
For decades, Twin Cities PBS (TPT) has dived into the whitewater of bygone eras and emerged with insight about our shared past and values as Minnesotans. Tapping into TPT’s rich archive of historical stories and adding new ones to the fold, Minnesota Experience holds the mirror of history up to the modern moment as a force that can forever change who we are and who we want to be.
Air Date: 2018-09-17
"Flour Power" explores how milling made Minnesota. The story charts the growth of wheat farming, the harnessing of wa...
Air Date: 2018-09-24
"Lost Twin Cities III" is the third installment of the immensely popular "Lost Twin Cities" specials. Based on the La...
Air Date: 2018-10-01
"Cornerstones: A History of North Minneapolis" explores the neighborhood's diverse past through the power of place. C...
Air Date: 2018-10-15
The horror and hardship of the great Minnesota fires of 1918 are hard to imagine 100-years later. Ten communities wer...
Air Date: 2018-10-22
Our latest installment of the Lost Twin Cities history series tells the stories of Northwest Airlines, Negro League b...
Air Date: 2018-10-29
Glensheen is a true Minnesota original, preserved intact for future generations. It is a story of hard work, fortunat...
Air Date: 2018-11-05
This documentary follows Kate Beane, a young Dakota woman, as she examines the extraordinary life of her celebrated r...
Air Date: 2018-11-12
Four Native American Vietnam War veterans reflect on the agony of war and how their communities helped them carry the...
Air Date: 2018-11-13
People power, environmental cleanups, exciting new music, grand city plans, and food wars in co-ops and grocery store...
Air Date: 2018-12-03
Discover the era of the great American touring ice shows, revealing how they dominated family entertainment for decad...
Air Date: 2018-12-10
In 1975, at the tumultuous close of the Viet Nam war, the Hmong people in Laos fled their homes, livelihoods, and cul...
Air Date: 2018-12-12
Host Mary Lahammer explores the top-to-bottom three-year $300 million restoration of the home of state government. We...
Air Date: 2019-01-07
Take a scenic, historic 440 mile trip with host Cathy Wurzer down iconic Highway 61 revisiting the early days of auto...
Air Date: 2019-01-14
Built in 1925, the Twin Cities Ford Plant was famous for its classical architecture, on-site hydropower and glass man...
Air Date: 2019-01-21
A discovered tape of a speech given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the University of Minnesota in 1967; followed...
Air Date: 2019-01-28
The Legendary Saint Paul Winter Carnival's traditions of gathering Saint Paul's neighborhoods to participate in ten d...
Air Date: 2019-02-04
The "hidden history" of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George ...
Air Date: 2019-02-11
The "hidden history" of African Americans who helped shape the North Star state of Minnesota. From fur trader George ...
Air Date: 2019-02-18
CASS GILBERT: STANDING THE TEST OF TIME, features the story of how one of Minnesota's most gifted artists became one ...
Air Date: 2019-02-25
Why does Minnesota suffer through some of the worst racial disparities in the nation? One answer is the spread of rac...
Air Date: 2019-03-18
Clarence Johnston was one of Minnesota's most prolific Gilded Age architects. Discover how his aesthetic legacy shape...
Air Date: 2019-03-25
WOMEN OUTWARD BOUND profiles the first group of young women to participate in an Outward Bound survival school course...
Air Date: 2019-04-08
For the first time since its original run 30 years ago, Minnesota Experience brings back Emily Goldberg's first perso...
Air Date: 2019-04-15
A documentary look at some of the deadliest weather to ever strike Minnesota.
Air Date: 2019-04-22
Witness 16,000 years of Minnesota's fascinating early history. Its unique place in North America is revealed through ...
Air Date: 2019-05-13
Join Michael Portillo and discover how Minneapolis harnessed the power of the Mighty Mississippi to become a great in...
Air Date: 2019-05-20
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura...
Air Date: 2019-05-27
In the shadows of the Vietnam War, the CIA organized a secret war in neighboring Laos to prevent communism from sprea...
Air Date: 2019-06-10
Out North - Part 1 of a full-length film documenting and honoring Minnesota's LGBTQ history. The film will tell the s...
Air Date: 2019-06-17
Out North - Part 1 of a full-length film documenting and honoring Minnesota's LGBTQ history. The film will tell the s...
Air Date: 2019-08-29
Minnesota’s Iron Range built America from sea to shining sea. Steel buildings to enriched bread. Co-produced with the...