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>> Eric: I'VE GOT THE BOOTS!

CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING.

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[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Cathy: WOW!

WOW.

WE ARE HERE AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, WE'VE BEEN OING THIS FOR TEN YEARS NOW, ALWAYS THRILLED TO DO IT AGAIN.

I'M CATHY WURZER.

>> AND I'M ERIC ESKOLA.

>> Cathy: AND ODAY TWIN CITIES PBS IS DOING A CROSS COLLABORATION WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION TO BRING YOU A LIVE EDITION OF "ALMANAC" FROM THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW LINED UP FOR YOU.

>> WANT TO WELCOME TV AND RADIO VIEWERS AND LISTENERS.

GOVERNOR WALZ WILL BE HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

WE'LL GET SOME TALK FROM MARK SEELEY, LARRY FITZGERALD IS HERE WITH SPORTS AND KEVIN KLING WILL HAVE AN ESSAY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Cathy: LIVE MUSIC, WE'VE GOT SOME LIVE MUSIC AND A VERY SPECIAL CROP ART PROJECT, THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

WE HAVE A LOT TO GET TO SO WE'RE GOING TO DIVE RIGHT IN, BECAUSE IT'S ALMANAC AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH POLITICS, BECAUSE WHY NOT.

IT'S THE STAIR FAIR, IT'S ALWAYS FULL OF POLITICKING AND POLITICIANS.

WE HAVE A REPORT FROM TPT'S MARY LAHAMMER ON ALL OF THAT.

>> BRIGHT AND EARLY ON OPENING DAY, STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICERS ARE AT THE FRONT GATE OF THE GREAT MINNESOTA GET-TOGETHER AS POLITICAL IS IN THE AIR FOR DEMOCRATS -- AMY KLOBUCHAR.

>> THE LATEST PET THEORY IN MINNESOTA POLITICS MINNESOTA POLIT POLITICS IS GOVR TIM WALZ DOES NOT RUN, AMY KLOBUCHAR RUNS FOR GOVERNOR AND APPOINTS WALZ TO FULFILL HER TERM IN THE U.S. SENATE.

>> IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRINKING A LOT OF BEER AT THE BEER GARDEN.

SO I BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR'S GOING TO RUN, I THINK HE SHOULD RUN.

>> AT LEAST ONE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER WILL NOT RUN FOR REELECTION.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN, WILL YOU CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE SOME MUSICAL HAIRS HAPPENING IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN STATEWIDE OFFICERS?

>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS JUST WAITING TO -- OUT OPPORTUNITIES.

>> WHILE GOVERNOR WALZ AGAIN IS AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR SO TOO IS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER IN REPRESENTATIVE KRISTIN ROBBINS.

>> I JUST SEE SO MUCH DECLINE UNDER TIM WALZ.

>> ROBBINS SHARES THE FRAUD COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE AND IS TARGETING THE WALZ ADMINISTRATION ON THE ISSUE THAT WON'T GO AWAY.

>> EVERY WEEK I MEET WITH NEW WHISTLE BLOWERS, I MET WITH TWO AGAIN THIS WEEK.

>> HE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY BOOTHS ARE STOCKED UP WITH MERCH.

IN THE AG BUILDING BIG CROWDS ARE COMING TO SEE CROP ART THAT HONORS THE LIFE OF ASSASSINATED MELISSA HORTMAN.

>> SHE DID SO MUCH FOR THIS STATE.

>> STATE FAIR IS GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> Cathy: GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE, GOVERNOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

KIND OF A PARLOR GAME OF PEOPLE KIND OF WONDERING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

NOW, FORMER GOVERNOR RUDY PERPICH USED TO SAY, TOOK HIM ABOUT A HALF OF DAY WHEN HE WAS AT THE STATES FAIR TO DETERMINE HOW VOTERS FELT ABOUT HIM.

AND INSIDE SOURCES AS YOU HEARD MARY'S PIECE SAY YOU'RE WAVERING ON RUNNING FOR A THIRD TERM AND YOU SAY -- SO I'M CURIOUS, ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE HEARING OUT HERE AT THE FAIR THAT COULD SWAY YOUR DECISION?

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

I JUST -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] JUST SO YOU KNOW MARK SEELEY SAID IT IS GOING TO RAIN.

>> Cathy: OH, GREAT.

>> -- NO, JUST OUT HERE THIS IS, I SAID I THINK IN A TIME, AND I KNOW PEOPLE TALK POLITICS BUT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HERE BECAUSE OF HE -- >> THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE TIRED OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTANT BARRAGE OF THINGS THEY'RE SEEING EVERY DAY.

>> Eric: THERE'S SOME TALK GOING AROUND AND I THINK THERE'S SOME SMOKE, MAYBE THERE'S SOME FIRE, THAT IT WOULD BE A SWITCH -- AMY KLOBUCHAR PRESUMABLY WOULD WIN GOVERNORSHIP, SHE WOULD APPOINT YOU TO HER U.S. SENATE SEAT.

IS IT BEING TALKED ABOUT?

THE STAFF'S GOTTEN TOGETHER?

>> NO, THIS IS THE FIRTH TIME -- I WAS -- SO I COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

LOOK, WE'VE GOT INCREDIBLE UNITED STATES SENATOR IN AMY KLOBUCHAR AND WHAT I SAID ABOUT THIS I DON'T, NO ONE, THESE ARE NOT YOUR JOBS, I OCCUPY THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA FOR ALL PEOPLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO THE JOB, AND I AM TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT IS THE BEST FOR MINNESOTA -- AND PEOPLE AND SAY, LOOK, WE LIKE BUT WE'RE TIRED OF YOU, LIKE, GO PICK UP A NEW HOBBY OR SOMETHING.

>> AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

>> Eric: EVEN DEMOCRATS MANY OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF FRAUD IN THE PUBLIC -- >> ME TOO.

>> Eric: WHY WEREN'T YOU QUICKER TO THE GAME, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ALLEVIATE IT?

WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND WHAT'S YOUR EXPLANATION GOING TO BE?

>> YEAH, LOOK, THIS IS THE THING OF THE VICTIMS IN THIS.

BE VERY CLEAR, FRAUD IS -- I HATE THIS ORE THAN ANYBODY BECAUSE THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT HELP PEOPLE, WHAT MAKES MINNESOTA THE BEST TATE TO RAISE KIDS, THE BEST STATE TO LIVE, THOSE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT THESE ARE CRIMINALS.

THEY'RE GETTING 28 YEARS IN PRISON, WE ARE GOING AFTER WHERE THEY'RE AT.

-- IDEA THERE IS NOT -- THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.

AND THE IDEA IS THE LEGISLATURE GAVE US MORE TOOLS TO DO THIS.

NOW IF WE SUSPECT FRAUD I CAN STOP PAYMENTS.

THAT WAS NOT THE CASE BEFORE.

WE WOULD TAKE IT TO COURT -- BUT I THINK FOR ALL MINNESOTANS ON THIS I AM OUTRAGED THAT THESE PEOPLE WOULD DO THIS, I'M OUTRAGED BECAUSE IT'S MONEY MEANT TO HELP KIDS OR HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE OR HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

WE NEED MORE TOOLS ON THE FRONT END AND I WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE TOOLS THEY GAVE US.

I HINK IT'S IMPORTANT, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION -- TRUMP ADMINISTRATION -- U.S. ATTORNEY IN MINNESOTA HAS REMAINED -- HELPING US OUT, GETTING THINGS DONE SO THAT'S A POSITIVE >> Cathy: SAY, I GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT, THERE'S SOME CONTROVERSY IN APPLETON, MINNESOTA, OVER THE NOW-CLOSED, IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR A WHILE, THE PRISON OUT THERE IN APPLETON AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE OWNER'S REPORTEDLY EXPLORING A CONTRACT WITH I.C.E.

TO HAVE IT BECOME AN IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTER.

[ BOOING ] IS THIS SOMETHING THE STATE COULD STEP INTO AND STOP OR NOT?

>> LET'S BE VERY CLEAR, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S JOB IS IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY.

MINNESOTA COMPLIES WITH ALL FEDERAL LAWS BUT I WILL HAVE TO TELL YOU, DIVERTING RESOURCES TO TAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RECEIVING CITIZENSHIP WHILE THEY'RE PROCESSING OUR FOOD, CARING FOR OUR PARENTS, GETTING AN EDUCATION IS NOT MAKING THIS COUNTRY ANY SAFER.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THIS ADMINISTRATION DO WHAT THEY WANT -- OUR JOB TO ASSIST -- ON NOT OUR JOB TO ASSIST I.C.E., IF THERE IS A WARRANT ON SOMEONE, IF OMEONE'S BEING RELEASED FROM A MINNESOTA FACILITY WE ALWAYS NOTIFY THEM.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY MAY NOT SHOW UP, THEY MAY NOT BE THERE.

AND THIS IDEA NOW OF RANDOMLY, NO ONE, NO ONE, AND THE WHOLE STRAWMAN ARGUMENT, NO ONE WANTS SOMEONE ILLEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY BUT LET'S BE VERY CLEAR, ATH TO CITIZENSHIP WAS GIVEN TO OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.

>> Cathy: I WISH, WISH, WISH WE HAD MORE TIME WITH YOU, GOVERNOR.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

>> THANKS, ENJOY THE FAIR.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Cathy: GOVERNOR TIM WALZ.

COMING UP BY THE WAY WE'VE GOT TANE DANGER AND SHELETTA BRUNDIDGE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.

>> HEY, EVERYBODY!

I'M TANE DANGER HERE WITH SHELETTA BRUNDIDGE!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] INSIDE THE STUDIO NEXT TO A MONITOR -- BUT THIS ISN'T A MONITOR, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL LIVE AUDIENCE HERE AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] -- THIS SHOW WE'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL ARTWORK FROM CATHY WURZER.

AND SHELETTA, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO >> I GOT MARY LAHAMMER OUT HERE AND -- HEADED BACK UP TO CATHY AND ERIC!

>> Eric: JOINING S NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE 2026 GOVERNOR'S RACE AND MORE, COUPLE OF PUBLIC MEDIA POLITICAL REPORTERS, MARY LAHAMMER DOES IT FOR TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TV, DANA FERGUSON FOR MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.

MARY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THE GOVERNOR -- RUMOR.

>> THE GOVERNOR HAS HEARD THIS RUMOR - SO IT IS THE THING EVERY -- I'M CALLING IT MUSICAL CHAIRS, CONSTITUTIONAL FFICERS ALL OF ARE HELD -- >> Eric: HOW WOULD IT WORK?

>> HOW WOULD IT WORK, WELL -- SCENARIO WHERE KLOBUCHAR RUNS FOR GOVERNOR AND APPOINTS WALZ TO FULFILL HER TERM KEEPS HIM IN D.C., MAKES A PIVOT MAYBE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

WE ALSO KNOW KEITH ELLISON AND STEVE SIMON ARE OUT WITH POLLS -- TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR.

THEY COULD ALSO SWITCH JOBS.

STEVE SIMON'S A LAWYER, HE COULD GO TO A.G.

IF ELLISON LEAVES.

ON THE OPPOSITE, A.G. ELLISON COULD RUN FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL STATE SENATORS, SENATOR REST AND -- SO A LOT OF CHANGES COMING FOR THE D.F.L.

>> Cathy: DANA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THIS?

>> CATHY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S DIFFICULT -- WE'RE STILL KIND OF WATCHING THIS -- TO MUSICAL CHAIRS THAT MARY MENTIONED.

A LOT OF BACKROOM CHATTER ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN -- GOVERNOR AND CLOSE TO HIM ARE SAYING HE HASN'T PUBLICLY SAID, HASN'T PRIVATELY SAID WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO YET.

A LOT OF THEM ARE KIND OF TWIDDLING THEIR THUMBS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GETTING DO ONCE THE GOVERNOR SAYS WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO AND TELLS US ALL ABOUT IT.

>> Cathy: WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT IT S INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE D.F.L.

MINNEAPOLIS IN SENATOR OMAR FATEH WAS ENDORSED BUT THE STATE PARTY HAS RESCINDED THAT ENDORSEMENT AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF FUROR OVER THERE.

WHAT ABOUT THE SPLIT WITHIN MINNEAPOLIS D.F.L.ERS?

>> YEAH, HIS ONLY EXACERBATES THIS DIVISION ABOUT WHICH WAY THE PARTY'S GOING TO GO IN BIGGER CITIES.

WE'VE SEEN BIG REACTS ROM BIG NAMES LIKE CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE D.F.L.

GOING FORWARD -- STAIN ON THE PARTY.

-- THEY MIGHT DECIDE TO WITHHOLD UNTIL THEY GET A SENSE THEY'RE PART OF THE PARTY BEING LISTENED TO.

>> Eric: THIS WEEK'S CAPITOL SECURITY MEETING.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHO'S ALSO RUNNING FOR U.S. SENATE CONVENED IT, AS MUCH AS SHE WAS STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO DO SO.

SO SHE HAD -- TOUGH QUESTIONS.

WE DO NOT HAVE RESOLUTION YET.

OBVIOUSLY THESE HORRIFIC ATTACKS, AND THE BREAK-IN OF A MAN WHO DISROBED AND SAT NAKED IN THE SENATE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR.

IT'S FRONT AND CENTER, WHAT THE REAL DIFFICULT PART'S GOING TO BE -- DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO FEEL REAL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPIERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOL.TLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOL.TLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE VISIBLY SEEING MANY MANY MORE LAWMAKERS WHO ARE CARRYING THEMSELVES.

SO THERE ARE ALREADY MANY WEAPONS -- GET SCREENED AND IF THEY DO.

-- THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE CAPITOL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC.

SO SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT.

>> Cathy: WAS TALKING TO A D.F.L.

-- >> DANA FERGUSON, MARY LAHAMMER, GIVE THEM A NICE HAND.

>> Cathy: THE BEST.

>> TANE AND SHELETTA BACK IN THE CROWD.

>> THIS CROWD IS AMAZING, GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I AM OUT HERE, MARY LAHAMMER AND I ARE -- SOON AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING SOME FOOD FROM THE FARMER'S UNION.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE BECAUSE OUT HERE IN THE CROWD, YOU GO AHEAD, WHERE'S THE FOOD?

SOMEBODY HID IT FROM ME.

TANE, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON?

>> YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD WE'VE GOT AN AWARD HERE'S A SNEAK PREVIEW, CATHY HAS SOMETHING SHE HAS HELPED MAKE AND I'M GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY TO SOMEBODY IN THE YOU DID AUDIENCE BUT FIRST LET'S FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

I'M GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO CATHY.

>> Cathy: SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IF YOU -- -- IF YOU'VE GONE O THE AG/HORT BUILDING -- JILL IS A CHAMPION IS IT SEED ART OR CROP ART?

>> IT'S CROP ART.

>> Cathy: OOH, CROP ART, OKAY.

>> YES.

>> Cathy: SO JILL HAS PUT TOGETHER BEAUTIFUL CROP ART DISPLAYS.

AND SHE TAUGHT ME HOW.

AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

>> OH, E HAD SO MUCH FUN, CATHY.

>> Cathy: HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN DOING CROP ART?

>> I GOT INTO CROP ART WHEN I MOVED TO MINNESOTA AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO ACCLIMATE.

AND ALL HE RAGE, AND SO I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ART AND DECIDED TO START MAKING CROP ART.

>> Cathy: YOU WERE VERY KIND TO SIT WITH ME AND WALK ME THROUGH THE FIRST STAGES OF STARTING A CROP ART PIECE AND I HAVE TO SAY WHEN YOU SHOWED ME LITTLE BITS OF AMARANTH AND THESE TINY TINY SEEDS I THOUGHT, JILL, WHAT THE HECK?

HOW DID YOU WORK WITH THESE SMALL SEEDS?

>> WELL, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN WORK WITH THE SMALL SEEDS.

YOU CAN PUT THEM DOWN ONE -- AT A TIME WHICH -- THERE IS A TECHNIQUE, CATHY, IT'S VERY TECHNICAL TECHNIQUE THAT CROP ARTISTS USE CALLED GLUE AND DUMP.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND YOU -- OVER EVENLY -- MOD PODGE.

but you can use Elmer's glue and spread them evenly and then dump them.

>> Cathy: I kind of did that.

>> It looks so good, Cathy.

Before i show you all what I did on my summer vacation, I went up to the ag/hort building, did you win a ribbon this year?

>> I did.

>> Cathy: CONGRATULATIONS.

>> thank you so much.

[ Applause ] >> I was so blown away by some of the art that's up there this year.

how do they -- Do you dye the seeds or is that all natural?

>> There are different -- this year I tried dyeing but a lot of those seeds are either dyed or painted.

>> okay and what are judges looking for?

>> I think they're looking for something that reads really well, just visually and also a lot of times the judges want something that connects back to Minnesota.

>> Cathy: Okay.

>> And that is, that can be part of the criteria.

Although I am not a judge, so.

>> Cathy: Okay.

>> Yes.

>> Cathy: Something that connects to Minnesota you say.

>> Yes, I do.

And kids perhaps have something that connects to Minnesota.

>> Cathy: I did this on my summer vacation.

This is the MPR listening loon.

[ cheers and applause ] >> Yay!

Look at that!

>> Cathy: All right, audiences, you've seen this on the tote bag, okay.

This reminds me of a grade school art project, Jill, I have to be honest with you, but at least I did it.

So thank you for walking me through.

WHEN YOU MAKE, WHEN YOU SUBMIT A PIECE FOR THE STATE FAIR THROUGH THE CROP ART COMPETITION, IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GROWN HERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

SO I LOVE THAT, I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE SEEDS AND THEN I LOVE LEARNING ABOUT THE SEEDS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T USE BECAUSE THEY MAY BE INVASIVE OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE STATE.

SO I LIKE LEARNING ABOUT THAT AND THEN I JUST, THE CROP ART COMMUNITY IS VERY, IT'S A VERY HUMBLE AND WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY GROUP.

SO I LOVE THAT PIECE TOO.

>> CATHY: JILL MOE, I THINK YOU'RE A TERRIFIC TEACHER.

I SO APPRECIATE YOU WALKING ME THROUGH ON MY JOURNEY.

>> OH, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, CATHY.

IT LOOKS GREAT.

>> CATHY: OH.

THANK YOU.

>> YES, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE VERY LUCKY TO WIN THIS.

>> CATHY: OKAY, LOVELY.

>> THIS PIECE, CATHY.

>> CATHY: WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY TOO.

SPEAKING OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY, SHELETTA AND TANE ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.

>> ACTUALLY IT'S ME AND MARY, CATHY.

IT'S OKAY, BUT CAN WE GIVE MY FRIEND CATHY A ROUND OF APPLAUSE?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, CATHY, THAT IS AMAZING.

BUT WHAT IS AMAZING, MARY, IS THE STATE FAIR FOOD THAT YOU GOT FROM THE FARMER'S UNION FOR US TO SHARE WITH THESE FOLKS IN THE CROWD!

>> YEAH, EVERY YEAR THE FARMER'S UNION SEEMS TO HAVE THE HOT NEW FOOD.

THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

THE BISON MEATBALL SUB.

>> O-M-G. >> OKAY, EVERYBODY, LET'S GO.

LET'S SEE, WE'VE GOT IT IN THE CROWD HERE, HAVE A BITE.

>> THOSE MEATBALLS.

>> LET'S SEE.

>> THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING THAT.

MEATBALLS.

>> I'M GOING TO DO A TASTE TEST LIVE ON THE AIR.

>> LIVE ON THE AIR, BISON.

WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT HERE, MA'AM, WHILE YOU'RE CHEWING WILL YOU TALK?

>> SO RICH.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> AND I'M A VEGETARIAN.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> OH!

WELL, WE COULD JUST END THE SHOW THERE.

>> WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER.

>> SUPERB.

BUT OKAY, WE SHOULD GET, SIR, QUICK -- >> IT'S GLORIOUS.

>> GLORIOUS.

OKAY, NEXT THING UP, THIS IS THE APPLE GLAZE DONUT.

APPLE GLAZE DONUT.

EVERYBODY GOES IN.

YOU'VE ALREADY HAD -- >> THAT WAS WONDERFUL!

>> OKAY, THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

APPLE GLAZE DONUT.

FARMER'S UNION.

>> OH HE WANTED A CUP OF COFFEE.

I BELIEVE THE FARMER'S UNION HAS COFFEE AS WELL.

FINALLY, BANANA S'MORE PATISSERIE.

OH, MY GOODNESS, WHO'S GOT THAT?

DID WE DISTRIBUTE THAT OUT?

OKAY, HERE WE GO, MA'AM, BACK HERE.

>> OKAY.

>> BANANA S'MORE?

>> IT'S VERY GOOD.

IT'S NOT TOO MOIST, NOT TOO DRY.

IT'S GOOD!

>> FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE FARMER'S UNION.

YOU CAN CHECK THESE AMAZING FOODS OUT AT THEIR BOOTH, YES!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> YES, AND ERIC HAS A SPECIAL GUEST ON STAGE.

TAKE IT AWAY, ERIC.

>> Eric: ONE OF OUR GREAT TRADITIONS IS TO HAVE KEVIN KLING COME BY AND GIVE US AN ESSAY ON WHAT THE STATE FAIR DOES TO BRING MINNESOTANS TOGETHER, SO, KEVIN, TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANKS, ERIC.

HEY, EVERYBODY!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] SO IF YOU LISTEN YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE FAIR.

SOUNDS OF CARNY BARKERS, FOOD VENDORS, MACHINERY CROWDS, AND THEN THERE'S THE SMELLS OF LIVESTOCK AND PEOPLE AND, UH, GLAZED DONUTS, AND I THINK I'M GETTING A LITTLE MEATBALL UP HERE.

THE SMELL OF GREASE, AND GREASE, AND GREASE, AND GREASE.

BUT IN THIS CACOPHONY I FIND PEACE, A FAMILIARITY OF ANCESTORS AND ANIMALS, ART AND MUSIC, AND WHAT WE LOVINGLY CALL "FASHION."

THIS IS MY HERD, MY FLOCK, AND MY PACK.

I'VE GOT A FRIEND NAMED DAVE FROM WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA, AND HIS FAMILY'S ON THAT HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD PLAQUE UP ON MACHINERY HILL OF FARMS.

AND DAVE SAID WHEN HE WAS A KID HE KNEW HE'D BE A FARMER BECAUSE WHEN OTHER KIDS WENT TO SLEEP HOLDING A TEDDY BEAR OR A BLANKET, DAVE COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP UNLESS HE WAS CLUTCHING AN EAR OF CORN.

AND DAVE ALSO TOLD ME HIS FARM FELL ON HARD TIMES AND HE'S HAD TO SELL OFF MOST OF THE ACREAGE, AND SO WHAT HE'S DONE IS HE STARTED, HE GOT A JOB IN TOWN AND HE'S CALLED HIS FARM HIS ART.

AND HE WROTE "TRACTOR" ON HIS TRACTOR AND "BARN" ON HIS BARN.

AND HE SAID, YEAH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO HE PLOWED UP HIS ACREAGE AND PUT IN SUNFLOWERS AND HIS NEIGHBORS ARE GOING, WHY DID YOU DO THAT, DAVE?

THERE'S NO MONEY IN SUNFLOWERS.

AND DAVE SAYS BECAUSE I CAN'T PAINT LIKE VAN GOGH.

AND I SAID, DAVE, WHAT IS IT ABOUT SUNFLOWERS, WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THEM?

AND HE SAYS I LOVE GOING OUT ON SUNNY DAYS AND I'LL STAND IN THE FIELD AND I'LL FOLLOW THEIR HEADS AS THEY FOLLOW THE SUN ACROSS THE SKY.

I SAID, DAVE, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT'S CLOUDY WHEN THERE'S NO SUN?

AND HE SAID THAT'S EVEN BETTER.

THAT'S WHEN THEY TURN AND FACE EACH OTHER.

AND I THOUGHT WHEN WE COME TO THE FAIR WE ALL BRING DIFFERENT WEIGHTS OF THE WORLD, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A RESPITE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SAFE HARBOR FOR OUR SOULS.

AND WE FIND A HOME HERE, WHAT THE DAKOTA CALLED MAKHÓCHE.

L'ETOILE DU NORD, THE STAR OF THE NORTH.

AND WE ARE ITS CONSTELLATION.

EACH STAR A BIT OF LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS, AND EACH VOICE ANOTHER INSTRUMENT IN THE SILENCE.

>> KEVIN KLING, EVERYBODY!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.

>> THANKS, KEVIN.

KAOMI LEE HAS A SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST.

KAOMI.

>> THANKS, ERIC, I'M HERE WITH DAVINA SOWERS FROM DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS.

WHICH MANY OF YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING THEIR HEARTS OUT IN THE TWIN CITIES AND GLOBALLY, BUT BASED HERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

SHE AND THE VAGABONDS WILL BE PLAYING AT 1:00 AND 2:30 AT THE BANDSHELL, UNDERWOOD AND DAN PATCH INTERSECTION.

SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE RADIO OR IN THE AUDIENCE AFTER THE SHOW, HEAD ON OVER TO THE BANDSHELL AND YOU CAN GET TO SEE THE FULL BAND.

AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON TELEVISION, YOU CAN JUST SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THIS TREAT FOR US.

DAVINA, WELCOME!

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME!

>> NOW, YOU COME TO US FROM ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, I DID A LITTLE DIGGING.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> BY WAY OF KEY WEST.

>> YES.

>> AND HAVE BEEN BASED HERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.

>> YES.

>> ALTHOUGH TOURING CONSTANTLY.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT MINNESOTA THAT KEEPS YOU GROUNDED HERE?

>> I THINK THE PEOPLE.

I'VE NEVER LIVED -- AND I'VE BEEN AROUND, FOLKS, JUST LETTIN' YOU KNOW.

AND I'VE LIVED SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN MINNESOTA.

THE PEOPLE ARE SO KIND.

[ APPLAUSE ] THE FOOD IS AMAZING.

I IN FACT FELL IN LOVE WITH SNOW, WHICH IS WEIRD, CONSIDERING I MOVED FROM KEY WEST HERE.

SO, IN FEBRUARY.

SO BUT IT'S WONDERFUL HERE.

AND THE STATE FAIR.

COME ON, Y'ALL, WE GOT VOTED NUMBER ONE IN "USA TODAY."

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Cathy: NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF ADDICTIONS AT THE FAIR.

FOOD ADDICTION, CROP ART ADDICTION, PEOPLE, ANIMALS, BUT SEE WHAT I'M DOING HERE WITH THE SEGUE.

>> I DO, I DO.

>> BUT ADDICTION AND MENTAL ILLNESS ARE TWO THEMES YOU TALK ABOUT OPENLY IN YOUR INTERVIEWS AND IN YOUR MUSIC.

WHY IS THAT AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS IT YOUR MUSE?

>> I MEAN, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW.

I AM RECOVERING AND I'VE BEEN RECOVERING FOR MANY YEARS.

AND I DO TALK ABOUT IT FREELY BECAUSE IT'S JUST, I MEAN, IT HAPPENS AND IT PLAGUES COMMUNITIES AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE NOW BUT WHEN I WENT THROUGH ADDICTION IT WAS REALLY TOUGH, NOBODY REALLY GOT IT.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO DISCUSS AND, YEAH.

>> OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR US, DAVINA?

>> THIS SONG IS CALLED "BONE COLLECTION."

IT'S A SONG I WROTE BASED UPON ME JUST WANTING YOU GUYS TO LIKE ME.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> DAVINA SOWERS.

[ PIANO MUSIC ] ♪ SO YOU WANT A SONG ABOUT MY DEEP CONFESSIONS ♪ ♪ THE RIVERS THAT DROWN ME IN MY BONE COLLECTION ♪ ♪ I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO, TO MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME ♪ ♪ WELL, YOU CAN HAVE MY FINGERS, COLLECT MY TOES ♪ ♪ YOU CAN CHEW ON MY SECRETS AND DANCE ON MY WOES ♪ ♪ YOU SEE, I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE YOU FALL AND MAKE YOU FALL AND MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME ♪ ♪ TAKE A NAIL OUT OF THE COFFIN I'VE GOT NOTHIN' TO HIDE ♪ ♪ JUST A BIG OLE PILE OF SECRETS STACKED UP INSIDE ♪ ♪ GO AHEAD, TAKE A PEEK, CRACK IT OPEN REAL WIDE ♪ ♪ STRAP YOURSELF IN, IT'S GONNA BE A WILD RIDE ♪ ♪ I CAN DIG REAL FAST, I CAN DIG REAL SLOW ♪ ♪ I CAN SHOVEL ALL AROUND YOU SO I'M KNEELIN' BELOW ♪ ♪ I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE YOU FALL AND MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME ♪ ♪ COME ON NOW, PEOPLE LET ME SING YOU MY TROUBLES, HO!

♪ ♪ YOU WANT TO HEAR IT, SO GRAB ANOTHER SHOVEL ♪ ♪ HELP ME DIG UP THESE BONES THAT I'VE CARRIED ALONE SO I CAN BE ON MY WAY ♪ ♪ NOW, STICKS AND STONES CAN BEND YOU OR BREAK YOU ♪ ♪ BUT LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME, JUST KNOW THAT I WANT TO DO ANYTHING I CAN TO MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH, ♪ ♪ I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH, I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE YOU, ♪ ♪ TO MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH ME ♪ PLEASE?

PLEASE ♪ ♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> DAVINA SOWERS, EVERYONE.

DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS ARE FOUND ON THE INTERNET EVERYWHERE.

>> EVERYWHERE.

>> GO CHECK THEM OUT.

THANK YOU.

BACK TO YOU, ERIC AND CATHY.

>> CATHY: ALL RIGHT, KAOMI, THANK YOU.

AND DAVINA IS AMAZING, THANK YOU, DAVINA.

WE ARE LIVE AT THE STATE FAIR BY THE WAY, FOLKS.

WE'RE HERE AT THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO BOOTH CORNER OF JUDSON AND NELSON ND THIS IS A SPECIAL EPISODE OF ALMANAC FROM TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION.

INDEED IT IS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Y'ALL KNOW IT'S BEEN KIND OF A HOT SMOKY STORMY SUMMER HERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS HERE AT THE FAIR IS GLORIOUS.

TODAY WE'RE JUST PRAYING THAT THE RAIN WILL STAY AWAY FROM THE NEXT FEW MINUTES SO WE CAN GET THE SHOW IN.

THERE IS RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

JOINING US IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HUMAN BEINGS, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FALL AND WINTER MAY PORTEND WITH DR. MARK SEELEY, CLIMATOLOGIST, METEOROLOGIST, RETIRED UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PROFESSOR WHO'S NOW WITH THE MINNESOTA CLIMATE ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

WELCOME TO THE FAIR, FRIEND.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CATHY.

AND GOVERNOR WALZ PUT ME ON THE SPOT THERE DIDN'T HE?

>> Cathy: HE KIND OF DID IT WITH THE RAIN.

>> YEAH, IF WE DON'T GET A SPRINKLE BEFORE 1:00 OR 2:00, THE REST OF THE DAY IS GONNA BE PRETTY DRY.

>> Cathy: YOU HEARD IT FROM MARK SEELEY.

>> IF WE CAN GET THAT FAR WE'LL BE OKAY.

>> Cathy: NOW, I MENTIONED THE SMOKY SUMMER.

IT'S BEEN GOOD HERE THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY AWFUL WITH THESE AIR QUALITY ALERTS.

>> IT SURE HAS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE WEATHER HEADLINES FOR THE SUMMER.

OVER 30 AIR QUALITY ALERTS SO FAR FROM THE MPCA THIS SUMMER.

WHICH IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE YEAR 2021 AND 2023.

AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN REALLY AN OBSTRUCTION TO ENJOYING SUMMER FOR A LOT OF OUR MINNESOTANS.

AND WE'RE NOT DONE YET, I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE A FEW MORE BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

>> Eric: IT'S BEEN WINDY, DOESN'T THE WIND BLOW THE SMOKE OUT, OR?

>> WELL, IT'S -- THE WIND IS A FACTOR, ERIC, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT WHEN WE GET THE NORTH WINDS OUT OF CANADA, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY HUNDREDS OF WILDFIRES EMITTING A LOT OF SMOKE UP THERE THAT SOONER OR LATER IT DOESN'T ALL DILUTE BEFORE IT GETS TO MINNESOTA.

AND IN FACT IN MANY REGARDS THE HIGHEST AIR QUALITY, OR THE HIGHEST INDEX VALUES HAVE COME FROM NORTHERN COUNTIES THIS YEAR OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE SOURCE.

>> Cathy: EXACTLY, YOU AND I WERE TALKING ON "MORNING EDITION" ON MPR NEWS, WE TALK EVERY FRIDAY, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE INCREDIBLY WET SUMMER.

AND -- >> RIGHT.

>> Cathy: JUST RECENTLY YOU TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PLACES IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, GRAND MEADOW I THINK COMES TO MIND, MORE THAN 10 INCHES OF RAIN?

>> RIGHT.

YEAH, WE'VE GOT PLACES, WE STILL HAVE, WHAT IS IT, AS OF TODAY'S DATE WE STILL HAVE EIGHT OR NINE DAYS TO GO IN AUGUST, AND WE'VE ALREADY GOT SOME SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LOCATIONS THAT ARE CLOSE TO A FOOT OF RAIN THIS MONTH.

JUST THE FIRST 22 DAYS THIS MONTH.

AND NOW GRAND MEADOW I WANT TO SEND OUT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT WEATHER OBSERVERS IN GRAND MEADOW AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO SALUTE OUR GOOD VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS.

SO ON THE 17TH OF THIS MONTH, WHICH WASN'T THAT MANY DAYS AGO, THEY REPORTED 6.3 INCHES.

AND FOR A STATISTICIAN LIKE ME THAT'S REMARKABLE BECAUSE THAT'S THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT HAS EVER FALLEN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ON AUGUST 17TH.

AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN THAT YOU RECORD A NUMBER LIKE THAT.

>> Eric: DEWPOINTS HAVE NOT BEEN OUR FRIEND.

>> NO, LOTS OF DAYS, ERIC, WITH 70-DEGREE DEWPOINTS.

WE EVEN HAD OUR FRIENDS IN PLACES LIKE FERGUS FALLS AND MOORHEAD AND FURTHER WEST FROM US, THEY'VE HAD DEWPOINTS AS HIGH AS 82 THIS SUMMER.

>> Cathy: UGH!

>> THAT'S ALMOST PERSIAN GULF DEWPOINT.

AND OF COURSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY, LOTS OF HEAT ADVISORIES THIS SUMMER BY THE WAY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOSTLY BECAUSE THE DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN SO HIGH.

>> Cathy: FOLKS WANNA KNOW, HOW ABOUT THE FALL AND WINTER OUTLOOKS?

>> WELL, IT'S A MIXED BAG, CATHY.

THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT ALL THE MODELS ARE AGREED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WARMER THAN NORMAL SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.

WHICH IS UNUSUAL THAT ALL THE OUTLOOK MODELS AGREE ON THAT.

SO IF YOU HEAR METEOROLOGISTS TALK ABOUT THIS FALL THEY'LL PROBABLY TALK VERY CONFIDENTLY ABOUT IT BEING AN EXTENDED WARM FALL.

THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE, THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE WITH MOISTURE.

THE MODELS ARE ALL OVER KINGDOM COME ON WHAT THE FALL SEASON'S GOING TO BE LIKE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BONE DRY OR WE'RE GONNA BE EXCESSIVELY WET OR WE'RE GONNA BE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

SO TAKE OUT YOUR FAVORITE COIN, YOU KNOW, AND GO FOR IT.

BUT SO WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A GOOD INDICATION.

ONE THING I DO THINK, BACK TO ERIC'S POINT, THOUGH, ABOUT THE WIND.

I THINK ONCE WE COME OUT OF THE SUMMER SEASON WE GET INTO THE FALL SEASON, I THINK THOSE HIGH WINDY DAYS ARE GOING TO RETURN TO US BECAUSE WE SEEM TO BE IN RECENT DECADES ON A TREND UPWARD WITH RESPECT TO THE WINDS.

SO THOSE, EXPECT TO HAVE LOTS OF KITE FLYING WEATHER.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND ALL THAT KIND OF WEATHER CONDITION THIS FALL.

>> Cathy: WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU'RE OUT HERE FOR ALMANAC ON FRIDAY.

YOU AND I ARE GOING TO SEE EACH OTHER ON THIS VERY SAME STAGE ON MONDAY FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL STATE FAIR WEATHER QUIZ.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

AND WE'LL HAVE SOME GREAT PRIZES.

>> Cathy: OKAY.

>> FROM THE BELL MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM AND FROM THE FRESHWATER SOCIETY AND I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD PARTICIPATE.

>> Cathy: AND THEY WILL.

>> LOT OF FUN WITH THE QUESTIONS THIS YEAR.

>> Cathy: I'LL SEE YOU MONDAY.

DR. MARK SEELEY, YOU HEARD FRIDAYS ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK SPORTS WITH LARRY FITZGERALD HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK OUT IN THE CROWD WHERE SHELETTA AND TANE ARE FULL OF BEANS.

>> HEY, TANE DANGER BACK HERE AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL CATHY WURZER SEED CROP ART, CROP ART, CROP ART!

HERE IT IS SIGNED BY HER, OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY TO ONE OF THESE THREE PEOPLE.

SHELETTA, HOW WE DOING THIS?

>> YES, I HAVE WITH ME THE BEANS THAT WERE GIFTED TO CATHY, THESE MAGIC BEANS, AND WE HAVE THREE CONTESTANTS AND THEY HAVE TO GUESS HOW MANY BEANS ARE IN THIS JAR TO GET THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND CROP ART THAT CATHY CREATED.

MY GUESS IS 50-LEVEN HUNDRED BUT THAT'D JUST ME.

OKAY.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

>> HI, I'M HEATHER THIELEN FROM LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA.

>> OKAY.

AND NOW HOW MANY BEANS DO YOU THINK ARE IN THIS -- YOU DON'T GET TO TOUCH IT!

>> OH, MAN!

>> YOU GOT TO GUESS, GIVE IT A NUMBER.

>> I'M GOING TO GO WITH 612.

>> OKAY, GOOD GUESS.

HI, WHO ARE YOU?

>> BRENDA ANDERSON MOSER FROM ST. PAUL.

>> VERY COOL.

WHAT'S YOUR GUESS, NUMBER OF BEANS IN THIS JAR?

>> I'M GOING WITH 1100.

>> 1100.

>> OKAY, AND THEN YOU TWO ARE SIBLINGS.

HI, WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?

>> I'M RANDY.

>> AND BONITA FROM ROSEVILLE.

>> VERY COOL, AND WHAT IS YOUR GUESS?

>> WE'RE GOING WITH 921.

>> OOH.

>> WE GOT 921, 1100 AND?

>> 612.

>> THE CORRECT ANSWER IS ... 1816, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU ARE THE CLOSEST!

>> WHAT!

YES, GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

YES.

>> YES!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> YEAH, THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THE BEANS HOME, WE'RE GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO CATHY AND ERIC ON THE STAGE.

>> WELL, WE'VE GOT THE LYNX IN THE PLAYOFF PICTURE, WE'VE GOT THE VIKINGS LOOKING FOR A QUARTERBACK, NUMBER THREE MAYBE.

TWINS FOR SALE.

LARRY FITZGERALD, NATIONAL PROGRAMMING NETWORK.

WHAT ABOUT THE LYNX, THEY'VE HAD INJURY PROBLEMS BUT THEY GOT BEAT THE OTHER -- LAST NIGHT BUT THEY'RE HEADED TO THE PLAYOFFS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, AREN'T THEY, FITZY?

>> 17-1 AT HOME, LET'S NOT FORGET THAT.

>> WOW.

WOW.

>> AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE HOME COURT AGAINST ANYBODY THEY PLAY.

THE KEY IS CAN THEY GET NAPHEESA COLLIER BACK, GET HER IMPLEMENTED IN WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT THEY KNOW THEY CAN DO AND WILL SHE HAVE THE STRENGTH IN THAT ANKLE TO CARRY THEM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE LEFT.

THEY'RE IN INDIANA TONIGHT.

HAVE YOU HEARD OF CAITLIN CLARK?

>> YEAH, SHE'S HURT.

>> SHE HASN'T PLAYED IN OVER A MONTH.

WNBA HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR -- NAPHEESA'S OUT.

WHOEVER GETS THE STAR BACK IS GOING TO BE THE TEAM TO BEAT.

>> Cathy: SPEAKING ABOUT BASKETBALL, TIMBERWOLVES OWNERS, MARC LORE AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ HAVE LAID OFF A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.

IS THAT POSSIBLE EXPECTED OR IS THIS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM?

>> THEY LOST A LOT OF REALLY TALENTED PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED BUILD THE ORGANIZATION FROM A MARKETING AND BUSINESS STANDPOINT, LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT THAT'S A PART OF, YOU KNOW, THE A-ROD AND LORE OWNERSHIP GROUP AND THEY'RE WORKING TO TRY TO GET SOME PEOPLE PUSHING FOR A NEW VENUE.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A STADIUM, YOU KNOW, THAT SURPRISES ME.

>> Cathy: GOOD LUCK WITH THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LEGISLATURE.

>> THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH TARGET CENTER.

THE WHOLE KEY IS WHEN YOU BECOME AN OWNER YOUR REVENUE STREAMS HAVE TO COME FROM AN ARENA AND THAT'S HOW IT WORKS IN THE NFL, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS IN THE NBA HOW IT WORKS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

>> Eric: WHAT'S THE QUARTERBACK ROOM GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR THE VIKINGS?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY INVESTED A LOT IN SAM HOWELL AND I GOT A FEELING HE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AROUND BECAUSE THEY GAVE DRAFT PICKS TO GET HIM.

AND JJ MCCARTHY IS GOING TO DO HIS THING.

I THINK SHE'S SHOWING RIGHT NOW HE'S GOT INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU'RE COMING OUT OF TRAINING CAMP AND YOU'RE ESTABLISHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE GUY, YOU GOT TO GET EVERYBODY BEHIND YOU AND ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU, AND I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'VE GOT THAT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE PHYSICAL THIS YEAR THAN ANY VIKINGS TEAM WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

>> Eric: WOW.

>> Cathy: SO APPARENTLY THE POHLADS NOW ARE NOT GOING TO SELL THE TWINS AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A COUPLE OF MINORITY OWNERS.

IS THIS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PAWN IT OFF ON SOMEBODY OR WHAT?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY SAD WHAT'S HAPPENED THIS YEAR.

I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I GO OUT AND COVER GAMES AND YOU TALK TO FANS AND THEY TELL YOU WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.

AND ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LOOK OUT ON THE FIELD AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THIS IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL TEAM, IT'S NOT A MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE POHLADS, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF DROPPED THE BALL GOING INTO THE SEASON.

THEY DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY WANTED FOR THE TEAM AND THEN THEY START CUTTING COSTS.

AND THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME.

WHEN THIS SEASON'S OVER THEY'RE GOING TO BE CUTTING A LOT MORE PEOPLE.

>> Eric: HOW ABOUT SITUATION WHERE ADAM THIELEN COMES BACK TO CATCH BALLS FOR THE VIKINGS?

>> I HAVE HEARD THAT.

AND I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING.

>> Eric: NO?

>> NO, NO, HE'S A TERRIFIC PLAYER, GREAT IN THIS COMMUNITY, PEOPLE LOVE HIM, OF COURSE.

HE WAS A FREE AGENT, DIDN'T GET DRAFTED.

HE'S DONE REMARKABLE THINGS, HE'S A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE, BUT HE WILL NOT PUT ON A PURPLE UNIFORM AGAIN.

>> Cathy: BEFORE YOU GO, P.J.

FLECK WAS OUT HERE AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS YESTERDAY.

GOPHER FOOTBALL, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WIN ANOTHER 8-GAME SEASON.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CHALLENGE OHIO STATE OR ANYBODY LIKE THAT, OREGON.

BUT I THINK THEY'LL BE MAYBE 6 OR 7TH IN THE BIG10, HOW ABOUT THAT?

>> Eric: LARRY FITZGERALD, SNAPPING THE BALL TO MARY LAHAMMER!

[ LAUGHTER ] >> THANKS, FITZY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> AND HAPPY TO RECEIVE THAT BALL.

THANKS.

OUT HERE IN THE STANDS.

WE WANT TO THANK THIS CROWD, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL.

WE GOT YOU FED, YOU GOT SOME SEED ART.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WANT TO THANK THEM.

WE WANT TO THANK TANE AND SHELETTA FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE'RE SWITCHING OUT GUESTS RIGHT NOW.

WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU, YOU MIGHT BE LISTENING TO US LIVE ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, BUT THIS IS ALSO A TELEVISION SHOW.

ALMANAC, RIGHT?

ALMANAC, FRIDAY NIGHT, TPT.

TUNE IN FOR THAT.

ALSO HEAD TO THE TPT BOOTH HERE AT THE FAIR, WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE THAT IS IN JUST A MOMENT.

YOU CAN PICK UP ONE OF THESE SNAPPY SHIRTS.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKING AND WANTING TO SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING HERE AT THE FAIR AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

LOOKS LIKE OUR GUESTS ARE READY TO GO.

POLI SCI PROFS UP ON THE STAGE.

BACK TO YOU, ERIC AND CATHY.

>> Eric: THANKS, MARY.

WE'VE GOT SOME POLITICAL CONVERSATION FOR YOU.

ONE MORE HERE TO TALK NATIONAL POLITICS ARE A TRIO OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS.

CINDY RUGELEY COMES DOWN FROM DULUTH.

SHE HEADS THE DEPARTMENT AT UMD.

KATHRYN PEARSON, POLITICAL SCIENCE OVER AT THE U OF M, AND LARRY JACOBS AT THE HUMPHREY SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE HERE TO GET US KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON NATIONALLY.

PROFESSOR PEARSON -- YEAH, GIVE 'EM A HAND.

[ APPLAUSE ] REDISTRICTING, CALIFORNIA GONNA GET FIVE DEMOCRATS, TEXAS GONNA GET FIVE NEW REPUBLICANS?

WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENSUS?

>> WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS?

TYPICALLY REDISTRICTING TAKES PLACE EVERY TEN YEARS AFTER THE DECENNIAL CENSUS.

STATES CAN DO IT HOWEVER THEY CHOOSE.

SO IN A LOT OF STATES IT'S UP TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR, WITH UNIFIED REPUBLICAN CONTROL AND PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP, THEY WILL NET ABOUT FIVE REPUBLICAN SEATS.

CALIFORNIA WITH 52 HOUSE SEATS DOES HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF REDISTRICTING, GERRYMANDERING IN A PARTISAN WAY SO THAT DEMOCRATS COULD PICK UP ABOUT FIVE HOUSE SEATS.

AND THAT IS WHAT THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE HAS DONE, HOWEVER, CALIFORNIA IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE CALIFORNIA ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO BY THE CITIZENS INITIATIVE PROCESS PASSED A REFORM SO THAT IT IS A BIPARTISAN COMMISSION THAT DOES REDISTRICTING IN CALIFORNIA ABIDING BY NEUTRAL PRINCIPLES.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTISAN GERRYMANDER PLAN IS ON THE BALLOT.

CALIFORNIA HAS A MASSIVE DEMOCRATIC EDGE, HOWEVER, REPUBLICANS ARE GEARING UP TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS SORT OF USING THE FRAMEWORK OF SORT OF NEUTRAL CRITERIA LAID OUT BY THE CITIZENS PLAN FROM 20 YEARS AGO.

>> Cathy: THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU KNEW ALL THAT.

AND I'M NOT SURPRISED SINCE YOU'RE A POLITICAL SCIENTIST.

LARRY JACOBS, DOES THIS OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR OTHER STATES TO LEAP INTO THIS MESS?

>> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE ARE SEEING OTHER STATES.

PROBABLY IT WILL BE EASIER FOR REPUBLICAN STATES TO DO IT THAN -- STATES.

POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE KIND OF DEMOCRATIC STATES HAVE THESE RULES AND COMMISSIONS SET UP.

THE THING THAT REALLY CONCERNS ME IS WE'VE GOT 21 STATES NOW WHERE THE ENTIRE DELEGATION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ONE PARTY.

THAT'S 12 REPUBLICAN STATES AND NINE DEMOCRATIC STATES.

AND THAT JUST MEANS IT LOCKS IN POLARIZATION, IT LOCKS IN RESISTANCE TO KIND OF COMPROMISE.

THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING, AND IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD DIRECTION.

>> PROFESSOR RUGELEY.

>> THIS WAS ALL MADE POSSIBLE BY A 2019 SUPREME COURT DECISION WHICH PRETTY MUCH SAID THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE ISSUES OF PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING THROUGH FEDERAL COURTS.

AND SO THAT OPENED UP THE DOORS FOR ALL THIS WE'RE SEEING NOW.

AND SO I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO START SEEING A RACE TO THE BOTTOM.

IT WAS AN INTERESTING SUPREME COURT DECISION IN THE FACT THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS SAID, YEAH, IT COULD LEAD TO UNJUST OUTCOMES.

PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD TAKEN IT THE SAME WAY THE TRADITIONAL OLD OBSCENITY RULING WAS "I KNOW WHAT IT IS WHEN I SEE IT AND THIS AIN'T IT."

BUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE NOW IS SAY YOU CAN'T TAKE IT THROUGH FEDERAL COURTS.

>> Cathy: I WANT TO MOVE ONTO ANOTHER TOPIC, BUT I DO WANT TO ASK WHETHER YOU THINK VOTERS LOOK AT THIS AND IT JUST ADDS TO THIS FEELING THAT, YOU KNOW, A POX ON EVERYBODY?

>> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE SEEING THE ACTUAL MAPS WITH SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS THAT MAY EXTEND 100 MILES NORTH AND SOUTH AND, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST AREN'T KEPT TOGETHER AND CITIES AND THEY SORT OF CROSS LINES, IT IS HARDER FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO REPRESENT DISTRICTS THAT ARE SO STRANGELY DRAWN AND SO BIG.

>> Eric: WHAT DO WE MAKE OF THE SWITCHEROO THAT'S BEING RUMORED THAT THE GOVERNOR DOESN'T RUN FOR A THIRD TERM, AMY KLOBUCHAR RUNS FOR GOVERNOR, SHE PRESUMABLY WINS, AND IF SHE DOES SHE APPOINTS GOVERNOR WALZ TO BE THE SENATE -- -- >> IT'S A GREAT STORY THE STATE FAIR.

[ LAUGHTER ] THIS IS JUST A GREAT STORY AND, YOU KNOW, USUALLY WHEN -- POLITICS WHEN IT GETS THAT COMPLICATED, IT'S SOMEONE'S IMAGINATION.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S GOING TO DO, IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE HE WILL RUN.

WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO HIM HERE EARLIER HE SOUNDED LIKE A CANDIDATE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, I NOTICE HIS SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT THAT ACTIVE, HE'S DOING A LOT OF TRAVEL ELSEWHERE OUT OF THE STATE AND NOT IN THE STATE.

THAT TO ME DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S REALLY GEARING UP FOR A CAMPAIGN.

SO TO ME IT'S A JUMP-BALL WHETHER HE RUNS OR NOT.

IF HE DECIDES NOT TO RUN THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT AMY KLOBUCHAR WOULD GIVE IT SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND FOR EVERY REASON YOU CAN IMAGINE.

>> Cathy: WE SHOULD SAY TOO, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO WIN A THIRD TERM.

VERY DIFFICULT TO WIN A THIRD TERM.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN MINNESOTA IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT, YOU KNOW, MINNESOTA IS A RELATIVELY NARROWLY DIVIDED STATE, DEMOCRATS CERTAINLY HAVE AN EDGE IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHICS AND STATEWIDE RACES DESPITE THE 4-4 CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

HOWEVER, 2026 WILL BE A YEAR THAT FAVORS DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS A REPUBLICAN.

THAT IS THE CASE IN EVERY MIDTERM ELECTION AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VERY UNPOPULAR RIGHT NOW, THOUGH IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO ADD SO ARE DEMOCRATS.

BUT I SEE IN 2026 NEGATIVE PARTISANSHIP KICKING IN AND MANY PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE BALLOT AND EVEN THOUGH TRUMP'S NOT ON IT DEMOCRATS VOTING AGAINST TRUMP.

>> Eric: PROFESSOR RUGELEY, I WONDER IF THERE'S SOME PERCEPTION THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PICKING ON MINNESOTA BECAUSE HE DOESN'T LIKE GOVERNOR WALZ?

OR IS THAT TOO CONSPIRATORIAL?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT -- >> Eric: PUT THE MIC UP CLOSER.

THERE YOU GO.

>> OKAY.

I THINK THE PRESIDENT HAS LEFT A LOT OF REASON FOR PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT HE PUNISHES HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES AND THAT HE'S NOT AFRAID TO DO IT.

SO, YEAH, I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WHETHER OR NOT HE IS -- AND I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY IF IT'S HE'S PUNISHING DEMOCRATIC STATES OR IF HE'S REWARDING REPUBLICAN ONES.

BUT AGAIN I MEAN, YOU CAN'T DENY THAT HE HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT HE WILL PUNISH HIS POLITICAL FOES.

>> Cathy: YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ASK THE GOVERNOR THIS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE APPLETON PRISON WITH I.C.E.

BEING A POSSIBLE DETENTION CENTER.

I WONDER ABOUT THE PRESIDENT SENDING NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS INTO WASHINGTON, D.C., THE PRESIDENT CAN DO THAT, SEND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS INTO A STATE WITHOUT THE GOVERNOR'S SAY-SO, RIGHT?

SO I WONDER WHERE DOES THIS END UP?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT I.C.E.

THAT HAS BECOME SUCH A POWERFUL FORCE IT'S GOING TO BE LARGER THAN MARINES, ITS BUDGETS ARE ENORMOUS.

HE CAN BE USING I.C.E.

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AS A KIND OF MILITARY FORCE TO TRY TO INFLUENCE IT.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER THIS HAPPENS, I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT ALSO THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS AND WHAT'S HELPFUL IS EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR WHAT HE'S DONE IN D.C.

IT HAS ELEVATED THE SALIENCE TO CRIME, WHICH WORKS AGAINST DEMOCRATS.

SO I THINK DONALD TRUMP IS GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A HOW CAN HE HELP HIMSELF IN 2026, BECAUSE THERE'S NO DOUBT WHAT KATHRYN PEARSON SAID IS TRUE, IT'S SETTING UP AS A YEAR IN WHICH REPUBLICANS WILL BE HURT BY THE PRESIDENT.

>> Eric: D.F.L.

IN MINNEAPOLIS SEEMS VERY, VERY DIVIDED AND, YOU KNOW, ANGRY AT EACH OTHER.

HOW IMPORTANT IS MINNEAPOLIS TO THE D.F.L.

COALITION STATEWIDE?

>> OH, MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, RAMSEY COUNTY, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO THE D.F.L.

COALITION STATEWIDE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MARGINS FOR THE D.F.L.

IN THESE TWO COUNTIES.

ESSENTIALLY DETERMINE ELECTION OUTCOMES.

HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEPARATE SORT OF THE PARTY CAUCUS, CONVENTIONS, NOMINATING PROCESS, FROM PARTISANSHIP AND PARTY STRENGTH MORE GENERALLY.

SO THE STRENGTH OF PARTISANSHIP FOR DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IS NOT DETERMINED BY THE PARTY CONVENTIONS AND HOW POPULAR THEY ARE.

THAT SAID, THIS DOES HURT THE PARTY REPUTATION.

>> Cathy: SAY, I WONDER, DOES THIS, IS THIS PROBLEM WITH THE NOMINATING CONVENTION MAYBE UNDERSCORE THE NEED TO GO TO A PRIMARY AND TO SCRAP WHAT APPEARS TO BE LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED NOTION OF HAVING NOMINATING CONVENTIONS?

>> YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD KIND OF MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THAT AFTER RECENT ELECTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THE POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD BE MORE -- AFTER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, ON WHETHER OR NOT THE POLITICAL PARTIES DON'T NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE IN CHOOSING CANDIDATES.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT MINNESOTA, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN HAVING THESE FIGHTS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY FOREVER AND IN DULUTH.

>> Eric: YEAH.

>> BUT I MEAN WHEN YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S -- I KIND OF WONDER IF IT'S NOT BEST UNLESS THERE'S A REASON FOR THE PARTIES TO GET INVOLVED, NOT TO.

>> Eric: I THINK WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

>> Cathy: YOU ALL WERE FANTASTIC, YOU ALWAYS ARE.

>> Eric: GIVE THE POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSORS A BIG HAND.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] NOW WE SHOULD TELL THE RADIO LISTENERS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING A TV SHOW, SO YOU CAN TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 7:00 ON THE MINNESOTA PBS STATION OF YOUR CHOICE, AND YOU CAN SEE MY FANCY SHIRT AND MY BOOTS.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Cathy: YEAH, THE BOOTS ARE REALLY SOMETHING.

>> Eric: THEY'RE MADE FOR WALKIN'.

>> Cathy: MADE FOR SOMETHING AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS, BUT ANYWAY.

[ LAUGHTER ] FAIR-GOERS, FOR GOODNESS SAKES DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE MPR BOOTH.

YOU'RE HERE AT THE MPR BOOTH, OF COURSE, AT THE CORNER OF JUDSON AND NELSON.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW YOU THIS BECAUSE IT IS SO PRETTY.

WHAT IS A PUBLIC RADIO STATE FAIR BOOTH WITHOUT A TOTE BAG?

THIS IS THE MPR TOTE BAG, SO GO AHEAD, PICK ONE UP.

TPT HAS THEIR OWN BOOTH ON MACHINERY HILL, YOU SHOULD GO UP THERE AND CHECK THAT OUT BECAUSE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL THINGS UP THERE.

THAT'S WAY UP ON MACHINERY HILL, CHECK IT OUT BY GOING TO UNDERWOOD AND LEE NEXT TO SWEET MARTHA'S.

>> DAVINA'S BACK WITH ANOTHER TUNE AND YOU CAN SEE DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS AT 2:30, THE BANDSHELL AT DAN PATCH AND UNDERWOOD.

THANKS FOR LISTENING OR WATCHING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

BE CAREFUL.

>> Cathy: THANK YOU!

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