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Clip: Season 2025 Episode 46 | 3m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
We answer who is this mystery Minnesotan and product + Irish Brigade archival tune
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Index File Answer + Archival Tune
Clip: Season 2025 Episode 46 | 3m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
We answer who is this mystery Minnesotan and product + Irish Brigade archival tune
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YOU GOT TO PRACTICE ON YOUR FLEXIBILITY THERE.
>> CATHY: I REMEMBER THAT NIGHT.
ACTUALLY, WE HAD A GOOD TIME.
WE DON'T PLAY GOLF IN THE STUDIO NEARLY AS OFTEN AS WE SHOULD.
THE END OF THE HOUR IS NEAR, SO IT'S TIME FOR THE MINNESOTA HISTORY PORTION OF THE SHOW.
LAST WEEK WAS ONE OF OUR PATENTED MYSTERY MINNESOTANS.
ERIC PRETENDED TO BE THE PERSON IN QUESTION, SO I GUESS I WILL TOO: "I WAS BORN IN OCTOBER OF 1979 IN EAST GERMANY.
MY FAMILY MOVED TO ST. PAUL IN THE EARLY 1990S, AND I GRADUATED FROM ST. PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1997.
I AM NOT A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN MINNESOTA OR ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD, BUT THE 'PRODUCT' I HELPED CO-FOUND IN 2005 IS NOW WORLD-RENOWNED.
I WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS 'PRODUCT' THAT IS NOW DONE MILLIONS OF TIMES DAILY.
WHO AM I?"
WE DIDN'T FOOL MANY OF YOU WITH THIS ONE.
IN FACT, JUST ONE UNIDENTIFIED VIEWER CALLED IN WITH A WRONG ANSWER.
TAKE IT AWAY, ANONYMOUS.
>> Cathy: NO.
NEARLY A DOZEN OF YOU GOT THIS ONE RIGHT, INCLUDING CENTRAL HIGH ALUM TRACY.
>> Cathy: FOR THE RECORD, MORE THAN ONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUM CALLED IN WITH THE RIGHT ANSWER.
THERE'S KARIM AROUND THE TIME YOUTUBE WAS CREATED.
KARIM UPLOADED THE VERY FIRST VIDEO TO YOUTUBE ON APRIL 24, 2005.
WOW!
A QUICK NOTE: WE MADE PASSING REFERENCE TO A FORMER TPT EMPLOYEE WHO HAD A CONNECTION TO ALL OF THIS.
AND SINCE NO ONE CALLED IT OUT, WE MAY SAVE THAT PIECE OF HISTORY FOR A QUESTION ANOTHER DAY.
WE'RE ALWAYS IN THE MARKET FOR NEW QUESTIONS, SO IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE ONE WE HAVEN'T ASKED, GIVE US A CALL OR DROP US A NOTE.
651-229-1430.
OR ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.
WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC FROM THE ARCHIVES.
THIS WEEK BACK IN 1998, IRISH BRIGADE PLAYED FOR US HERE IN STUDIO "B."
TAKE A LISTEN.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> [ SINGING WITH IRISH ACCENT [ UPBEAT MUSIC ] ♪
Capitol Security | August 2025
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 5m 22s | Mary Lahammer has the latest on security inside the historic People's House. (5m 22s)
Fitzy Sports | Twins Trade Deadline
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 4m 55s | Larry Fitzgerald joins us after Twins shockingly trade away nearly a dozen players. (4m 55s)
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 9m 9s | What We Can Do Week(s) initiative with Shannon Watson, Nathan Stock, and Libby Stegger (9m 9s)
Mayo Clinic and Artificial Intelligence
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 6m 55s | Mayo Clinic Digital Pathology CEO Jim Rogers and generative AI lead, Dr. Matthew Callstrom (6m 55s)
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 17m 5s | UMD’s Cindy Rugeley and U of M’s Larry Jacobs on the Trump administration. (17m 5s)
Sheletta Brundidge Essay | August 2025
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 1m 54s | Sheletta on the cost of raising kids and keeping purse strings tight. (1m 54s)
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 6m 19s | Mayor Melvin Carter provides an update after a St. Paul cyberattack. (6m 19s)
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Clip: S2025 Ep46 | 4m 32s | Kaomi Lee visits Cook County to find out how tribal pop-up clinics are trying to fill gaps (4m 32s)
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