The Stan Turner Show

Recorded 07-02-2017

Mary Ann Grossman of the St. Paul Pioneer Press stops by the show to talk about all sorts of various books to read in spring with Stan.

John Vaughn from the 1980's "General Hospital" and Bob DeFlores stops by the show to talk about movies and television with Stan.

Frank White talks with Stan about his new book "They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota".

Tom Braun, from the Minnesota Historical Society, talks with Stan about Tom''s article "Perfume : a prohibition-era mystery".

100 years ago today Frank Sinatra was born. Larry Millett and Stan talk about Larry's new book "Minnesota Modern: Architecture and Life at Midcentury".

Stan starts the show talking about the criminals in the 20's in St. Paul. Bob DeFlores and John Vaughn talk with Stan about movies and television.

Peter Boulay talks with Stan about the blizzard of Armistice Day in 1940.

Rick Shefchik author of the book "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" stops by to talk about his new book with Stan. "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" is a book about 1960's rock and roll.

Holley Wlodarczyk comes on the show to tell Stan all about the new exhibit "Suburbia". Minnesota History Center new exhibit "Suburbia" shows the history and rise of the 20th century of modern living.

The hit musical play based on the real life murders "Glensheen" Ruthie Baker and Dane Stauffer stop by the show to talk about their show with Stan.

Stan and Vietnam veterans Douglas Bekke of the Minnesota Military Museum and Paul Clark author of the book "Letters Never Written" talks about the Vietnam War.

The suburbs, we're all familiar with them here in the Twin Cities and now Kate Roberts of the Minnesota Historical Society is going to talk about the new exhibit coming to the History Center. Suburbia! From the rapid growth of the 1950s to today, the suburbs are a complex and diverse part of the American cultural landscape. More than half of all Americans live in suburbs. And while residents a...

Kathleen Eddy from Stillwater's Valley Bookseller talks about various books on the show with Stan.

Tom Osmond is on the show to talk about his recent findings of video and audio footage of the past.

Mark Seeley, meteorologist and climatologist, at the University of Minnesota talks about the weather with Stan.

Stan talks about the 75th anniversary of the battle of Britain. Historian Fred Johnson stops by the show talks about Minnesota politician Francis Shoemaker.

150 years after the Civil War Ken Martins comes in and discusses the Civil War and Minnesota's role in it with Stan.

David Schultz, who is a professor in political science at Hamline University, talks about the Minnesota senate election with Stan and how that effects you.

Dug Becky stops in with some military artifacts to talk with Stan about World War 1.

Stan talks about some history of Memorial day. Lori Sturdevant political expect and writer stops by the show to talk about the recent congressional session and about her upcoming book.

Joe Schmidt is on the show and he and Stan talk about Jason Davis's recent retirement party. Joe Schmidt also talks about his book.

Minnesota political analyst Steven Shear is on the show and talks about the upcoming special congressional session.

Happy Armed Forces Day to you! It was standing room only in the University Club in St. Paul for a Literary event on F. Scott. Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda and their crazy marriage! Scott Donaldson is on the show to talk about the event and the local Fitzgerald.

It's fishing opener, and Mother's day weekend, AND Bob DeFlores, the incredible movie maven is on the show to talk about growing up in Hollywood.

Kyle has finally taken off the wool cap so it is now officially spring! In 1956, that's 59 years ago today, People piled into the St. Paul Auditorium to see Elvis, and who was opening for Elvis? St. Paul local Augie Garcia, whose show they had to cut short because he was so good, they thought he'd upstage Elvis! The History Theatre is on the show to talk about the new musical coming up about Au...

"The Crops Look Good" a new book by Sara DeLuca about a family in Polk County, WI in the early 1900's. When Margaret Williamson left her family’s rural Wisconsin farm to work in Minneapolis in 1923, her mother, Olava, wrote regularly with updates about daily activities: laundry, bread baking, plowing, planting, and harvesting the crops. Sometimes she enclosed a note from seven- year- old Helen...

Mark Seeley is a professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, where he has worked since 1978. He has done weekly commentary for Minnesota Public Radio and written the weekly newsletter "Minnesota WeatherTalk" since 1992. His extension educational programs relate weather/climate impacts to Minnesota agriculture, transportation, energy, tourism, and natural resources. Mark edited a su...

From Pig’s Eye to a pig on the field, the long and rich legacy of the St. Paul Saints is central to the history of baseball in Minnesota. Celebrate the players, owners, managers, and fans— and the Saints’ return to downtown St. Paul near the spot where the Olympic team first played in 1859. Some fans remember the historic Saints, which provided top- notch baseball in the years before the Minne...

It's all about books today with Mary Ann Grossman of the Pioneer Press to tell us what's between the covers.. of the new books out this Spring

A new show at the History Theatre called "The Debutante's Ball" It's high drama for Ana and her friends as they prep for the Debutante's Ball. It's all happening around Valentine's Day and you've got to have the right dress, the right shoes, and "OMG! Who will be my escort?" The pressure mounts for the young women and their escorts as Tita Belinda, the legendary dance instructor, demands perfec...

Stan has Tom Shoe on the show during Tom's last week at KLBB and Bob DeFlores aka Mr. Movies to talk about The Golden Age of the Silver Screen. Movies, and the people who starred in and loved them.

With the U.S and Cuba normalizing relations, Stan has Katherine Watson on the show who is a traveling Journalist who just came back from her 5th trip to Cuba. She discusses the culture, and conditions on the island. Then to round out the show, Stan has Mark from Images of the Past on the show to talk about his amazing services in the restoration of vintage photographs, video, and more!

Today it's an ornithological piece on a certain aviation variety... sort of.. but you've heard about the bird! Because everyone knows that the bird is the word! On the show today is Rick Shefchik, author of a new book coming out called "Everybody's Heard About the Bird" The True Story of Minnesota Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s. http://www.rickshefchik.com/

Doug Ohman is a photographer and popular public speaker. His photographs are featured in the "Minnesota Byways" series, which includes Barns of Minnesota, Churches of Minnesota, Courthouses of Minnesota, Schoolhouses of Minnesota, Cabins of Minnesota, Libraries of Minnesota, and Prairie, Lake, Forest: Minnesota's State Parks, all published by MHS Press. He lives in New Hope, Minnesota.

This Valentine's Day Stan is on to talk about hearts, flowers, and Tommy Guns. Mobster romances, and the Valentine's Day Massacre with Paul Maccabee author of John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936 http://www.amazon.com/John-Dillinger-Slept-Here-Corruption/dp/0873513169

Stan touches on Harper Lee's unknown book second book! Aside from To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee has apparently written a second book that was never published. Then a Pop Culture Music overview on The Drifters and to end the show Kathleen Eddy from the Valley Bookseller to talk about what's new and what's good for this reading season.

Unbroken.. The book and the movie both inspired by the true story of Louis Zamperini. An American prisoner of war survivor in World War II, a Christian inspirational speaker, and an Olympic distance runner in 1936. There was nothing that could hold this man back.. He was Unbroken. Alan Johnson is on the show today to talk about his memories with his good friend Louis Zamperini.

Brent Peterson of the Washington County Historical Society is on with Stan to talk about the Ice Cream Social fundraiser last week, The Boutwell House is at risk of being demolished and WCHS is giving their reasons as to why it should be saved, and then on to Jerome Odlum. Novelist, Writer, drifter, Stillwater Prison inmate, and Screen Play writer. Stan and Brent Peterson talk about Jerome's li...

The whole show Stan will be doing a tribute to Ricky (Rick) Nelson and Bob DeFlores will be on to chat about growing up with Rick.

Starting the show with a very interesting story of a stick in Canada worth $300,000! Then it's on to the State Capitol. If you have driven by it, it looks as though it has been shrink wrapped when in fact major renovations are taking place and everyone has been booted out while the renovations are underway. So where is everyone working? The wheels are still turning but where have they been rel...

Steven Schier, the Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, is on to talk about the upcoming changes in politics and past changes

Tom Oszmond is on the show with Stan to do a year in review. Remembering all of the local folks in media and broadcasting we lost this year.

Gail Rosenblum, writer for the the Star Tribune, joins Stan in the studio today to talk about all the holiday traditions including Christmas and Hanukkah and they share stories of their experiences.

Ignatius Aloysius O'Shaughnessy a mouthful of a name and a past to back it up. Doug Hennes, former reporter and now professor at St. Thomas, is on the show to talk about I.A O'Shaughnessy and his years at St. Thomas and beyond. That Great Heart, a biography of legendary St. Thomas benefactor I.A. O’Shaughnessy, has been published and will be available at three campus events the week of Nov. 3. ...