Welcome to the Minnesota Public Radio Archive
Below you will find ever evolving curated collections highlighting diverse, historically relevant, and special interest content. Each collection contains audio stories of a particular subject, represented in chronological order. Explore our state and its people!
Click on "About" to find a detailed informational guide on further utilizing this site.
LGBTQ+ life in Minnesota
The journey of the LGBTQ+ community in Minnesota is, in part, one of attaining acceptance and equality. That road has at times been two steps forward and one step back. MPR Archive has curated a chronological snapshot of audio to illustrate major accomplishments, intense struggles, and the simple human experience of love and family found within the LGBTQ community. While a collection of individual pieces, together they make up a singular story of how far has been traveled…and the road forward.
Minnesota Twins
It’s another Major League Baseball season, and hope springs eternal for an exciting Minnesota Twins team to watch. Win or lose, cold or hot, Minnesotan’s have a special place in their sporting hearts for the annual pastime.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: A Chronology
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, or the BWCA, is one of the most loved and visited wilderness areas in the country. But the BWCA is not only a place of nature and beauty; its history demonstrates the conflicts surrounding environment, law, community, economy, recreation, and nature in our state. Over the many decades, lines have been drawn far beyond its actual borders. This audio collection follows the timeline of this Minnesota treasure.
Award Collection
Since our beginning, the stations and programs affiliated with Minnesota Public Radio and later American Public Media, have endeavored to create quality programming for the community and audiences we serve, in keeping with our mission of public service. We have been honored that so many of the talented individuals and teams and their programs have won prestigious industry and audience awards; the MPR Archive is proud to highlight and present these winners in a way that celebrate the award recipient along with the subjects, stories, and communities that demonstrate public media's meaning and impact.
Sonic Explorers
Step into a world of weird and wonderful sounds with this collection of unique music from the MPR Archive. It’s where curious ears meet wild ideas—filled with unexpected noise, bold creativity, and sonic adventures.
