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- Ballot Banter Feat. Election Guru Naomi Kritzer · 1 t 4 min · Episode 64You know her, you love her, she's Naomi Kritzer, the accomplished St. Paul sci-fi author who moonlights as the compiler of every Twin Citian's favorite election guide. We talk…
- Let's Take a 'Midwestern Death Trip' Feat. Author Meaghan Garvey · 1 t 1 min · Episode 63Rare non-Minnesotan guest alert! But don't fear: Journalist Meaghan Garvey is a denizen of the Upper Midwest, one who happens to be the author of a fantastic new book all about…
- What the Hell’s Going on in Forest Lake? Feat. Educator/Rocker Claire Luger · 46 min · Episode 62For months Claire Luger has been sounding the alarm about a MAGA takeover of the Forest Lake Area School District. Luger's a special education teacher at a nearby district, a…
- Talkin' Long on 'Perseverance' Feat. Sen./Gov. Mark Dayton · 55 min · Episode 61Born into remarkable wealth, Mark Dayton could've loafed poolside, Billy Madison-style, amid the opulence that comes from being part of a dynastic Minnesota business family…
- How Labor Wins Feat. Workday Magazine Journalists Sarah Lazare & Amie Stager · 58 min · Episode 60Happy Labor Day! To celebrate the only legit holiday, we invite labor journalists Sarah Lazare and Amie Stager of Workday Magazine on the pod to discuss their brand-new book…
- Emergency 2026 MN State Fair New Food/Drink Roundtable! · 1 t 12 min · Episode 59No time for extensive show notes—this is an emergency! Listen to all four Racket owner/editors gab for an hour-plus about all the Minnesota State Fair official new foods we…
- IRL CSI Feat. Forensic Scientist Melissa Loren · 53 min · Episode 58Since 2000, American TV viewers have gobbled up 838 episodes spanning the broader CSI universe—folks love seeing crime scenes investigated. Since 2010, Melissa Loren has worked…
- Understanding MN Wildfires Feat. Fire Behavior Analyst Art Gonzales · 42 min · Episode 57All month long wildfires have wreaked havoc in northern Minnesota. The Boundary Waters are shut down until October, tourist-starved Ely businesses are trying to stay afloat, and…
- BookCast Vol. 2 Feat. Writer/Podcaster Deborah Copperud · 52 min · Episode 56Books! We love those papery, bound little bastards. And we're guessing you, a supporter of local independent media, might also be a certified bookworm. As such, we're convening…
- Investigating Crimes + City Pages Times Feat. ProPublica Reporters Jessica Lussenhop & Andy Mannix · 1 t 26 min · Episode 55For 15 months our friends Jessica Lussenhop and Andy Mannix have been hard at work revealing sex crimes hidden within the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. The ProPublica reporters…
- The Art of Airfare Feat. Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter & Gunnar Olson · 1 t 0 min · Episode 54You there, dummy with some degree of affluence and PTO to spare: You don't know diddly squat about travel. But Kyle Potter and Gunnar Olson, the team behind The Thrifty Traveler…
- Fighting Google's Data Center Feat. Pine Island Residents Aubree Derksen & Nicole Mills · 1 t 4 min · Episode 53We're halfway through the Year of Data Center Backlash. Americans hate the massive AI factories, yet tech giants continue to foist them on communities amid the current AI arms…
- Girl Gone HOW Wild? Feat. Author/Comic/Actor Courtney Kocak · 46 min · Episode 52Right after high school Courtney Kocak left sleepy Jackson, Minnesota, to chase her dreams in Hollywood. Did everything go as planned? Sure didn't! And in her brand-new memoir…
- Weather, Climate, and Getting Ripped Feat. Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard · 1 t 2 min · Episode 51We've had investigative reporters, sportswriters, food critics, and music writers on RacketCast, but never anyone working the beat every Minnesotan actually cares about: the…
- 2026 Timberwolves Playoffs Explainer for Dummies Feat. Podcaster Dane Moore · 1 t 0 min · Episode 50Is it unwise to keep calling our listeners "dummies"? Perhaps, but that's what we did with our Twins preview pod, and we're doing it again for this Timberwolves explainer…
- 2026 MN Twins Preview for Dummies Feat. The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman · 57 min · Episode 49🎶 Take me out to the ball game 🎶 🎶 Take me out with the crowd 🎶 🎶 Buy me some peanuts and RacketCast (?!) 🎶 Calm down! RacketCast will remain free of charge for this (slightly…
- Celebrate Fancy Ray Day Feat. Local Comedy Legend Fancy Ray · 1 t 5 min · Episode 48Happy Fancy Ray Day! Well, actually, that honorary calendar date—as previously decreed by the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul—isn't until March 28. But we wanted to get "The…
- Mapping MN's Hidden City Feat. YouTuber Chris Parr · 47 min · Episode 47What the hell is going on in North Oaks, Minnesota? That's the question Minneapolis-based videographer/YouTuber Chris Parr set out to answer. In a video from last month titled…
- Livestreaming a Crisis Feat. Unicorn Riot · 1 t 26 min · Episode 46Ever read this week's Racket feature story and think to yourself: "Boy, I'd sure love to hear an entire hour-long conversation about how Niko Georgiades helped launch Unicorn…
- Covering the MN ICE Invasion Feat. Reporters Madison McVan & Max Nesterak · 1 t 0 min · Episode 45Small but mighty, the Minnesota Reformer continues to deliver some of the best Operation Metro Surge coverage in the state. We're fans, we suspect you're fans, so we figured…
