Podcast appearances and mentions of Star Tribune

Introduction: Host Michael Rand takes a look at the state of leadership on Minnesota sports teams, noting that the void with the Timberwolves stands out just as much as the strong leadership the Wild and Vikings seem to have. The Twins, meanwhile, continue to pursue Carlos Correa -- with leadership being a big piece of his value as well. 7:00: Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins and photojournalist Aaron Lavinsky join Rand for an extended conversation about their excellent story on the Red Lake football program that ran in Sunday's paper. What goes into a story like that? Scoggins and Lavinsky offer numerous insights. 32:00: The Twins moved up eight spots in the very first MLB draft lottery.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the weekend in sports. The Vikings are now an unbelievable 9-0 in one-score games, displaying not just a flare for drama but a knack again for winning in the critical moments of a game. Their latest high-wire act came Sunday with a 27-22 win over the Jets that required two late defensive stands. The Wild and Gophers women's basketball teams also won in dramatic fashion, while the Timberwolves came unglued in a loss to the Thunder. For the Wolves, it's starting to look like real trouble is settling in.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine from the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, the second game of the KAT-less chapter for the Wolves. The focus of the episode is things that showed up in that Oklahoma City game that will be relevant over this window without Karl-Anthony Towns. Topics include... — Terrible officiating, but also poor composure amidst the poor officiating — which has been a trend all season — How Ant and DLo are stepping into a bigger leadership role in KAT's absence — D'Angelo Russell's improved performance over the last 10 games — Naz Reid's role in KAT's absence, and how Nate Knight/Luka Garza have not yet been used — Jaden McDaniels struggles with foul trouble again in his return from his 3-game absence Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bally Sport North analyst Kevin Lynch discusses why the Wolves are still trying to figure themselves out this season. Star Tribune writer Andrew Krammer previews this Sunday's matchup between the Vikings and the Jets.

The Vikings have almost cleared the field completely.  They look to close in on the NFC North title Sunday, when they host the New York Jets.  Star Tribune writer Andrew Krammer previews the team's final matchup with the AFC East this regular season.

Hour 2: Jason hosted another rousing round of "Card De-Sharks". Then he talked with Rick Nelson about the Star Tribune holiday cookie contest.

The Star-Tribune's Wyoming beat writer, Ryan Thorburn, and Border War book co-author Robert Gagliardi look back at the Cowboys' loss at Fresno State and discuss the future of the program on this episode of the Pokescast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason talked to Rick Nelson who hosts the Star Tribune's annual Holiday Cookie Contest

This Star Tribune article reveals that Minnesota counties are diverting income belonging to approximately 700 foster children into local coffers without even informing them. This includes social security benefits based on a parent's death or disability, or related to fosters' own physical or mental disability. Reporter Chris Serres shares the stories of young people who faced desperate financial struggles because of this practice, which clearly contributes to chronically poor foster care outcomes. It also shows that counties are valuing revenues over the success of children in their care. Join Rich for a full analysis and discussion in this week's podcast. Read the transcript at https://safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Podcast-for-blog-on-Social-Security-Benefits-being-taken-from-fosters.pdf =========== Rich Gehrman is the founder and Executive Director of Minnesota nonprofit organization Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota. He is the 2021 winner of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Minnesota's 2021 "Mark Proctor Hero for Children Award." Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota's nonprofit mission is to strengthen the Minnesota child welfare system so children are safe and can reach their full potential. If you know someone who cares about children, be sure to share this podcast with them. Support Safe Passage's work for Minnesota's most vulnerable children at www.safepassageforchildren.org/donate safepassageforchildren.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-passage-for-children/message

Married ‘GMA' co-hosts T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach allegedly had an affair that is making headlines today and it is our story we can't get enough of! Neal Justin from the Star Tribune joins the program to talk about everything TV! RIP Christine McVie... this one hurts a lot!

Introduction: It's been proven through various studies that humans are wired to avoid pain more than they are wired to seek pleasure. That might explain some of the drama of sports, and particularly why it feels so draining while watching a team you are rooting for that is trying to protect a lead as opposed to one that is chasing a deficit. The U.S. men's soccer team gave us another lesson on Tuesday, as the Americans held on for a 1-0 win over Iran in a match that aged all of us more than 90 minutes (plus stoppage time). 8:00: With Karl-Anthony Towns out for several weeks with a calf strain, the Timberwolves are facing a critical (and fascinating) stretch of their season. Rand talked with Star Tribune beat writer Chris Hine about the implications of a KAT-free lineup and the various issues with the team that cropped up well before his injury. 30:00: St. Thomas is experiencing early D-I success, accelerating their football timeline and arrival on the local sports scene as a major player.

We all knew the Vikings would play better against the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving Night than they did against the Dallas Cowboys four days prior. They couldn't have played worse. We feared they might only just compete and then finally lose a close, one-score game to an inferior team. They were due for that. We hoped for another last-minute Purple victory and didn't care how we got it. In the end, the Vikings made another dramatic, fourth-quarter comeback, requiring all facets of their team to chip in to secure it. And we got it with an exciting 33-26 win. Of course, this all must be discussed. Mark Craig from the Star Tribune joins Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com to do jus that on the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast. Who are these Vikings? They seem to exist on the edge of resilience in close games and egg-laying in the face of equal or better opponents. They benefit from good luck while having some bad calls go against them. They play great at times in ways that give their fan base hope and then flop so epically that the ghosts of failures past rise up like zombies through the turf. We will discuss it all and preview what's next, as the New York Jets fly into town in a week. Tune in and check it out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Star Tribune sports columnist Chip Scoggins joins for his regular Monday visit to talk Gopher football and where the program is at today under PJ Fleck. Later, Kim Bemis of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Minnesota joins with reasons why he and his group oppose marijuana legalization in the state.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss the frustrations mounting surrounding some of the issues with the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert frontcourt pairing. For a team that is no longer in the early stages of the Towns-Gobert pairing, stamping out issues and leaning into strengths is beginning to feel like an immediate need. Related topics include... — Teams attacking KAT and Gobert's ability to run the floor — Not only needing to get back in transition, but the importance of finding specific matchups when getting back on defense — Being able to punish opponents with size more than the size is getting taken advantage of — The team's identity 20 games into the season Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look back at the long weekend in sports. The Gophers football team beat Wisconsin for the second straight season and third time in five years Saturday, prompting a moment of honesty and sensitivity from head coach P.J. Fleck. Did reasonable people really want him fired after the loss to Iowa the previous week? No. The Vikings can clinch the NFC North next week after another series of games went their way. The Wolves are 20 games into their season and no closer to answers than they were at the start. And Gophers volleyball has avoided the dreaded "distractions."

Because of the Vikings hosting a Thanksgiving night game, the Prep Bowl had to be pushed back a week.  That gave us a chance to catch up with Star Tribune reporter Jim Paulsen for a preview of next weekend's title games.

Steve Carney gives us an update on the Outdoors during this unseasonably warm Thanksgiving weekend. Star Tribune high school sports reporter Jim Paulsen previews next weekend's Prep Bowl, a week later than the annual tradition is usually held.

The Star-Tribune's Wyoming beat writer, Ryan Thorburn, and Border War book co-author Robert Gagliardi look back at the Cowboys' excruciating loss to Boise State and ahead to the regular-season finale at Fresno State in this episode of the Pokescast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Star Tribune's Chip Scoggins joins the show to talk about a tough week for local football. What was worse, Vikings or Gophers?

The Minnesota Vikings, fresh off a thrilling win in the “best game of the season” laid such a big egg on Sunday it can easily be considered the worst game of the season. Well, we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast are anxious to join them. Joe Oberle from the VikingsTerritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune will be on hand to stick a fork in the past game and grab a spoonful of Patriots preview. Tune-in and check it out. Here's hoping that Vikings fans experience a great Turkey Day and Night!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris of the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves recent winning streak that has served as litmus test for optimism or pessimism, given that their opponents over the streak have not been at full strength and due to the fact that late-game execution has remained an issue. Dane and Chris all discuss the idea of sacrifice in the starting lineup, and how winning, despite some of the flaws in the wins, may be able to foster that necessary sacrifice sinking into the group. — The mood of the Wolves' locker room after the win in Philadelphia — Glass half full: Something to be said about just getting a win — Glass half empty: The win in Philadelphia came with an “avalanche of mistakes” in the fourth quarter, said Chris Finch — The factors that fuel making sacrifice a difficult concept in the NBA — Do the recent wins coming against teams not at full strength cheapen the merit of those wins? Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune takes Matthew Coller's quiz about his level of belief in the Vikings. Andrew answers questions about whether he thinks the Vikings' chemistry is driving their success, if they can keep causing turnovers, if their team bonding matters, and more. Plus, Matthew answers fan questions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Star Tribune music writer Jon Bream joins to talk about the Ticketmaster crash yesterday as Taylor Swift fans were trying to get tickets for her upcoming tour. Plus, we discuss the fees and issues of a monopoly with Ticketmaster-Live Nation...could the government eventually step in?

Introduction: Host Michael Rand came away unimpressed after watching the Wild skate to a drowsy 2-1 loss at Nashville on Tuesday. Head coach Dean Evason said he liked the team's game and thought the Wild generated enough push to succeed, but from the outside looking in Minnesota just doesn't seem like a dangerous team right now. 6:00: Rand asked Wolves coach Chris Finch and guard D'Angelo Russell about lineup combinations and building chemistry. Their answers were pretty different, but both responses underscored things the Wolves are still searching for this season. Later, Rand was joined by Star Tribune beat writer Chris Hine for an even deeper dive into the Wolves. 33:00: Something to watch for in tonight's Wolves game in Orlando.

The Star-Tribune's Wyoming beat writer, Ryan Thorburn, and Border War book co-author Robert Gagliardi look back at the Cowboys' 14-13 victory at Colorado State and ahead to the battle for first place in the Mountain Division with Boise State on this episode of the Pokescast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attorney General Keith Ellison joins Chad to speak about his election victory over challenger Jim Schultz, the role of the AG office in fighting crime in Minnesota and criticism of the office in a Star Tribune piece regarding their work in the Feeding Our Future fraud.

Star Tribune music writer Jon Bream joins to talk about the Ticketmaster meltdown yesterday as Taylor Swift fans were frantically trying to purchase tickets for her upcoming tour. We talk with Bream about Ticketmaster's control of the music touring industry before continuing the conversation throughout the hour with talk about ridiculous fees that go beyond just tickets.

The Star-Tribune's Wyoming beat writer, Ryan Thorburn, discusses the Cowboys' dramatic 14-13 victory over Colorado State with Rob Jarosh on this episode of the Pokescast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Michael Rand is joined by Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse as they try to figure out all that happened during Sunday's 33-30 overtime Vikings victory over Buffalo. The twists, the turns, the Justin Jefferson catch. The QB sneak that wasn't. The improbable fumble. The ending. The elements. The quality of the opponent. All of it, Reusse says, adds up to the greatest regular-season victory in the franchise's 62 years of existence, and it's hard to argue with that. Plus Rand and Reusse get into Gophers football, D'Angelo Russell, Gophers women's basketball and St. Thomas sports.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss D'Angelo Russell and the Wolves bouncing back with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. The Wolves were driven by a combined 59 points on extremely efficient scoring from Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns, which papered over some other flaws that again reared their head. Topics discussed include: — DLo bounces back, and does it by playing the way he's most comfortable — Cleveland had no answer for KAT — from Lamar Stevens to Robin Lopez and even to Evan Mobley — Jaden McDaniels string together impressive defensive performances, but foul trouble has remained a nightly issue — Ant follows up a strong Friday performance on ESPN with an uninspiring effort in Cleveland on Sunday evening — Wolves almost let 24-point lead slip away after getting too comfortable Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Star-Tribune's Wyoming beat writer, Ryan Thorburn, Border War book co-author Robert Gagliardi look ahead to this weeks battle for the Bronze Boot between the Cowboys and Rams, make Mountain West picks and mix in some basketball discussion on this episode of the Pokescast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2: Jason talked with John Reinan from the Star Tribune and political analyst Abou Amara.

Hour 2: Vikings beat reporter joins the show as they get set to take on the Bills on Sunday. 

Odds are some of your favorite articles in the Star Tribune are written by John Reinan. He joined Jason to talk about his career and how he approaches stories.

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look at an uncommonly successful weekend in Minnesota sports. The Vikings and Gophers both overcame double-digit deficits to win, with the former improving to 7-1 and the latter repositioning itself in the Big Ten West mix. Gophers hockey and volleyball swept the weekend as well, and the Wolves won Saturday. Plus Reusse agrees with a listener: These Vikings have a certain quality that is reminiscent of the Bud Grant era.

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Washington Commanders 20-17, and Kirk Cousins was dancing without his shirt on the team plane. Ron Johnson weighs in on Kirko Chainz and welcomes in Star Tribune beat writer Ben Goessling to break down the comeback win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves back-to-back over the weekend against the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets. The main focus of the conversation is how things will change, at least temporarily, while Rudy Gobert is in Health and Safety Protocols. Topics related to that include: — How did it look without Gobert on Saturday against the Rockets? — Who has KAT played best with while Gobert was on the bench through the first nine games? — D'Angelo Russell working through a shooting slump — Jordan McLaughlin adding consistency to his game — If the starting lineup were to change, what would be the most likely shift? — Kyle Anderson stepping into a bigger role since returning from early season back spasms Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Timberwolves are back in action Friday night, welcoming I-94 rival Milwaukee over to Target Center.  Star Tribune beat writer Chris Hine previews the matchup with Steve Thomson.  Can the home squad defeat the last undefeated team in the NBA?

Guest host Steve Thomson chats with baseball writer and analyst Scott Miller (about how the World Series is going) and Star Tribune hoops reporter Chris Hine (about the Wolves' Friday night showdown with Milwaukee).  Steve also runs down this weekend's Prep football Sectional final schedule and Saturday's Big Ten football slate.

Introduction: All the key figures in the T.J. Hockenson trade spoke with the media on Wednesday, and you'll hear from all of them on this episode. First up: Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on what went into the deal; Hockenson and Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell on helping get Hockenson integrated into the offense; and QB Kirk Cousins on how he wants to help Hockenson be at his best. 10:00: Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins joins host Michael Rand for a discussion of college football, where Chip's Tennessee Volunteers are having the kind of season Gophers fans dream about. Plus some expanded thoughts on D'Angelo Russell. 32:00: A World Series no-hitter.

As horrific as the attack on Paul Pelosi was, there is hope that the new San Francisco DA, Brooke Jenkins, will be tougher on all crime than her predecessor. Star Tribune's school board candidate endorsements offer an unfortunate look into the failed academy. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. “REFERENCED ON THE SHOW" Council unanimously approves O'Hara as Minneapolis police chief Powerball prize up to $1.5 billion, 3rd-largest ever in US In Speech, Biden Warns That America's Democracy Is in Peril

For a look back at the careers of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis — a music duo that got their start in high school in Minneapolis — MPR News senior producer Melissa Townsend reached out to Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream. Bream has not only covered the duo for years, he's also one of the voters in charge of deciding who is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here. 

MPR News senior producer Melissa Townsend opened the show by looking into Minnesota's congressional race between Congresswoman Angie Craig and challenger Tyler Kistner — who is responsible for all of the outside money that's connected to the 2nd district? Melissa asked that question to Sarah Bryner, the director of research and strategy for Open Secrets which is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C. that tracks money in politics. RSV is everywhere right now — even your favorite local television station. KARE11 anchor Jana Shortal missed work this week because of her son's own battle with the illness. While climate change isn't registering on a lot of major polls right now, it is leading a lot of Minnesota voters to vote in next week's midterm elections. Heidi Roop, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota's department of soil, water, and climate, shared her insights on what's behind the recent push. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis this weekend. Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream looked back at the career of the musical duo that got it start at a Minneapolis high school in 1959. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.   We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here. 

Christina Applegate opens up about living with MS affected the filming of her show "Dead to Me." Chris Hewit from the Star Tribune joins the show to talk about all the great movies coming out!

How are businesses and brands responding to Elon Musk taking over Twitter? Business writer Burl Gilyard from the Star Tribune joined Jason with what he's learned.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss the Wolves win over the Lakers on Friday and the loss to the Spurs on Sunday night. Dane and Chris get into what early trends of the season are starting to solidify — from the Naz Reid unit consistently cooking to the defensive issues on the perimeter and on the glass remaining persistent. Topics today include... — The first unit struggling to maintain a flow throughout the course of an entire game — A lack of defensive physicality leading to half-measure, like zone and switching, becoming a staple of the Wolves early season defense — What drove KAT's first big offensive performance — Similarities and differences between this season and when the Wolves started 4-9 a season ago — Finch feeling an over-reliance on pick and roll, even though the Wolves have not been a high volume pick and roll team thus far — Will the Wolves “play up to the competition” this week against the Suns and the Bucks? Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Use Code Dane25 to get 25% off- https://trylgc.com/Dane #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse joins host Michael Rand for a look at the weekend in sports. The Vikings won in familiar fashion, defeating Arizona 34-26 by again making the big plays in the biggest moments. They're now 6-1, and with every other team in the NFC North sitting at 3-5 or worse they are in magnificent early position. The Timberwolves are 4-3, a record suggestive of a decent start, but their play has been clunky at best. They lost again to the Spurs on Sunday, and Reusse has concerns about how this looks -- plus how it will look once the Wolves start playing better teams. Thoughts, too, on the Gophers, Wild and St. Thomas.

Two Senate races involve two clearly unstable candidates, John Fetterman and Herschel Walker. Were there examples of bias on the Star Tribune editorial page, or as Johnny pointed out, maybe not. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. “REFERENCED ON THE SHOW” Keith Ellison exposed: Let's dive into the lies of Keith Ellison on Feeding our Future.

On today's show, Dane is joined by Chris Hine of the Star Tribune to discuss what has transpired through the first three games of the season for the Timberwolves, and what stood out specifically in Sunday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before Chris joins, the episode starts with a film review of Jaylen Nowell's first three games of the season. Nowell's role has changed this year, and because of that we are beginning to get a better idea of where Nowell helps most. After that, extending on the Nowell conversation, Dane and Chris get into the 5-man, small-ball lineup, that included Nowell, that won the game for the Wolves in the fourth quarter against Oklahoma City. The chemistry of that group stands out juxtaposed against the chemistry of the starters — and Dane and Chris discuss why that might be, including audio from Chris Finch and a few players who give their take on what is and is not working. Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura's digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices