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Since 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 as a real-life crime scene investigator...

All 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 the smoldering could last well into...

Books! 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 our second-ever BookCast council to gab...

For 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 started their harrowing two-part series...

You 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 Podcast ? It's their full-time job to...

We'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 race. That negative sentiment isn't...

Right 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, Girl Gone Wild , Kocak weaves together a...

We've had investigative reporters, sportswriters, food critics, and music writers on  RacketCast , but never anyone working the beat every Minnesotan actually cares about: the weather. Remedying that is this week's...

Is 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 featuring the great podcaster Dane...

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Happy 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 Best Looking Man in Comedy" on our...

What 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 "I Mapped Google’s ONLY SECRET CITY," Parr...

Ever 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 Riot, provided incredible...

Small 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: Let's get reporters Madison McVan and Max...

You've heard Racket's Jay Boller co-hosting  RacketCast , certainly. But have you ever heard him guesting on another podcast entirely? That's the not-so-rare opportunity presented to you here, where you'll find a...