Tom WeberOne of the many vignettes about garbage we discussed Friday with journalist and Minneapolis native Adam Minter was one about abandoned cars. We were discussing garbage, recycling, trash and scrap (listen to it here), the themes of Minter’s new book “Junkyard Planet.” It’s not a problem in the U.S. today, Minter says, because of the huge demand Read more →
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Maddy MahonThis week, Adam Minter joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his new book, “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trade.” Minter’s family owned a scrap yard during his childhood, which has led to a lifelong obsession with junk – but really, we thought, what’s so great about scrap metal anyway? It was an Read more →
Stephanie CurtisNekima Levy-Pounds recommends two histories and a classic work of literature. Read more →
Melissa TownsendOn Wednesday The Daily Circuit aired a show marking the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To prepare, we talked with three local residents who were involved in the events of that day. Craig Neal was a high school senior in suburban New Jersey. He traveled by bus to Read more →
Books recommended by our guests, our listeners, and Kerri Miller. You should be reading Barbara Tuchman, Simon Van Booy, and Rebecca Solnit. Read more →
At the State Fair today, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak recommended four books about Minnesota history: “A Love Affair with Birds,” a biography of Thomas Sadler Roberts, an ornithologist who also served as a director of the Bell Museum. “The Assassination of Hole in the Day” is a biography from the Minnesota Historical Society about the Read more →