When you think about the industrial revolution you may think of trains, factories, and assembly lines. The image of billowing smoke and giant machines cranking away may pop into your head. But the industrial revolution was not confined to just factories and trolleys, it seeped out into all areas of life during the early 1900s. And none were as visible and flashy as the amusement parks of the day.
Two of Minnesota’s amusement parks tell the story of the second industrial revolution, Wildwood out in White Bear Lake and Wonderland smack dab in the middle of South Minneapolis. Reporter Matthew Schneeman looked into how Minnesotans ran towards — and away from — the future over one hundred years ago. Listen on Spotify, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts
Liz starts off the show with Christine Coulson taking us behind the scenes of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discussing her collection Metropolitan Stories, written after her time working there.
After the break, Dave and Yelena Bailey discuss her new work of nonfiction, How the Streets Were Made, getting into the cultural, segregationist, and political origins of “the streets” as a racial concept in America.
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After the break, international bestseller and Rizzoli & Isles creator Tess Gerritsen joins Liz to discuss writing a collaborative novel (Choose Me with Gary Braver), culpability in the #MeToo era, her process, and more.
WOR’s poetry powerhouse, Dave, opens the show by bringing Patrick Cabello Hansel to discuss his newest collection, Quitting Time, which delivers a meaningful family story spanning from the Great Depression through the World Wars and beyond in powerful verse.
After the break, Liz re-connects with local music-writing legend Jim Walsh to discuss his newest work of nonfiction, Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis, reflecting on life in the wake of loss, Minnesota music and culture, and the infinite simple joy of a warm afternoon at the Harriet Rose Garden.
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