we're looking for snow. The first official freeze was a couple weeks ago. I think there have been a few more since then, but we're waiting." Daylight Saving Time increases attendance at the Lutheran Church's adult bible study, Pastor Kohler delivers a depressing sermon, and deer-hunting season begins. | 11/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 31, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "All the kids get all dressed up, of course, and go trick-or-treating and there are a few parties in Lake Wobegon. Everybody has a lot of food but it's nothing like it used to be." The host recounts a few of the town's memorable Halloween pranks, including moving livestock to unusual locations, Merle's electrifying talent for automobile modification, and the outdated custom of privy tipping. | 10/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: Bonus download! - Mike Farley | Disguised as a mild-mannered high school principal, he wages a never-ending battle for truth and fairness... | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: Bonus download! - Open | Garrison opens our October 24 broadcast from Anoka High School with a little history about his hometown. | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: Bonus download! - Long Johns | A word from our sponsor, Anoka Long Johns... | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: Bonus download! - My Old Dad | During our broadcast from his hometown of Anoka, MN, Garrison sings a song for his father. | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: Bonus download! - Guy Noir | Guy Noir visits Anoka, MN to help out at an important high school football game. | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 24, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Our show coming to you from my hometown Anoka, Minnesota, here on the Rum River, flowing into the Mississippi." Our host shares a few memories about his family's history in his other hometown of Anoka, during a special live broadcast from Anoka High School. | 10/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 17, 2015: Bonus download! - Columbus | A song about Christopher Columbus and his sense of direction | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 17, 2015: Bonus download! - St. Chuck | When you need a break, why not head to the Monastery of St. Chuck? | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 17, 2015: Bonus download! - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty | Garrison and Chris Thile sing a revised version of this Bach chorale. | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 17, 2015: Bonus download! - Fearmonger's Shop | A word from our sponsor, the Fearmonger's Shop: serving all your phobia needs | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 17, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly out there, as it should be towards the middle of October. It was windy, highs in the 50s here this last week, I believe, whitecaps out on the lake." Clarence and Arlene Bunsen disagree about autumn yard work, Brad Bunsen visits during a break from his studies at Macalester College, and a trio of drunken deer creates an impromptu parade. | 10/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 10, 2015: Bonus download! - Coffee | Congressman John Boehner with a word about the benefits of coffee and the Coffee Institute of America | 10/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 10, 2015: Bonus download! - Fred Farrell | Bothered by mysterious sounds in your backyard, bill collectors, or neighborhood dogs? Buy the Fred Farrell Giant Condor Call! | 10/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: Bonus download! - Mencken | A visit from the Sage of Baltimore, Henry Louis Mencken | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: Bonus download! - Don't Put Yourself Down | A song from GK with a little advice for younger generations | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: Bonus download! - North Dakota Wine | A word from the Wines of North Dakota... | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: Bonus download! - Grandeur | One thing women don't understand about men is their continual need for a sense of grandeur... | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: Bonus download! - Ulysses | Ulysses has spent years away from home because the goddess of love was in the mood to make mischief. | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 3, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "This long, strange, warm fall is finally coming to an end. We're about a week away from frost and we're looking forward to that." A mysterious wedding takes place at the Lutheran Church, and memories of when Uncle Earl secretly bought a TV to watch Minnesota Gophers football games. | 10/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 26, 2015: Bonus download! - P.O.E.M. | A word from our sponsor, the Professional Organization of English Majors | 9/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Guy Noir | Guy Noir gets a haircut and meets a visitor from Rome who just wants to get away from large crowds for a while. | 9/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 26, 2015: Bonus download! - Xi | Garrison welcomed Chinese president Xi Jinping to the U.S. with a quick song. | 9/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 26, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've had this very warm September and the trees have not started to turn as yet, but the apples are ripe and there's a smell of them in the air." The host describes a memorable hitchhiking trip to Minneapolis, Pastor Kohler holds a viewing party for the super moon eclipse, and town constables Gary and Leroy pacify Mr. Hoppe with a few jokes. | 9/26/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 19, 2015: Bonus download! - Trump | Garrison opened the broadcast with a short song about a certain Republican presidential candidate. | 9/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 19, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's not the New Year, you know, or anything of the sort, but September: a gorgeous, gorgeous time, and the leaves are turning and the smell of apples in the air." The host recalls a notable childhood moviegoing experience, Lyle Janke's 10th grade biology class learns about bears, and a few thoughts on the power of memory. | 9/19/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 12, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was warm and kind of windy all week and we got this terrific thunderstorm on Wednesday, which was a great boon, to get washed off like that." Fishing season begins and fishermen return to their pursuit of the famous walleye Old Pete, Luann cuts her hair very short, the town analyzes photos of Pastor Liz in Rome, and Pastor Haugen irritates his secretary Marlene, in a monologue from May 2014. | 9/12/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 5, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been kind of warm and humid here this last week and yet the migrating birds have been leaving. The orioles and the nighthawks, they know something." Lyle Janske deals with pranksters in the back of his science class, Pastor Liz leaves to write a book and is replaced by Pastor Kohler, and the Lake Wobegon Leonards lose their first game of the season. | 9/5/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 29, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful this last week. The Lake Wobegon Whippets opened their '94 home season with the annual Memorial Day doubleheader at the Wally 'Old Hard Hands' Bunsen Memorial Park." Ernie discovers the secret to a perfect knuckleball as the Whippets begin their season, high school graduates ponder their future, and the host shares a few memories of the Grand Ole Opry's last night at the Ryman, in a monologue from June 1994. | 8/29/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 22, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a good snow here this last week. Over this last weekend, got a foot of snow and it just cheered everybody up immediately." The fresh snow revives conversation around town, Myrtle Anderson tries to return to town 33 years after an embezzlement scandal, and everyone agrees not to turn their Christmas lights on too soon, in a November 2010 monologue. | 8/22/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 15, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "This was the week that the weather turned. The big ship swung off to the North." Carl Krebsbach tries a new and embarrassing method of leaf collection, the town celebrates Veterans Day, and newly widowed Becky Beckman keeps a final promise to her husband Bradley by taking his place on an annual deer-hunting trip, in a monologue from November 2010. | 8/15/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 8, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Something about a storm moving through just takes all your troubles with it. All the things that you were worried about this morning just go away with the storm." The Whippets lose a big game to the Avon Bards in the 9th inning, Arlene Bunsen visits her son in Houston, Texas, and an old hermit moves into the Inqvists' house and plants a magnificent garden, in a monologue from June 2008. | 8/8/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 1, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The crocuses are up and the tulips are up, and then we got a little bit of snow overnight but nobody said a word about it." Dorothy wins the "Guess the Ice Melt" contest, Lyle watches over a tundra swan that has decided to be a dog, and Pastor Liz discards a sermon about the beauty of family, in a monologue from April 2011. | 8/1/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 25, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had about 15 minutes of spring this year, kind of typical in Minnesota, and then it turned into summer all of a sudden." The town avoids Senator K. Thorvaldson and his boring rhubarb stories, and when Sally Emmett gets married after graduating from Macalester College, everyone is mystified by the groom's Californian parents -- a monologue from June 2002. | 7/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 18, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've gotten some snow, even better than that, we've gotten frost -- frost, when you have a clear night and you have high humidity, you wake up in the morning and everything is covered with frost." A terrible flu hits Lake Wobegon, memories of ice skating and smoking in the warming house, storytelling around a bonfire on a frozen lake, and the Lutheran church ends the year with a surplus, in a monologue from January 2013. | 7/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 11, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been this gorgeous, gorgeous September, this beautiful time--so much happening." Lake Wobegon welcomes the arrival of fall, a bear surprises Irene Bunsen, then stays in town, starting a debate over who will pay to have it removed, and high school students take the ACT exam, in a monologue from September 2013. | 7/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 4, 2015: Bonus download! - Fireworks | Garrison celebrated the 4th of July with this poem about fireworks at a family picnic. | 7/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 4, 2015: Bonus download! - Mom | Mom calls to inquire about Duane's plans for Independence Day. | 7/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 4, 2015: Bonus download! - The Lives of the Cowboys | Dusty and Lefty attend a cowboy contest Macalester College. | 7/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 4, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Full blown summer out there. The raspberries are ripe. They're so sweet -- how we love them. The boats are out on the lake, fishing boats and pontoon boats are out there." Mr. Snecker falls asleep on the curb in front of the Chatterbox Cafe, the town holds a mostly successful 4th of July parade, and the story of the famous Living Flag. | 7/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 27, 2015: Bonus download! - He Wipes the Tear from Every Eye | Garrison and Sarah Jarosz, with a tribute to our friend Jean Redpath, who passed away last year | 6/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 27, 2015: Bonus download! - Knee | A word from our sponsor American Horizontal | 6/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 27, 2015: Bonus download! - The Lives of the Cowboys | Dusty and Lefty head to the Berkshires to become bounty hunters | 6/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 27, 2015: Bonus download! - Melville | Author Herman Melville stops by to discuss his book 'Moby Dick.' | 6/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 27, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful summer weather, it's been up in the 80s. We've gotten some rain, not too terribly much and everything is green." Mr. Magendantz changes his lawn-mowing pattern, Irene Bunsen creates her own tomato varieties, the town holds a tractor parade for Midsummer Day, and the host recalls attending a gospel meeting as a teenager. | 6/27/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 20, 2015: Bonus download! - Dads / Father's Prayer | Listen to Garrison's tribute to fathers on Father's Day weekend | 6/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 20, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had some storms out there but it's been all good for us. The mourning doves we hear them in the morning, we see the fireflies at night." Clarence Bunsen sleeps on his boat so he can think in the middle of the night; the story of Mr. Musselman, who was driven from town by deerflies; and the Whippets win a close game. | 6/20/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 13, 2015: Bonus download! - Seattle limericks | A few limericks featuring the cities and towns of the Seattle area | 6/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 13, 2015: Bonus download! - Seattle poem | A celebration of the uphill lifestyle in Seattle | 6/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 13, 2015: Bonus download! - Sunny Seattle Skies | The weather in Seattle was a lot nicer than we expected this week, and Garrison wrote a song about it. | 6/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 13, 2015: Bonus download! - Microsoft | We were near Redmond, the home of Microsoft, so Garrison paid tribute to software near and dear to his heart: Microsoft Word 5.1. | 6/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 13, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been hot there this last week -- got up to 93 on Wednesday and that took the starch out of Norwegian Bachelor Farmers in particular." Thoughts on the benefits of summer cabins, the Inqvists reconcile after a night at the Moonlight Bay Supper Club, and Arlene Bunsen holds a bridal shower for her nephew's fiancee. | 6/13/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 6, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cool. There's been some rain, which we appreciate out there because it gives you a reason not to do things you thought you were going to have to do." The high school decides to hold graduation outdoors at the last minute, the class of 2015 pulls off one of the better graduation pranks in recent memory, and the town takes time to enjoy the summer weather. | 6/6/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 30, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm and sunny and the town is beautiful. The grass is green and the flowers are in bloom. This town looks like calendar art." Senator K. Thorvaldson returns to town after a trip through South America, the Whippets open their season but lose their ace starting pitcher in the 4th inning, and Pastor Liz loses her train of thought in the middle of a sermon. | 5/30/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 23, 2015: Bonus download! - Guy Noir | Guy Noir heads to Washington D.C. to advise Governor Jeb Bush's presidential campaign. | 5/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 23, 2015: Bonus download! - Long Weekend Blues | For the busy executive, Memorial Day Weekend cuts into valuable time that could be spent working. | 5/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 23, 2015: Bonus download! - Whitman / "Tenting Tonight" | Garrison reads a letter from Civil War lieutenant George Whitman about the Battle of Antietam and sings "Tenting Tonight" with Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, and Rich Dworsky and The Wolves of Rhythm. | 5/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 23, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been an exciting, exciting week. We had storms early in the week. Sunday and Monday, the sky got dark and, y'know, we were hoping for something really dramatic." Memories of the miraculously eventful tornado of 1985, the Lutheran Church holds its church supper in the basement due to weather, Duane Tollerud realizes he does not enjoy fishing, and the host recalls a life-changing hot air balloon ride. | 5/23/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 16, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been raining and chilly at night out there so people are way behind on lawn care, but the tulips and daffodils are in bloom." The town re-examines its philosophy on lawn care, the Lutheran Church holds its church picnic, and the war between Pastor Haugen and his secretary Marlene intensifies, in a monologue from May 2014. | 5/16/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 9, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been quiet except for the storms that came through. There was one Sunday morning and Tuesday morning and Wednesday most of the day, and one just a couple of days ago." The Petersons' ice-cream-stealing dog dies, Father Wilmer visits his newfound sisters, and garage sale season begins. | 5/9/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 2, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Getting warm up there, getting up into the 60s and even thinking about getting up into the 70s so it's been very pleasant -- and no snow fell this last week." The town celebrates the 1st of May, and a few memories of post-prom parties at the Bunsens' cabin. | 5/2/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 25, 2015: Bonus download! - The Candidate's Song | It's spring, and that's inspired a number of men to announce their candidacy for the 2016 Presidential election. | 4/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 25, 2015: Bonus download! - Panhandle script | A few thoughts on The Art of Storytelling as it applies to the streets of New York City | 4/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 25, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been kind of cool, sunny but windy out there, and the other day a little snow fell, just a few flakes. We ignored it. We did not comment on it." Bridal shower season arrives, Darlene invites three suitors to the Sidewinder Bar in Millet, and Arlene Bunsen counsels her goddaughter Charlotte against taking up the trombone. | 4/25/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 18, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm and it's getting warmer. It's been warm and windy." Clarence Bunsen observes Mrs. Rasmussen hanging her laundry out to dry, Eloise Krebsbach attends her daughter's piano recital, and some of the local farmers spend a long weekend in Las Vegas. | 4/18/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 11, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's gotten warmer and the ice is now off the lake. It just happened suddenly one day and people all pointed it out to each other, even though everybody knew it, they enjoyed saying it." The Whippets hold their first practice and add their first female player, Martha Hedlund learns more than she cared to know about her mother's personal life, Pastor Liz counsels Kate Inqvist about an unplanned pregnancy, and Senator K. Thorvaldson turns up in Costa Rica during a 21-day cruise. | 4/11/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 4, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Spring has finally arrived and the crocuses are up and the flowers are up and there's green grass and people are hanging their sheets out on the line, just for the smell of it, just for the beauty of it." Donny Krebsbach ventures onto the lake in search of early spring ice fishing, Christopher Inqvist gets a summer job at Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery, and thoughts on the importance of yard work, in a monologue from April 2013. | 4/4/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 28, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It snowed this last week. It was harmful, it was hurtful to people, and people suffered from it. They were angry at it." The town attends the high school's production of 'Our Town,' Sarah Peterson worries her parents by becoming successful, and Mavis investigates Vern's past, in a monologue from May 2013. | 3/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 21, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We're calling it spring there. It sort of seemed to be spring for a few hours here and a few hours there so that's what people are saying when they run into each other on Main Street." Spring arrives in Lake Wobegon, young people begin to go outside without jackets, and Lyle Janske runs the high school basketball concessions stand to take his mind off his son's illness, in a monologue from March 2010. | 3/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 14, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've had snow out there, we've had about a foot-and-a-half of snow here this last week. It just sort of killed some people. They're just tired of winter but it snowed anyway, despite their objections." Pastor Liz returns from a vacation to Carmel, California and spends some time at the Sidetrack Tap, Marilyn Hedlund evaluates her past romances, and Clint and Irene Bunsen celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary at the Moonlight Bay Supper Club, in a monologue from February 2011. | 3/14/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 7, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It is warming up, getting up into the 30s, and 40s are forecast, and Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday so there will be a coffee hour at the Lutheran Church one hour before the service for people who forget to turn their clocks forward." Pastor Liz delivers a sermon about the Third Commandment, high school students finish a few exams before spring break, Ronnie Detmer returns from California after 20 years, and Lillian Tollerud -- the savior of Lake Wobegon's post office -- passes away. | 3/7/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 28, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold here, got down to 30-below wind chill here earlier in the week, starting to warm up a little bit now. They are forecasting more snow for Monday, Tuesday night." Corrine Tollerud returns from St. Olaf College for a weekend, the Hansens attempt to prevent their dog from being hit by cars, Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church holds its Lenten services, and Cindy Hedlund meets someone online after just a few months as a widow. | 2/28/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 21, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold, but not that cold, and people are in a sort of festive mood." High school students dress up to celebrate Snow Week; the men's bible study group holds its Chili Dump; the story of Edgar "Left Foot" Mueller, who owned the Alhambra Ballroom; and the Sons of Knute begin their "Guess the Ice Melt" contest. | 2/21/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 31, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a very mild winter here so far. It was temperatures in the 30s here this last week, which makes us feel very uneasy." Thoughts on the future of Minnesota winters and the state's notoriety for harsh weather, the proper way to free a car stuck in a snowbank, and the benefits of competency. | 1/31/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 24, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It has been unnaturally warm out there and that has gotten the raccoons thinking that this is the breeding season." A mysterious figure skater out on the lake draws a crowd, Senator K. Thorvaldson finally heads south for the winter, and Donald Thorvaldson catches up with a few classmates. | 1/24/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 17, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It has been warm this week, got up into the 30s, and so the sidewalks have been clear, and people have been walking out again." The Sons of Knute host their January gala, the flu comes to Lake Wobegon, and Eloise Krebsbach attempts to live a stress-free life. | 1/17/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 10, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold out there, you know that. Wednesday the high was 8 below, which is an interesting phenomenon, when the peak is below you." Schools are closed statewide due to bitterly cold temperatures, people feel encumbered by Christmas gifts they did not want, and Clarence and Arlene Bunsen head to California for a winter vacation. | 1/10/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 3, 2015: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a little snow -- a little snow Monday night. What a beautiful snowfall it was, and not all that cold out." Unseasonably warm weather puts those who suffer from "Pump Handle Phobia" at ease. Plus, Mr. Hansen lends a hand around the neighborhood while his wife visits her sister in Florida, and reveals an unusual secret, in a monologue from January 2012. | 1/3/2015 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 27, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "They got snow out there and it turned good and cold and people are cheerful. People are more cheerful when it's bitterly cold out there, because what is the choice?" Sidetrack Tap patrons perform some impromptu satellite dish maintenance, Irene and Clint Bunsen prepare for the holidays, Pastor Liz hosts a caroling party that gets the town talking, and memories of early television in Lake Wobegon, in a monologue from December 2013. | 12/27/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 20, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've got snow, we've got snow, so we're covered. Don't worry about us. We're just fine. Not so much sun this week." Clint and Irene Bunsen serve Artillery Punch at their Christmas party, Pastor Liz's mysterious gentleman friend causes a stir, and a few Christmas carols from the townspeople. | 12/20/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 13, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It has been warm out there, warm out there, and misty, and cloudy, and the snow is melting. It would be gloomy weather if you and I were sensitive people, which, thank goodness, we are not." The local churches prepare for Christmas, Marilyn Tollerud receives a disturbing late-night call from her daughter Sharon, and a few thoughts on the benefits of winter. | 12/13/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 6, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "You've come to that long, cold, dark time of the year. Not much can be said about that, except that if you have not spent December in the north of Norway, then you don't know what 'cold and dark' is." Pastor Inqvist considers writing a book about Lake Wobegon, Dorothy second-guesses a sentence in her Christmas letter, and Betty Ingebretsen accompanies the 4th and 5th grade carolers at the Good Shepherd Home. | 12/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 29, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was good and cold on Thanksgiving Day, which was good. It just made Thanksgiving feel more necessary somehow." Families destroy the social order by purchasing their Thanksgiving meals online, The Host prepares a subpar Grape Salad, and a few observations about unique holiday traditions. | 11/29/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 22, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got some more snow here this last week and it's been a little bit cold--no big deal. People are cheerful out there. Furnaces are on now." The town prepares for ice fishing season, Solveig returns from California to make lutefisk, and the exiles begin to trickle back home for Thanksgiving. | 11/22/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 15, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It snowed on Monday, early Monday morning. We got about 12-and-a-half inches there in Lake Wobegon. There was no big fuss about it." Margie Krebsbach's English class discusses 'The Great Gatsby,' Clint Bunsen tangles with two deer who find their way into town, and Dorothy recalls the story of Harold Hansen and Oscar Peterson. | 11/15/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 8, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "There was a full moon on Thursday, it snowed a little bit, the sun now goes down before five o'clock and will for a while. Cold is here. The kids are still wearing light jackets because they're from here, that's all." Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church celebrates All Saints' Day and Clint Bunsen gives up deer hunting. | 11/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 1, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's November, here we are, and on Sunday we fall back. We get an extra hour on early Sunday morning so there will be a large number of people coming in late to church." Cold weather returns to Lake Wobegon, advice on leaving Minnesota, and why jokes are a bridge between people who disagree with each other. | 11/1/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 25, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cloudy. It's been chilly out there. The sun has come out now and then. And then on Thursday this powerful wind came up -- it was very dramatic." A big wind causes havoc all over town, Mrs. Jensen's old boyfriend Kurt visits from the city, and Darlene meets a coyote that resembles her Uncle George, in a monologue from October 2011. | 10/25/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 18, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly, of course, because it is almost the end of October. Mist over the lake every morning, the Canada Geese are heading South overhead." Pastor Liz delivers a sermon about the Parable of the Wedding Feast, a man visits Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery to buy a cup of coffee though they don't sell coffee, and the story of the time Eugene Berge picked up a hitchhiker. | 10/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 11, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's fall. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall. It's been chilly, down into the 30s at night." Thoughts on the benefits of cold weather and Minnesota living, the town watches a lunar eclipse, and Pastor Liz moves into the Lewises' cabin. | 10/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 4, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Been chilly, chilly at night, in the 30s. The crickets are all quiet. We hear the 'pop' of the shotguns from duck hunting." With the election approaching, politics begin to affect marriages, Carla Bunsen receives funding for her performance art piece in New York City, and the Lutheran Church holds its Senior Banquet. | 10/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 27, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been this gorgeous, gorgeous September, this beautiful time--so much happening." Lake Wobegon welcomes the arrival of fall, a bear surprises Irene Bunsen, then stays in town, starting a debate over who will pay to have it removed, and high school students take the ACT exam, in a monologue from September 2013. | 9/27/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 20, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Beautiful, beautiful week of fall. Mists on the lake early in the morning, you wake up in the morning, your window is open, you've got a little extra blanket over you." Pastor Liz fills in while the Lutheran Church interviews replacements for Pastor Haugen, news of Marlene's interesting encounter with Father Wilmer spreads through the town, Mrs. Anderson holds a CD release party at the Sidewinder Bar, and the Tolleruds' rooster Ludwig comes to a sad end. | 9/20/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 13, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a beautiful, beautiful week. It's been warm and sunny--gets up into the 90s in the afternoon but the mornings are perfect." The town deals with a heat wave and the meanest woman in Lake Wobegon passes away, in a monologue from June 2012. | 9/13/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 6, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been getting warmer up there. The tulips are up a little bit, and the irises, and the lily of the valley as well." Pastor Liz and Clint Bunsen spend some time together while digging a grave for Liz Tollefson, and Pastor Anderson weeps during her funeral service, in a monologue from March 2013. | 9/6/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 30, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Summer coming to an end and fall is about to begin. The nights are getting cool, sunset coming earlier and earlier, and in the morning there's fog -- mist out on the lake -- and we can feel it coming." Thoughts on the virtues of sweet corn and the exquisite boredom of summer, remembering Roger Hedlund with a story about his high school basketball days, and Pastor Liz returns from Rome to visit Marlene. | 8/30/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 23, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was very brutally, brutally hot here this last week and the deerflies came in, which is a form of plague." Powerful storms roll into Lake Wobegon, Luanne Peterson copes with the arrival of a new patient in the pediatric intensive care unit, and a story to comfort Luanne when she breaks down under an overpass during the storm, in a monologue from June 2012. | 8/23/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 16, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Our beautiful fall has come to an end. We got a frost here on Monday Night. People were talking about it down at the Chatterbox Cafe." A monologue from October 2013, Eloise Krebsbach runs for mayor, the Lutheran Church updates its directory, Carl Krebsbach does a few odd jobs around town, and the Hedlunds dig up a Lake Wobegon ghost story. | 8/16/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 9, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Had a little bit of front on Monday just to remind us, you know, where we live. But otherwise it was warm. It was up in the 60s." In a monologue from April 2012, the Lake Wobegon Whippets take some spring batting practice, Bud learns a lesson about friendship while putting the dock in the water, and Pastor Liz has an exciting evening on Easter Sunday. | 8/9/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 2, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was the end of school on Wednesday and it was high school graduation on Thursday evening -- some major, major events in our town." A few women appoint themselves "Pentecost Monitors" at the Lutheran Church, Pastor Ingqvist counsels prospective newlyweds, and the high school seniors play their annual practical joke on Superintendent Halvorson, in a monologue from June 2009. | 8/2/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 26, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been hot out there this last week. It's been humid too, so that you wake up in the morning and there's a mist out over the meadows, beautiful mist with the sun shining through it." Gladys feels a longing for doomed love while listening to the opera, the Hansens' dove-breeding business goes awry, Judy Ingqvist searches for elegance, and a few verses of "Aften (Stille, Hjerte, Sol gaar ned)," in a monologue from June 2007. | 7/26/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 19, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful this last week. The Lake Wobegon Whippets opened their '94 home season with the annual Memorial Day doubleheader at the Wally 'Old Hard Hands' Bunsen Memorial Park." Ernie discovers the secret to a perfect knuckleball as the Whippets begin their season, high school graduates ponder their future, and the host shares a few memories of the Grand Ole Opry's last night at the Ryman, in a monologue from June 1994. | 7/19/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 12, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "I get this far away from home -- couple thousand miles -- and I stay away for a long time, and I start to wonder if it's a real place or if I made it up." The town's children spend Thanksgiving sick and in bed, Senator K. Thorvaldson's mysterious love Laura comes to town to meet his family, and a few verses of "My Father, How Long," in a monologue from November 1985. | 7/12/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 5, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The rains have finally let up and we had sunshine here this week and it was a glorious, glorious 4th of July in Lake Wobegon." Marlene wins the "Best Pie in Town" contest, the World's Largest Pile of Burlap Bags celebrates its 40th anniversary, and to avoid unwanted attention, the town decides not to mark its 150th anniversary. | 7/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 28, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "This is the shank of summer. It's such a gorgeous time of year. It's been so beautiful in Lake Wobegon. The yards, the lawns have never looked more beautiful than they do right now." Thoughts on lawn maintenance and strawberry-rhubarb pie, the Tollefson boy considers moving to Los Angeles, and a deerfly bite helps the Whippets continue their winning season. | 6/28/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 21, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had some thunderstorms in Lake Wobegon this last week. We say it was a quiet week in Lake Wobegon but it was kind of wild and kind of violent." The Whippets defeat the Holdingford Bulls in the rain on another long fly ball from Wayne Tommerdahl, Father Emil returns to Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, garage sale season begins, and the Women's Bible Study Group goes skinny-dipping. | 6/21/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 14, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Flag Day, Flag Day up in Lake Wobegon. They were supposed to do the Living Flag today." The Whippets' Wayne Tommerdahl hits the highest popup in team history in a victory over the Holdingford Bulls, the Thorvaldsons hold a graduation party for their daughter Amy, and Clint Bunsen spends some time at his family's cabin. | 6/14/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 7, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been June weather. Everything is happening at once. The dragonflies are all kind of breeding and they're out and they're mating." Thoughts on desert living and the benefits of rhubarb, the high school's senior class pulls the annual graduation ceremony prank, and parents contemplate their graduates' futures. | 6/7/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 31, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The weather's just been gorgeous. It was warm this last week, it was up in the 80s. There was a little bit of rain, not enough, but there's never enough." The Whippets win a few games with the help of young pitcher "Whiplash" Wilson, garage sale season begins, the Larson boy gets a job at Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery, and a bat invades Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church and frightens Pastor Haugen. | 5/31/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 24, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Sunny and in the 70s, big white clouds up in the sky just like in a child's picture book, and trees light green out of your Crayola box." Families open up their cabins for the summer, the town celebrates Memorial Day with a parade, Lake Wobegon High School seniors plan their graduation parties, and the Whippets start their season. | 5/24/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 17, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been raining and chilly at night out there so people are way behind on lawn care, but the tulips and daffodils are in bloom." The town re-examines its philosophy on lawn care, the Lutheran Church holds its church picnic, and the war between Pastor Haugen and his secretary Marlene continues. | 5/17/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 10, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was warm and kind of windy all week and we got this terrific thunderstorm on Wednesday, which was a great boon, to get washed off like that." Fishing season begins and fishermen return to their pursuit of famous walleye Old Pete, Luann cuts her hair very short, the town analyzes photos of Pastor Liz in Rome, and Pastor Haugen irritates his secretary Marlene. | 5/10/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 3, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It rained all week and even a little bit of snow but we ignored that, of course, because it just melted as soon as it touched the ground so there was nothing we could do about it." The Knights of the Order of the Golden Nimbus install their new officers at Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, Pastor Haugen takes over as interim pastor at the Lutheran Church after Pastor Liz leaves for Rome, and Larry creates havoc while trying to dig a grave for Ruthie Jonasson. | 5/3/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 26, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The last of the ice sank into the lake here this last week and the spring rains came, and what a blessing they were. They really greened up this town." The town does some spring cleaning, the story of Lois and Louie, and Pastor Liz delivers her last sermon before leaving for Rome. | 4/26/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 19, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was warm. The week started out warm and then we got some snow here on Tuesday and we just ignored it, of course -- as you would ignore an embarrassing relative." Mr. Berge hits a large pothole and damages his car, the town experiences a pink full moon, and Pastor Liz organizes an outdoor procession to celebrate Holy Week, in a monologue from April 2011. | 4/19/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 12, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a beautiful week, the sun was shining and on Wednesday it got up to 70. There was a couple down by the lake, they were making out as if nobody could see them." A bear wakes from hibernation and wanders into town, the Swansons return for a visit after 30 years away, and Pastor Liz announces that she is leaving to become the pastor at a Lutheran Church in Rome. | 4/12/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 5, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The fourth Sunday of Lent was last week and Easter is a couple of weeks away so that snow, that big snow that they got on Thursday was really tough on people." The town deals with an early spring snowstorm and Mr. Berge finds himself in a tricky situation out on the rapidly thawing lake. | 4/5/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 29, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful this last week. The sun was shining. It's been a gorgeous, gorgeous winter. We got a little snow on Monday, Thursday, just a decorator snow." Mr. Berge tells a few jokes to ducks out on the lake, the Men's Prayer Group gathers at Bunsen Motors, and the Lutheran Church holds its Lenten soup suppers. | 3/29/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 22, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Spring: spring came in on Thursday. We got little snow on Tuesday. No problem, no problem. Just a little decorative, designer snow on Tuesday." Thoughts on the sin of sloth and the 1965 World Series, Carl Krebsbach considers robbing a bank and receives a mysterious phone call, and Darlene worries that her cat may have rabies. | 3/22/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 15, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm. It's in the 40s. The snow has been melting and the sidewalks are clear, and people are out walking around town after all these months of imprisonment." Clint Bunsen continues his fight to prevent Millet from becoming the county seat, the Lake Wobegon Whippets acquire a new center fielder, and Pastor Liz goes sledding after an energetic sermon. | 3/15/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 8, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a cold winter but now it's warmer, it's up in the 30s. So it's not all that bad as long as it's moving in the right direction." Mr. Magendantz tries a dangerous new method of snow removal, Father Wilmer catches Darlene napping at the Chatterbox Cafe, and Clint Bunsen tries to prevent Millet from replacing Lake Wobegon as the county seat. | 3/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 1, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly, been cloudy this whole week but we're used to it. It doesn't really matter." Lake Wobegon High School's class of 2013 graduates, tales of graduation ceremony pranks from years past, and thoughts on being a commencement speaker, in a monologue from June 2013. | 3/1/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 22, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold and gray, just a little bit of snow falling, children reluctantly going back to school. Lot of things had to be canceled because of that blizzard a couple of weeks ago." Texting disrupts a choir concert, Darlene resolves to find a man this year, and Clint Bunsen visits his wife's uncle in Omaha, in a monologue from January 2013. | 2/22/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 15, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've had snow. We've had a lot of snow. People are discouraged. People are beaten down, they're cranky on account of this snow." Jimmy Krebsbach helps Arlene Bunsen deer-proof her yard, Pastor Liz makes house calls to hear the town's complaints, and a surprise in Mrs. Olson's purse interrupts the sermon at Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church, in a monologue from April 2013. | 2/15/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 8, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful out there. We're coming to spring here and everything's gorgeous." Fishing season begins in Lake Wobegon, the host learns of his mother's online Scrabble habit, and the history of the annual Willis Bunsen Grocery Run event, in a monologue originally from May 2013. | 2/8/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 1, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was cold Monday and Tuesday. Kids were out of school Monday, Tuesday so I guess the school year is going to go on until the middle of June." The town experiences a propane shortage, Myrtle and Florian Krebsbach have marital troubles after 61 years of marriage, and the Bunsens deal with a raccoon problem. | 2/1/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 25, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It got ferociously cold here on Thursday--Wednesday and Thursday--so school was canceled on Thursday. They heard about it Thursday morning on the rise-and-shine show Ole and Toivu." Senator K. Thorvaldson prepares for a trip to Arizona, Carl Krebsbach considers giving up the carpentry business, and Pastor Liz's boyfriend Cliff attends another service at the Lutheran Church. | 1/25/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 18, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "All the kids are going back to college now. College kids who are going back exhausted after having had almost a month off from school." A "Wayward Moon" makes the town restless, Pastor Liz's boyfriend attends a service at the Lutheran Church, and Darlene visits a man in Windom. | 1/18/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 11, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was cold--COLD--Monday and Tuesday. So cold. It was minus 40, minus 50, counting the wind chill." Father Wilmer gives a two-and-a-half-minute sermon, the town's dogs enjoy a break from the cold weather, and Jerry Dehner does some thinking during an ice fishing trip. | 1/11/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 4, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been very cold out there, hate to say it, but it's true, and it's about to get colder." The governor preemptively closes schools because of the big cold front, TV crews from California visit to find out why people live in Minnesota, memories of cold winters past, and the town celebrates New Year's Eve. | 1/4/2014 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 28, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Sort of balmy, balmy weather early in the week and then we got some drizzle and then finally last night we got some snow, snow, beautiful snow." Mavis and Vern continue their relationship despite Irene's objections (and become the talk of the town in the process), Pastor Liz visits elderly residents for the holidays, and the Chatterbox Cafe's potato sausage gives the town a festive aroma, in a monologue from December 2012. | 12/28/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 21, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "There was a beautiful big moon up there on Tuesday, Wednesday, and the light from that moon was so bright on the snow that some people woke up in the middle of the night." Tales of late-night baking and strange dreams, and the recently improved Lutheran Church Choir sings a few hymns during their Christmas banquet at the Moonlight Bay Supper Club. | 12/21/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 14, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "They got snow out there and it turned good and cold and people are cheerful. People are more cheerful when it's bitterly cold out there, because what is the choice?" Sidetrack Tap patrons perform some impromptu satellite dish maintenance, Irene and Clint Bunsen prepare for the holidays, Pastor Liz hosts a caroling party that gets the town talking, and memories of early television in Lake Wobegon. | 12/14/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 7, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We finally got our decent snowfall here on Wednesday night and now Minnesota can look Buffalo and the Yukon in the eye. We need not be ashamed any longer." Mr. Berge enlists shoveling help after the season's first big snowfall, Corrine Tollerud breaks up with her boyfriend, thoughts on modern child rearing, and memories of harrowing school bus rides. | 12/7/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 30, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly, but then we expected it would be. It's been clear sunny days, cold, clear nights. You can look up and see the stars up there." Lake Wobegon celebrates Thanksgiving by sharing a few stories from years past, the Tollefsons prepare a turkey using their grandmother's recipe, and Pastor Liz's boyfriend attends a service at the Lutheran Church. | 11/30/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 23, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was the most beautiful snowfall in yesterday morning in Lake Wobegon. It was just gorgeous, it was like something out of a children's book." The town pledges for the annual "Big Plunge" fundraising event, Lake Wobegon High School students learn about owls, and a local English teacher makes an enriching discovery while walking in the woods, in a monologue from February 2013. | 11/23/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 16, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's gotten cold up there, just genuinely cold, and we can tell it's cold because the teenagers are now putting on jackets and scarves and mittens and hats and so forth." Fred contemplates giving up furnace repair and moving to Texas, Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church prepares for its lutefisk dinner, Myron has knee replacement surgery, and Pastor Liz receives a strange call for help in the middle of the night. | 11/16/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 9, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The big wind came along this last week and blew all of the leaves down, so there's no more illusion that we might get another, y'know, week of warm weather." Deer hunting season kicks off in Lake Wobegon, Daryl Tollerud and Roger Hedlund head to Carl Krebsbach's hunting shack where they share a few stories, and rumors fly about Pastor Liz's new boyfriend. | 11/9/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 2, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had our big frost and it turned cold. All the flowers are dead. They say we'll get some snow before Thanksgiving." Donnie Krebsbach heads to Minneapolis to visit his in-laws and his son and a distraught girl arrives in town to learn more about her uncle (who, it turns out, was secretly engaged to Tina Lundeen). | 11/2/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 26, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Our beautiful fall has come to an end. We got a frost here on Monday Night. People were talking about it down at the Chatterbox Cafe." Eloise Krebsbach runs for mayor, the Lutheran Church updates its directory, Carl Krebsbach does a few odd jobs around town, and the Hedlunds dig up a Lake Wobegon ghost story. | 10/26/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 19, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We said goodbye to summer here this last week, there's just no doubt about it. It just turned cold, the north wind blew in, and cold air, and the sun went down behind the cloud." The town's residents reluctantly turn on their furnaces, parents attend parent-teacher conferences, and a story about being left behind in Seward, Nebraska. | 10/19/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 12, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm for us -- what we would consider warm -- temperatures in the 70s and sunny. Sort of like New Orleans but with essential differences." The town considers the benefits of a move to New Orleans, Roger and Cindy Hedlund clean out their cabin for winter, Mavis finally breaks up completely with Vern, and Pastor Liz hosts a delayed Confirmation mass and heads to Minneapolis for a massage. | 10/12/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 5, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Homecoming week this week at Lake Wobegon High School, not that we expect alumni to come back--they don't. They come back, maybe, for the holidays." High school students prepare for the homecoming dance, Laurel returns to town from Long Beach, California after 22 years, and Pastor Liz worries after giving a sermon that everyone enjoys. | 10/5/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 28, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been absolutely perfect, perfect autumn weather--temperatures in the 70s and a mist coming up off the lake in the morning and drifting on up the hill into the woods." Dorcas Hansen rehearses for the school play and Pastor Liz dreads a meeting with her friend Carol. | 9/28/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 21, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been this gorgeous, gorgeous September, this beautiful time--so much happening." Lake Wobegon welcomes the arrival of fall, a bear surprises Irene Bunsen, then stays in town, starting a debate over who will pay to have it removed, and high school students take the ACT exam. | 9/21/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 14, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's fall at last. It was very warm--very warm--early in the week. It got hot. People were even thinking of bringing back their air conditioners but that would've shown weakness." College students return to their campuses, the oldest man in town takes up smoking again, Pastor Liz leads a camping trip, and Mr. Dehner's dog plays shortstop for the Lake Wobegon Whippets. | 9/14/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 7, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Oh, we knew it was going to snow. We could see that sky--that was a snow sky. People who have lived here for more than five minutes know what that snow sky looks like." Plus, discovering hidden treasures under the floor of Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church, Pastor Liz delivers a sermon on one of her least favorite Gospels, and Lake Wobegon exiles return home for Thanksgiving, in a monologue from November 2011. | 9/7/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 31, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's getting on towards fall. The flowers are turning dry. Nobody's mowing their lawn anymore -- there's no need to. It's been kind of dry the last few weeks." Darlene becomes a vegan after accidentally killing a frog, the Schroeder family makes wine from wild grapes, and the Sons of Bernie visit the State Fair, in a monologue from September 2008. | 8/31/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 24, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was kind of a hot summer here for a couple weeks. The Norwegians got all pale and innervated and were gasping for breath like fish on a stringer." | 8/24/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 17, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there. It's been in the 40s, so we had a brown Christmas." | 8/17/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 10, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Unseasonably warm early in the week but now, thank goodness, the temperature has dropped into the single digits, which is to everyone's satisfaction." The town's ice fishermen deal with an unexpected lack of ice, residents gear up for the Winter Festival, Lake Wobegon sets a world record, and Darlene is forced to stay close-mouthed, in a monologue from January 2012. | 8/10/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 3, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a little snow out there this last week -- six inches but we don't care. We're not shoveling. The shovel's been put away. The snow plow is parked in the garage." Spring comes to Lake Wobegon and town constables Gary and Leroy respond to a dispute at the Magendantz home, in a monologue from March 2011. | 8/3/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 27, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there. The flowers are up -- the peonies and lilacs, and of course the tulips are up. Those beautiful golden songbirds come back from their migrations." Uncle Will and Aunt Miriam move to Pasadena and Carl Krebsbach takes his new boat out for a very cold fishing opener, in a monologue from May 2000. | 7/27/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 20, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's the week of the fall equinox, when we turn towards the darkness -- and we have this week. It's been chilly, it's been cloudy, and the sun -- less of it." Darlene encounters a coyote that resembles her Uncle Jack, Val Tollefson delivers a strange prayer at the adult bible study group, and a visit to the Lake Wobegon Town Dump, in a monologue from September 2011. | 7/20/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 13, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Beautiful, beautiful weather out there. Sun: bright, highs in the 60s. It's been perfect. Farmers are combining the corn and the soybeans as well, and the alfalfa is still green." The Lake Wobegon Leonards lose their big homecoming game against the Millet Marauders and the folks in town react to fall and cooler weather, in a monologue from October 2010. | 7/13/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 6, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Spring there--spring came on suddenly as spring always does. It just took one thunderstorm and green spears, tulips poking up in the flower beds and all the winter clothes went away into boxes down in the basement." Irene Bunsen does a little gardening and the high school prom coincides with the local farmers' manure-spreading week, in a monologue from April 2005. | 7/6/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 29, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Summer has come on, the raspberries are ripe, there are hummingbirds everywhere--it's been getting warm and humid here." Wally brings a case of mead to the Sidetrack Tap, the parents of Lake Wobegon deal with high school and college students home for the summer, and the perfect cover story for laziness. | 6/29/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 22, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Midsummer's Day--daylight, daylight, daylight--going on into the night and then there was a full moon on Sunday, the strawberry moon." The children of Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church leave for bible camp and Pastor Liz takes two weeks of vacation, but first, she pays a visit to Mr. Lilledale, who has not been himself. | 6/22/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 15, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was a quiet week. It was a contemplative week, a week of meditation--in other words, it rained a lot." The host finds his own book at the Hedlunds' garage sale, Lake Wobegon High School valedictorian Louise Larson celebrates graduation, the Halvorson-Josephson wedding is called off, and a few thoughts on Father's Day. | 6/15/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 8, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly, been cloudy this whole week but we're used to it. It doesn't really matter." Lake Wobegon High School's class of 2013 graduates, tales of graduation ceremony pranks from years past, and thoughts on being a commencement speaker. | 6/8/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 1, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was cloudy and chilly here this last weekend--Memorial Day weekend, which was a sore disappointment to people..." Myrtle and Florian Krebsbach take a trip to Iowa, Amy Tollerud graduates high school and prepares to leave for college, and Clarence Bunsen has an automotive encounter with a June bug. | 6/1/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 25, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been rainy out there It's been raining most of the week and so everything is blossoming and blooming. Everything is green." Father Wilmer hosts a picnic at Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, the Lake Wobegon Whippets open their season, and the story of Wally "Old Hard Hands" Bunsen. | 5/25/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 18, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall here. Gorgeous nights--warm days, cool nights." Pastor Liz hosts a bonfire and Mr. Lofgren's orchard produces an exceptional harvest of his "Julia" apples, in a monologue from September 2012. | 5/18/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 11, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful out there. We're coming to spring here and everything's gorgeous." Fishing season begins in Lake Wobegon, the host learns of his mother's online Scrabble habit, and the history of the annual Willis Bunsen Grocery Run event. | 5/11/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 4, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It snowed this last week. It was harmful, it was hurtful to people, and people suffered from it. They were angry at it." The town attends the high school's production of 'Our Town,' Sarah Peterson worries her parents by becoming successful, and Mavis investigates Vern's past. | 5/4/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 27, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Spring has finally arrived and the crocuses are up and the flowers are up and there's green grass and people are hanging their sheets out on the line, just for the smell of it, just for the beauty of it." Donny Krebsbach ventures onto the lake in search of early spring ice fishing, Christopher Inqvist gets a summer job at Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery, and thoughts on the importance of yard work. | 4/27/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 20, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've had snow. We've had a lot of snow. People are discouraged. People are beaten down, they're cranky on account of this snow." Jimmy Krebsbach helps Arlene Bunsen deer-proof her yard, Pastor Liz makes house calls to hear the town's complaints, and a surprise in Mrs. Olson's purse interrupts the sermon at Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church. | 4/20/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 13, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Got a big snow here this last week. Snow in the middle of April just pushed people right to the edge--just so terribly discouraging." Myrtle Krebsbach monopolizes the microphone after winning the "Pick the Pope" contest, Mavis and Vern break off their relationship, and the Pettersons embark on a 60-day juice cleanse. | 4/13/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 6, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It has warmed up there. There's still some snow on the ground but there are signs of spring. The loons have come in to the lake and they're singing to each other." Spring is on its way and Donnie Krebsbach gets into trouble while attempting to rescue his fish house. | 4/6/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 30, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Had a little bit of frost on Monday just to remind us where we live but otherwise it was warm. It was up in the 60s -- people had their windows open." The Lake Wobegon Whippets take some spring batting practice, Bud learns a lesson about friendship while putting the dock in the water, and Pastor Liz has an exciting evening on Easter Sunday, in a monologue from April 2012. | 3/30/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 23, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a cold spring here, the ice still out there on the lake but the pelicans have arrived and other migrating birds have come in anyway." The milk truck gets stuck in Mr. Hoppe's driveway, Carl Krebsbach builds a house for a stockbroker friend, and it's a tough time for marriage, unless you have a ritual argument like Myrtle and Florian Krebsbach, in a monologue from April 2009. | 3/23/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 16, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We're all used to disappointment and heartbreak in Lake Wobegon. We're all used to being left behind, of course. It's really the story of our lives." Clint Bunsen tries to free a skunk from a trap, a booger joke causes Larry to shoot tapioca out of his nose, and Eloise Krebsbach buys an artificial limb to replace her boyfriend Fred, in a monologue from October 2009. | 3/16/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 9, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Drove up here this last week in the cold and the ice because I needed to get some of this 'plaster' that has been in our family for years..." A bad cough requires a cold remedy made from fresh mustard and Aunt Flo makes soup because her daughter is visiting from Minneapolis, in a monologue from March 2002. | 3/9/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 2, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been getting warmer up there. The tulips are up a little bit, and the irises, and the lily of the valley as well." Pastor Liz and Clint Bunsen spend some time together while digging a grave for Liz Tollefson, and Pastor Anderson weeps during her funeral service. | 3/2/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 23, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was the most beautiful snowfall in yesterday morning in Lake Wobegon. It was just gorgeous, it was like something out of a children's book." The town pledges for the annual "Big Plunge" fundraising event, Lake Wobegon High School students learn about owls, and a local English teacher makes an enriching discovery while walking in the woods. | 2/23/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 16, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm here this last week, been up in the 30s. Just the right temperature to keep the snow on the ground--keep it from melting." Vern visits Mavis for Valentine's Day, Pastor Liz hosts a dinner for the local singles, and the story of Louis Powell, the town's rare Unitarian. | 2/16/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 9, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The snow coming in... It's been kind of a warm week. It's been in the 20s, and a little snow here this last week, a little sliver of moon up in the sky." Marilyn and Bud Bunsen worry about their daughter's unusual plans for the annual Snowball Dance, and a few members of the 1952 Lake Wobegon Leonards football team reminisce about their 1-8 season while visiting Naples, Florida. | 2/9/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 2, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been bitterly, bitterly, bitterly cold in Lake Wobegon. It was so cold that they did not do the fire drill up at the high school." A group of Miami tourists arrives in town on a bus tour, Dorothy puts together a last-minute meal for them at the Chatterbox Cafe, and Renee Rasmussen's husband Delbert returns for the first time in years. | 2/2/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 26, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold, it's been cold. It's been in the low teens--highs in the day. We don't do wind chill in Lake Wobegon. It seems like bragging to us somehow." Memories of the terrible winter of 1951--including sheltering local deer in the high school gym and Seena Halvorson meeting her husband while ice fishing--and Margie and Carl Krebsbach have an awkward encounter with their son, who has just moved home. | 1/26/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 19, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold out there but it's a dry cold, you know, so it's not painful or anything and of course we are used to it. But, the battle of the thermostat goes on in every house in Lake Wobegon." The town gathers firewood to prepare for the cold weather, Mavis celebrates her 75th birthday in Los Angeles, and Clint Bunsen reflects on missing the opportunity to move to the Southwest. | 1/19/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 12, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We've gotten some snow, even better than that, we've gotten frost--frost, when you have a clear night and you have high humidity, you wake up in the morning and everything is covered with frost." Terrible flu hits Lake Wobegon, memories of ice skating and smoking in the warming house, storytelling around a bonfire on a frozen lake, and the Lutheran church ends the year with a surplus. | 1/12/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 5, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold and gray, just a little bit of snow falling, children reluctantly going back to school. Lot of things had to be canceled because of that blizzard a couple of weeks ago." Texting disrupts a choir concert, Darlene resolves to find a man this year, and Clint Bunsen visits his wife's uncle in Omaha. | 1/5/2013 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 29, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a little snow -- a little snow Monday night. What a beautiful snowfall it was, and not all that cold out." In a monologue from January 2012, warm weather puts those who suffer from "Pump Handle Phobia" at ease. Plus, Mr. Hansen lends a hand around the neighborhood while his wife visits her sister in Florida, and reveals an unusual secret. | 12/29/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 22, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been kind gray and cloudy, sort of drizzly, this last week, waiting for snow to come. We've had a little bit of snow but not as much as we deserve." Mrs. Hansen makes an anonymous donation, the Tolleruds are forced to change their Christmas dinner plans when their daughters invite a Brazilian exchange student, and Pastor Liz hosts guests who have nowhere else to go. | 12/22/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 15, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had our first really good snowfall of the year. It was predicted in the Gospel from St. Luke, which was last Sunday morning." The Lake Wobegon public schools get a snow day, Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church's seasonal decorations cause discomfort in the congregation, Pastor Liz visits the town's elderly residents, and the Bunsens comfort their daughter after her terrible week at work. | 12/15/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 8, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Sort of balmy, balmy weather early in the week and then we got some drizzle and then finally last night we got some snow, snow, beautiful snow." Mavis and Vern continue their relationship despite Irene's objections (and become the talk of the town in the process), Pastor Liz visits elderly residents for the holidays, and the Chatterbox Cafe's potato sausage gives the town a festive aroma. | 12/8/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 1, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold out there. It's been in the 20s and the 30s, big full moon this Wednesday, people putting up Christmas decorations." Dorothy and Darlene swap Thanksgiving stories, the Bunsens host a Thanksgiving dinner for people with no place else to go, and Mavis and Vern spend some time together despite their political differences. | 12/1/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 24, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's Thanksgiving this week and the exiles up from the cities for the traditional Thanksgiving, whatever that may mean nowadays. And then on Thursday, this ice storm hit and the roads became slick and slippery." Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility hosts the town's joint Thanksgiving service, women gather at the Bon Marche Beauty Salon, and Clint Bunsen puts up his Christmas lights. | 11/24/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 17, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Winter came in Sunday night. A cold front moved in and the snow fell. Big beautiful flakes still falling on Monday morning." Memories of sledding in Lake Wobegon, Daryl Tollerud goes deer hunting and attends the Annual Meatball Dinner (formerly the Annual Lutefisk Dinner), and Pastor Liz discusses Gabriel García Márquez at a dinner party. | 11/17/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 10, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cloudy and chilly, a little rainy. It's been November weather and all these geese flew in--about 500 of them in a flock, along with about 10 swans." The election puts a damper on conversation in Lake Wobegon, Clarence Bunsen proposes the cancellation of the Christmas Lutefisk Dinner, and Mr. Hoppe dies on his way home from the Sidetrack Tap. | 11/10/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 3, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The world has taken a turn towards the cold. The sun comes out but it's not warm anymore -- we've taken the big turn towards fall." Art's rules for staying at the Night o' Rest Motel, Dorothy urges Chatterbox Cafe customers to try pumpkin bread pudding, and Pastor Liz meets a carpenter named Michael at a bar in St. Cloud. | 11/3/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 27, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly and kind of gray and drizzly. Winter sort of arrived in a big rush on Thursday. It was briefly sunny, back on Sunday." Irene Bunsen and Mrs. Anderson argue about the ownership of an enormous pumpkin, Lyle points out a hard-to-see meteor shower, which draws a crowd of onlookers, and the last boxelder bugs of the season find refuge in Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church. | 10/27/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 20, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly and drizzly and rainy here this last week, and windy as well, so a lot of the leaves have fallen in town." Falling leaves herald conflicting yard work styles, Clint Bunsen makes some improvements to his deer stand, and memories of ill-gotten poker winnings. | 10/20/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 13, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been chilly. It's been sunny out there. The gardens are all in--everybody's picked everything there is to pick. People are working on their yards now." Pastor Liz avoids giving a sermon about a difficult verse, the Bakkes move to Arizona to care for Jack's mother, and Darlene bumps into her old English teacher at the El Dorado Casino. | 10/13/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 6, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was warm and beautiful early in the week, and then Wednesday night you could feel the earth turn and the world change." The Pettersons host an enormous bonfire and Orville makes a friend while on a train trip to California. | 10/6/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 29, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Fall has come on. There's a definite chill in the air and there are people who have to get up in the night and close their bedroom windows." The Hansens take a road trip to Yellowstone, Kurt visits Amsterdam after retiring as the janitor of the Lake Wobegon elementary school, and Pastor Liz goes on a date with a youth minister. | 9/29/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 22, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "A big wind came in yesterday and brought in a little taste of November for us. It turned chilly and cold almost right away." Jimmy Krebsbach returns from Texas to visit his friends and family (leaving behind his large collection of Cadillacs) and reveals the origin of a strange scar on his chest. | 9/22/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 15, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall here. Gorgeous nights--warm days, cool nights." Pastor Liz hosts a bonfire and Mr. Lofgren's orchard produces an exceptional harvest of his "Julia" apples. | 9/15/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 8, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Mozart's 250th birthday this year. All over America, even in Lake Wobegon: choirs celebrating, singing Mozart." Recollections of choirs in Lake Wobegon, plus songs for "Mary Jo" and "One More Spring in Minnesota," in a monologue from 2006. | 9/8/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 1, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm and humid this last week and we've gotten a lot of rain, which has been good for the gardens in my town." The town apprehends a band of mailbox vandals, Bruno the Fishing Dog tears through Irene Bunsen's tomato patch, the Whippets start their season, and thoughts on fresh produce in Lake Wobegon, in a monologue from 1999. | 9/1/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 25, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It turned cold this week, to everybody's great relief -- to finally have winter here, for sure. No doubt about it. No going back and forth between fall and winter, but just winter. The real thing." | 8/25/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 18, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We're coming to the end of this warm spell in November and it is none too soon. Need to get real here. If we go on much longer with this sort of weather in November and it just encourages people to entertain all kinds of illusions." A monologue from November 2001. | 8/18/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 11, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The Whippets won last Sunday afternoon. They played the Freeport Flyers and they won by a score of 3-2. It was a great game--it was one of those close, tight games where everything that happens means a lot because it's so close." Babe Ruth visits the town for an exhibition game against the Lake Wobegon Schroeders, in a monologue from 1985. | 8/11/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 4, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there--what we call warm. It's been in the 90s. It's been good tomato-growing weather." Irene Bunsen grows a crop of unique tomato plants and a potential buyer bartends at the Sidetrack Tap to get a feel for the place, allowing Wally to enjoy some time on his pontoon boat, in a monologue from 1999. | 8/4/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 28, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there this week. Been up in the 80s--unusual for October. The trees are at their peak and everybody should've been happy." Clint Bunsen endures a talkative duck hunting companion, the Lake Wobegon High School football team faces a feared rival, and Pastor Liz chooses between three very different sermon topics, in a monologue from October 2011. | 7/28/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 21, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there--warm enough so that people are now able to sleep at night with their windows open, which changes everything in a person's life." High school graduates prepare to explore the world, and a life-changing trip to the Grand Canyon, in a monologue from 2003. | 7/21/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 14, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been gorgeous, it's been perfect, it's been sunny, it's been warm. The raspberries and the strawberries are coming in. The tomatoes are not too far away." Lake Wobegon enjoys the summer strawberry crop, and the story of Bernice and Earl, who served as missionaries in Ecuador before returning to a Minnesota rhubarb farm. | 7/14/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 7, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm--got up to 100 degrees on the Fourth of July so everything has slowed down in town. Dogs are not chasing anything anymore." Pastor Liz checks in on the students at her Lutheran Bible Camp, the Lake Wobegon Whippets defeat the Avon Bards and their unorthodox third baseman, and the town celebrates the Fourth of July. | 7/7/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 30, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a beautiful, beautiful week. It's been warm and sunny--gets up into the 90s in the afternoon but the mornings are perfect." The town deals with a heat wave and the meanest woman in Lake Wobegon passes away. | 6/30/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 23, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "A lot of heat at the beginning of the week and storms -- sheets of rain coming down -- it was a beautiful, beautiful thing." Lake Wobegon celebrates Father's Day, Lake Wobegon Lutheran church celebrates the baptism of Roger Hedlund's granddaughter, and the sounds of the town interrupt the Sunday service. | 6/23/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 16, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was very brutally, brutally hot here this last week and the deerflies came in, which is a form of plague." Powerful storms roll into Lake Wobegon, Luanne Peterson copes with the arrival of a new patient in the pediatric intensive care unit, and a story to comfort Luanne when she breaks down under an overpass during the storm. | 6/16/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 9, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm there -- what we would consider warm. It's been up in the 80s and it's been kind of rough on these Scandinavians." The high school graduation ceremony moves out of the air-conditioning-less gymnasium, the students are disappointed by the transit of Venus, Hannah Rasmussen overuses a metaphor in her valedictorian speech, and the Mueller children return to Lake Wobegon for their mother's funeral. | 6/9/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 2, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been beautiful. It's been dry. It's been in the 70s, a little breeze coming in, very low humidity." The class of 1962 returns for a reunion, the class of 2012 plans their senior prank, the story of an epic food fight, a tent caterpillar infestation hits Lake Wobegon, and Corrine Tollerud discusses Kierkegaard and Christianity with Pastor Liz. | 6/2/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 26, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's summer at last and the rhubarb is coming in and the lilacs are in full bloom. Somebody's been cutting alfalfa. The crickets, you can hear them, and the frogs are singing." A rainstorm drenches the town, the Lake Wobegon Whippets begin spring training, local families open their lake cabins, and the Lutheran church switches to its summer service schedule. | 5/26/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 19, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been hot out there and we're not used to it. Gets up into the 80s and it's very humid and people get nauseous walking back and forth into air conditioning and back out." The strawberries and blueberries are plentiful in Lake Wobegon, the junior high boys go skinny-dipping in the lake, and Pastor Liz arrives to much celebration and curiosity, in a monologue from 2010. | 5/19/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 12, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been spring and the grass is lush and green and the flowers are up. It's just gorgeous. It's that time of year in Minnesota when it's too warm to snow again and not quite warm enough to go swimming." Corrine Tollerud returns from college having discovered Kierkegaard, Mr. Holmberg avoids a public speaking sentence, and Father Wilmer receives an unusual bequest. | 5/12/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 5, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Kind of wet this week but nice and warm, up into the 80s. It's the real start of summer here. Spring is just a very brief season in Minnesota." Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church holds its annual book sale. Plus, the story of Dean Levine, who dreamt of becoming a cashier. | 5/5/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 28, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a beautiful spring. It's up in the 60s, been a little rainy but it's warm enough for us." Deer become a nuisance in Lake Wobegon, local high schoolers prepare for prom while the Good Shepherd Nursing Home holds its Sweethearts Dance, and Clarence Bunsen inherits a modest sum when his Aunt Astrid passes away. | 4/28/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 21, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been kind of cold and rainy there this last week. We got a little snow on Monday -- we don't need to talk about that at all." The high school seniors prepare for their Senior Prom, the Sons of Knut do some spring cleaning, Pastor Liz ponders her encounter with a highway patrolman, and Mr. Nelson goes on a strange journey. | 4/21/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 14, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Had a little bit of frost on Monday just to remind us where we live but otherwise it was warm. It was up in the 60s -- people had their windows open." The Lake Wobegon Whippets take some spring batting practice, Bud learns a lesson about friendship while putting the dock in the water, and Pastor Liz has an exciting evening on Easter Sunday. | 4/14/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 7, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It is spring. The lawns have turned lush and green. The loons have arrived -- loons, who are monogamous, and one pair of loons will command a whole wide expanse of water out on Lake Wobegon." The town celebrates Easter, spring yard sales begin, the local Norwegian bachelor farmers wash their sheets, and Pastor Liz delivers an unexpectedly powerful Good Friday sermon. | 4/7/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 31, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there. It's been windy. The ice went out on the lake a long time ago and even the old grumblers in the Chatterbox Cafe have had to admit that spring is here." March was a month of "firsts" in Lake Wobegon, Pastor Liz plans for Easter, and the story of aviator Wilbur Scott, who finds a final resting place at the Sidetrack Tap. | 3/31/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 24, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been a big week in Minnesota weather. We had a little snow at the beginning of the week and it was cold and then it got warmer and the sun came out." The story of Mr. Turnblad, who built a sailboat, sailed the Gulf of Mexico for three months, and returned to Lake Wobegon a changed man. Plus, Darlene falls for a new bread deliveryman, and the town deals with rain on the night of the junior/senior prom, in a monologue from 2009. | 3/24/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 17, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there -- temperature's been in the 50s and the 60s. The snow has melted, a good deal of it, except for very stubborn snow that hangs out in the woods." Lucille Tollerud leads a protest against changes to the post office, and other examples of "Irishness" in Lake Wobegon, in a monologue from 2000. | 3/17/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 10, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a little snow out there this last week -- six inches but we don't care. We're not shoveling. The shovel's been put away. The snow plow is parked in the garage." Spring comes to Lake Wobegon and town constables Gary and Leroy respond to a dispute at the Magendantz home, in this monologue from 2011. | 3/10/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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March 3, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We had a little snow here on Tuesday to try and freshen up our snow cover somewhat -- which was getting a little threadbare." Thoughts on ice fishing preparation, and Lake Wobegon Elementary students suffer the airborne effects of an unfortunate school lunch, in this monologue from 2007. | 3/3/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 25, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It was a new moon on Monday so it was purely dark for three nights and there was very little snow on the ground to reflect any starlight or streetlights." Clint Bunsen turns to a vegetarian diet after his wife discovers a dangerous German cookbook, Pastor Liz makes a few pastoral calls, and they share an awkward encounter when Clint visits to repair her toilet. | 2/25/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 18, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm there. It's been in the 30s -- just a little trace of snow here and there, a sunny sky here today. Not winter as we know it. We will survive somehow." The town's Fourth of July committee meets to plan this year's parade, Daryl Tollerud encounters an angry skunk, and Clint Bunsen has a revelation about his ancestry. | 2/18/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 11, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Valentine's Day coming up on Tuesday, so love is in the air." Cold weather returns to Lake Wobegon, the Lake Wobegon Leonards basketball team suffers a disheartening defeat, the Bunsens baptize a new granddaughter on Super Bowl Sunday, and Marilyn Tollerud tells the story of her grandfather, who outlived a dire prognosis. | 2/11/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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February 4, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Barely-not-quite-winter -- in the 30s, low 40s, so there's not much snow around. People are kind of cranky as well." The Tolleruds have a gerbil loose in their house, reflections on hiding embarrassing photos and personal effects from your children, the town continues to deal with a warm winter, and Darlene defends a hair color mishap. | 2/4/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 28, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "We got a little snow -- a little snow Monday night. What a beautiful snowfall it was, and not all that cold out." The recent warm weather puts those who suffer from "Pump Handle Phobia" at ease. Plus, Mr. Hansen lends a hand around the neighborhood while his wife visits her sister in Florida, and reveals an unusual secret. | 1/28/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 21, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold out there. It was one below zero here the other day and everybody felt pretty good about that." Kenny does some soul searching after leaving the Sidetrack Tap and getting stuck in a hidden snow tunnel, the Women's Circle switches from quilting to writing, and Pastor Liz has a revelation while "night swimming." | 1/21/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 14, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Unseasonably warm early in the week but now, thank goodness, the temperature has dropped into the single digits, which is to everyone's satisfaction." The town's ice fishermen deal with an unexpected lack of ice, residents gear up for the Winter Festival, Lake Wobegon sets a world record, and Darlene is forced to stay close-mouthed. | 1/14/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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January 7, 2012: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The crocuses are up and the tulips are up and then we got a little bit of snow overnight but nobody said a word about it." Dorothy wins the "Guess the Ice Melt" contest, the tundra swans return to Lake Wobegon, spring yard work begins, and Pastor Liz is forced to use her emergency sermon, in a monologue from April 16, 2011. | 1/7/2012 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 31, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been warm out there. It's been in the 40s so we had a brown Christmas -- we had no snow." Hawaiian visitors head to Lake Wobegon for a taste of winter, the Tolleruds and the Hansens fight over a good deed after a freezer malfunction, and some advice for 2012 as the town celebrates New Year's Eve. | 12/31/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 24, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "The snow is falling even now. I can imagine it -- snow falling across the lake, which is just starting to freeze here just a few days ago." The "city mice" visit the "country mice" for the holiday, and stories from four memorable Lake Wobegon Christmases. | 12/24/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 17, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been much too warm out there. It's been raining. It looks dreary -- it doesn't look like the festival of lights whatsoever." Plus, a series of misunderstandings draws a crowd to Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, the Tolleruds reluctantly accept a gift from a NYC relative, Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church celebrates St. Lucia Day, and the high school choir goes caroling. | 12/17/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 10, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been cold and that snow that is on the ground is now there to stay and we're happy about that." -- Winter comes to Lake Wobegon. Plus, thinking twice about offering hospitality after a visit from Aunt Cooter, the Bunsens forego their usual holiday arguments, and the Living Nativity returns to Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility. | 12/10/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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December 3, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "It's been getting colder -- into the 20s. It's been trying to snow and we've been seeing a lot of Christmas lights." Plus, Pastor Liz reluctantly serves as a "healer" after a miraculous event at a Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church women's retreat becomes the talk of the town. | 12/3/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 26, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "This Thanksgiving--a fairly uneventful Thanksgiving, a little excitement up at the Magendantz home." A fire prompts reconciliation between the Bunsens and the Magendantzes after years of animosity, Clint Bunsen accidentally restores the Moonlight Bay Supper Club's neon sign, the Tolleruds welcome their daughter home from St. Olaf College, and thoughts on Thanksgiving meals. | 11/26/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 19, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "Oh, we knew it was going to snow. We could see that sky--that was a snow sky. People who have lived here for more than five minutes know what that snow sky looks like." Plus, discovering hidden treasures under the floor of Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church, Pastor Liz delivers a sermon on one of her least favorite Gospels, and Lake Wobegon exiles return home for Thanksgiving. | 11/19/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 12, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | "This was the week that the weather turned. The big ship swung off to the North." Plus, Lake Wobegon prepares for winter, reflections on Veterans Day, and newly widowed Becky Beckman keeps a final promise to her husband Bradley by taking his place on an annual deer-hunting trip. | 11/12/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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November 5, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's been gray, it's been chilly, it's been cold, and we had our first real frost out there -- frosty sidewalks early in the morning. Lyle Janske discovered that the other day. He came out to take his garbage out and he walked across the deck out behind his house, and suddenly without his anticipating it, his feet were up above his head. | 11/5/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 29, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's been chilly here this last week--it's been very chilly. We got some rain and a little bit of snow. People were putting in bulbs for next spring when the first flakes of snow fell. Just a little tiny sliver of moon up in the sky so it's going to be very, very dark for Halloween on Monday night. | 10/29/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 22, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | The world has taken a turn towards the cold. The sun comes out but it's not warm anymore -- we've taken the big turn towards fall. People are wearing hats in Lake Wobegon. People are turning on their furnaces. | 10/22/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 15, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | This was the week that the chill moved in and the big full moon up there Tuesday night. And then on Wednesday a big rain came pouring down and the wind blew and so a lot of the leaves came down. That red maple tree out in the front yard of the Lutheran Parsonage just almost was stripped of leaves. | 10/15/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 8, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's been warm out there this week -- been up in the 80s, unusual for October. The trees are at their peak and everybody should've been happy. Of course, the old complainers who sit and nurse their coffee in the Chatterbox Cafe found a way to complain about it after all. | 10/8/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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October 1, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's been cloudy. It's been chilly out there. The sun has come out now and then. And then on Thursday this powerful wind came up -- it was very dramatic. Some people lost phone service and weren't even aware of it at the time and leaves blew off some of the trees completely. | 10/1/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 24, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's the week of the fall equinox, when we turn towards the darkness -- and we have this week. It's been chilly, it's been cloudy, and the sun -- less of it. The sun going down, people eating dinner by lamplight again and all sorts of odd things happening when the darkness comes on us. | 9/24/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 17, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's the beginning of fall. It's been cool -- good sleeping weather when people crawl into bed at night. It's warm under the extra blanket if you're sleeping with somebody else and you tuck yourself into your little envelope on these cool fall nights. | 9/17/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 10, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | For a while I grew up the son of a Swedish sharecropper in North Dakota and I got on a toboggan in January and there was a prevailing wind out of the northwest which blew me down to Minneapolis and it just seemed like too much effort to go back. And they didn't seem as if they would miss me anyway so I stayed here. | 9/10/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 3, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | Fall is in the air. The last of the gardens being brought in--bumper crops of tomatoes. Irene Bunsen had the great satisfaction this week of walking out of her back gate, out of her garden, and across the alley, and down the way, and into the back gate of her brother-in-law Clarence Bunsen. | 9/3/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 27, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | It's gotten very cold there this last week. The temperature's been highs in the 20s. Cold, bitterly cold weather. It's the kind of weather we're used to. The Northern Lights have been so beautiful--these tongues of green, tips of orange at night. | 8/27/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 20, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | We've had snow out there. We had about a foot and a half of snow here this last week, which just sort of killed some people who are just tired of winter. But it snowed anyway, despite their objections. | 8/20/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 13, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | We got a little snow out there this last week -- six inches, but we don't care. We're not shoveling. The shovel's been put away. The snowplow is parked in the garage; Bud is not going to bring it out. That snow, it's just going to have to melt on its own. | 8/13/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 6, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | The tundra swans came in this week -- hundreds of them. Beautiful white birds came sailing in and landed on the lake. They spend the winter in North Carolina -- most of them -- and they're on their way up to their breeding grounds, which is in the Canadian arctic. | 8/6/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 30, 2011: The News from Lake Wobegon | Clint Bunsen sneezed so hard he threw his back out and he had to miss work for the rest of the week. At the Sidetrack Tap Wally, behind the bar, sneezed with such force that he blew a cigar the whole length of the bar. | 7/30/2011 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
At last, one of our favorite PHC monologues...
What a pleasure to be able to at last archive the weekly news coming out of Lake Wobegon. We look forwarde to visiting and revisiting with the all the folks we have come to know from our many years of listening to PHC. Having the episodes on our laptop will help make the miles melt away on trips between our home and our childrens' homes, as Garrison takes us back to the "quiet little town" he grew up in. Thanks for finally making the news availiable as podcasts!
The best part of a great show...
I was tempted to give this four stars instead of five as encouragement to give us the entire weekly show, rather than just Lake Wobegon. But I couldn't do it. Even this snippet of a fantastic show deserves fives stars in it's own right. For those of us familiar with Northern Minnesota/North Dakota small town life, this is better than a trip through the nostalgic sepia-tone photo albums of our parents and grandparents. Those memories live and breathe again thanks to Garrison. It's sometimes funny, sometimes melancholy. But it's always comforting and hopeful. It's a little trip home without the troubles and impositions of relatives.
Spread the love!
Fellow Comedy-Pod Lovers, I LOVE this show and to help you help yourselves, here is the list of the other similar shows I love!!! Here we go… ONE Superego TWO Mike Detective THREE The ManBuyCow Podcast FOUR As it Occurs to me FIVE Grownups Read Things they Wrote as Kids SIX The Thrilling Adventure Hour SEVEN Hello, From the Magic Tavern EIGHT The Adam & Joe Show NINE The News From Lake Wobegone TEN The Pod F. Tompkast ……Hope I’ve helped! UPVOTE my review and help spread the love!
