THAT'S THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE IRISH.

♪♪ >> >> Cathy: I ALWAYS LOVED JOE DOWLING, HE WAS SUCH A FUN GUEST.

SPEAKING OF UN.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE SHOW IS UP NEXT.

THE MINNESOTA HISTORY SECTION, THE INDEX FILE.

FOR THIS WEEK'S EFFORT WE'RE GOING TO TRAVEL BACK 100 YEARS AGO IN JANUARY OF 1925 A NEWSPAPER OUT EAST HIGHLIGHTED A MINNESOTA THING THAT MADE INTERNATIONAL NEWS.

NOW, THIS THING CLAIMED TO BE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND, MEASURING 60 FEET LONG, CONTAINING MORE THAN 400 POUNDS OF A NATURAL SUBSTANCE AND NEEDING MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO HOLD IT UP.

WHAT LARGE MINNESOTA ITEM MADE INTERNATIONAL NEWS IN JANUARY OF 1925?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU'RE CALLING IN FROM ROLLING FORKS TOWNSHIP, ROLLING GREEN TOWNSHIP OR ROLLING STONE TOWNSHIP.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL WITH ALL OF YOUR GUESSES, RIGHT AND WRONG.

NOW, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE PHONE LINES HAVE BEEN KIND OF QUIET LATELY, SO GIVE US A CALL BECAUSE THE ODDS F YOU ETTING ON THE AIR ARE VERY GOOD.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DROP US A NOTE TOO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO YOU CAN FIND THE ELECTRONIC INBOX AT ALMANACTPT.ORG.

WHILE YOU'RE ONLINE HOP OVER TO THE WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT SHOWS FROM THE ARCHIVES.

TPT.ORG/ALMANAC.

QUICK TUNE-IN NOTE BEFORE WE GO REMEMBER TO CATCH "ALMANAC AT THE CAPITOL" WITH MARY LAHAMMER LIVE FROM THE HOUSE GALLERY WEDNESDAYS 7:00 ON THE STATEWIDE MINNESOTA CHAN QUELL.

YOU CAN CHECK HOUSE AND SENATE FLOOR ACTION, COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MORE LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE ON THE STATEWIDE CHANNEL.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW THE CLOCK ON THE WALL SAYS FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC.

IT WAS THIS EEK BACK IN 2018 THAT THE STEELES STOPPED BY STUDIO B FOR A ARE NON-HOLIDAY MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.

TAKE A LOOK AND A LISTEN!

TAKE CARE AND WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

♪♪ >> SINGING: LOOKING EVERYWHERE, HAVEN'T FOUND HIM YET >> SHE'S A BIG AFFAIR, I CANNOT FORGET