APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon
Monologues about folks in Lake Wobegon
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November 15, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It snowed on Monday, early Monday morning. We got about ...
"It snowed on Monday, early Monday morning. We got about 12-and-a-half inches there in Lake Wobegon. There was no big fuss about it." Margie Krebsbach's English class discusses 'The Great Gatsby,' Clint Bunsen tangles with two deer who find their way into town, and Dorothy recalls the story of Harold Hansen and Oscar Peterson.
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November 8, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"There was a full moon on Thursday, it snowed a ...
"There was a full moon on Thursday, it snowed a little bit, the sun now goes down before five o'clock and will for a while. Cold is here. The kids are still wearing light jackets because they're from here, that's all." Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church celebrates All Saints' Day and Clint Bunsen gives up deer hunting.
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November 1, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's November, here we are, and on Sunday we fall ...
"It's November, here we are, and on Sunday we fall back. We get an extra hour on early Sunday morning so there will be a large number of people coming in late to church." Cold weather returns to Lake Wobegon, advice on leaving Minnesota, and why jokes are a bridge between people who disagree with each other.
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October 25, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been cloudy. It's been chilly out there. The sun ...
"It's been cloudy. It's been chilly out there. The sun has come out now and then. And then on Thursday this powerful wind came up -- it was very dramatic." A big wind causes havoc all over town, Mrs. Jensen's old boyfriend Kurt visits from the city, and Darlene meets a coyote that resembles her Uncle George, in a monologue from October 2011.
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October 18, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been chilly, of course, because it is almost the ...
"It's been chilly, of course, because it is almost the end of October. Mist over the lake every morning, the Canada Geese are heading South overhead." Pastor Liz delivers a sermon about the Parable of the Wedding Feast, a man visits Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery to buy a cup of coffee though they don't sell coffee, and the story of the time Eugene Berge picked up a hitchhiker.
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October 11, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's fall. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall. It's been chilly, ...
"It's fall. It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall. It's been chilly, down into the 30s at night." Thoughts on the benefits of cold weather and Minnesota living, the town watches a lunar eclipse, and Pastor Liz moves into the Lewises' cabin.
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October 4, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Been chilly, chilly at night, in the 30s. The crickets ...
"Been chilly, chilly at night, in the 30s. The crickets are all quiet. We hear the 'pop' of the shotguns from duck hunting." With the election approaching, politics begin to affect marriages, Carla Bunsen receives funding for her performance art piece in New York City, and the Lutheran Church holds its Senior Banquet.
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September 27, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been this gorgeous, gorgeous September, this beautiful time--so much ...
"It's been this gorgeous, gorgeous September, this beautiful time--so much happening." Lake Wobegon welcomes the arrival of fall, a bear surprises Irene Bunsen, then stays in town, starting a debate over who will pay to have it removed, and high school students take the ACT exam, in a monologue from September 2013.
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September 20, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Beautiful, beautiful week of fall. Mists on the lake early ...
"Beautiful, beautiful week of fall. Mists on the lake early in the morning, you wake up in the morning, your window is open, you've got a little extra blanket over you." Pastor Liz fills in while the Lutheran Church interviews replacements for Pastor Haugen, news of Marlene's interesting encounter with Father Wilmer spreads through the town, Mrs. Anderson holds a CD release party at the Sidewinder Bar, and the Tolleruds' rooster Ludwig comes to a sad end.
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September 13, 2014: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been a beautiful, beautiful week. It's been warm and ...
"It's been a beautiful, beautiful week. It's been warm and sunny--gets up into the 90s in the afternoon but the mornings are perfect." The town deals with a heat wave and the meanest woman in Lake Wobegon passes away, in a monologue from June 2012.
