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Rochester Rundown — 55 episodes

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Looking back at the remarkable life of Igor Vovkovinskiy

2

A revived Rochester Civic Theatre readies for its next act

3

What should the Rochester Park Board do with millions in referendum funding?

4

Can the promise of the Chateau be realized?

5

Rochester day center faces an uncertain future

6

Local legislators react to budget deal, special session drama

7

Rochester program empowers teens to be the next generation of entrepreneurs

8

A tour through Rochester's burgeoning beer scene

9

How the Roosters bring 160 years of Rochester baseball full-circle

10

What can Rochester do to revive retail downtown?

11

These Rochester art teachers are finding creative ways for their students to shine

12

RPS Board continues discussion on the role of school resource officers

13

The fight to save the only remaining great blue heron rookery in Olmsted County

14

Eight Rochester musicians on the rise in 2021

15

Local youth are turning protests into action with the Rochester Community Initiative

16

Rochester event organizers are preparing for the return of live entertainment

17

Four Rochester high schoolers reflect on their experiences in distance learning

18

Sellers holding all the cards in Rochester's 'absolutely crazy' housing market

19

Inside Olmsted County's first mass vaccination clinic

20

Annie Mack joins us on the podcast to discuss the release of her new EP, 'Testify'

21

What to expect from new Rochester City Administrator Allison Zelms

22

Think Ahead Olmsted song submissions

23

The story of the medical breakthrough that won two Mayo Clinic researchers a Nobel Prize

24

Rochester music industry adapts as pandemic puts a pause on live performances

25

What does a post-pandemic downtown look like?

26

Carlson seeks new opportunities for community engagement, collaboration

27

One in three Olmsted County voters have already cast their ballots

28

Our debates with the candidates for MN Senate

29

Do police belong in Rochester schools? The local school board candidates weigh in

30

Recapping the four debates with the candidates for Rochester City Council

31

A closer look at the City of Rochester's proposed 2021 budget

32

Why some parents are opting to keep their kids home this school year

33

Where would we be without vaccines? A Mayo Clinic expert weighs in

34

Encouraging trends in Olmsted County's battle against Covid-19

35

Local primaries met with surge in absentee voting

36

Downtown Rochester businesses feeling the impacts of reduced foot traffic

37

Mayo makes $100 million diversity pledge, local Covid numbers trend down & more

38

Staying creative through a pandemic: Best of Rochester music so far in 2020

39

Pandemic exposes the immense health disparities playing out in Olmsted County

40

An improbable rise to fame: How two Mayo Clinic surgeons became musical stars

41

Thinking about casting your ballot by mail this year? Here is what you need to know

42

'We're in a changed society': Five Rochester businesses on reopening to a new normal

43

'We don't have the option to stay silent': Inside the push for police reform in Rochester

44

Is it time to rethink DMC's priorities?

45

Facing yet another hurdle, Rochester's restaurant industry races to find ways to survive

46

Pandemic forces political campaigns to find new ways to reach voters

47

How life in Rochester is changing under the cloud of the coronavirus

48

Art in the Schools series introduces students to new sounds and new cultures

49

Her official title is dance instructor, but most of the kids just call her 'Mama Rhonda'

50

5 Rochester artists to watch in 2020

51

What went wrong at the Rochester Civic Theatre?

52

The most famous Rochester music-maker you have never heard of

53

Gov. Walz joins Barbershop Talk for a candid conversation on race

54

Mayo Clinic's response to the opioid crisis