On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the rock group Rage Against the Machine made an impromptu appearance at a rally on the grounds of the State Capitol. Midway through the appearance, officials shut off electricity to the event. As another group of marchers approached, the attendees to the State Capitol event merged with the other protesters.
A commentary by Sanden Totten from the episode "The Year According to You." A lister told us one trend we needed to follow up on was baby boomers buying motorcycles...and hurting themselves. Sanden knows a thing or two about that... More info at http://www.mpr.org/i ntheloop
A "Schoolhouse Rock"-inspired look at the origins of the American education system. Originally recorded with a live audience for "In The Loop" at Minnesota Public Radio in May, 2007. Music and lyrics by Jeff Horwich. More info at http://www.mpr.org/i ntheloop
Whatever happened to Captain Planet? With a little help from some old friends, the folks at the radio show "In the Loop" set out to answer that question. More info at http://www.mpr.org/i ntheloop
Democracy Now! producer Nicole Salazar details her experience being arrested, processed and detained during protests of the Republican National Convention, September 1, 2008.
Delegates and visitors from the Republican National Convention -- along with visitors in St. Paul's Rice Park -- share their reactions to Vice-Presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin's September 3rd speech.
On the final night of the Republican National Convention, protestors demonstrated throughout downtown St. Paul; starting at the Capitol, moving to John Ireland Boulevard bridge, down to Cedar and 12th street, back to John Ireland via the capitol lawns, over to Marion St., then up to University before being surrounded by police on the Marion St. bridge.
A brief interview with Alice Marwick, PHD candidate at NYU. She's studying the concept of being "Internet famous" - that is, widely known among an elite Web 2.0 crowd, but mostly unknown outside of that world.
Interviewer Jon Gordon of public radio's "Future Tense" talked with Marwick at the 2008 South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, TX.
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