Videos from Minnesota Public Radio

It's the 60's. Smoking, drinking, and male chauvinism are all very in vogue. Madison Avenue is bustling with advertising businesses. On your TV, it...

It's no secret the American economy is, well, ailing, but it's just a little bit better -- scratch that -- it's a LOT better when the American econ...

What would happen if @MorningEdition morphed into a morning zoo-style show? Hold that thought. Now add comedian/actor/director Bobcat Goldthwait as...

Our May installment of the Bright Ideas series features Jim McCorkell, CEO and founder of College Possible, where he put into action his life-long ...

Our May installment of the Bright Ideas series features Maggie Koerth-Baker, the science editor at Boing Boing. She talks with host Stephen Smith a...

Daily Show Correspondent Wyatt Cenac and rocker Ted Leo turn fake headlines into news stories and rock operas with Wits host John Moe.

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No doubt, this is what it must be like living in the hills of Hollywoodland. Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann and comedian Paul F. Tompkins toss around...

The comic genius of Fred Willard and song stylings of Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson combine to bring you descriptions and jingles of p...

In Hollywood, pitch season rides in on a wave of dreams cresting with horrible, horrible ideas. Why not, at least, have a little fun while listenin...

From the 2012 season of Wits (mpr.org/wits), here's Saturday Night Live veteran Tim Meadows along with host John Moe (@johnmoe). What happened to...

"Neil Gaiman is one of the most engaging, smart writers we know." - Wits producers

Here he reads "The Sweeper of Dreams," as referenced in the 201...

Everyone here at Minnesota Public Radio, from the hosts you hear on-air to the people behind-the-scenes, is so thankful for your support. To show ...

In his own words, Gary Eichten gives insight into his career at MPR. Discover more of Gary through the years at http://www.mpr.org/eichten.

With the recent adoption of two girls they've been foster parenting for more than a year, Freddy and Jenny Muñoz are still adjusting to life as new...

Wits host John Moe pits Wits Home Team Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy and Neil Gaiman against the Away Team John Hodgman and The Mountain Goats' Jo...

Wits host John Moe (@johnmoe) performs our first ever Wits skit along with John Hodgman (@hodgman), Bill Corbett (@billcorbett), Kevin Murphy (@kwm...

The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) performs "Rotten Stinking Mouthpiece" with John Munson (@munsongs) and the Witnesses during Wits http://mpr.or...

Actor and author John Hodgman (@hodgman) reads an excerpt about wines from his latest book, "That is All," at Wits http://www.mpr.org/wits

Wits host John Moe (@johnmoe) performs a brand new Pop Song Correspondences at Wits (http://mpr.org/wits) with John Munson (@munsongs) and the Witn...

We take you behind the scenes Of Mirth and Mischief!

Of Mirth and Mischief is a story that takes place during Christmas in the 1960s when a four-y...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's great-granddaughter Blake Hazard sings at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, MN.

Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media employees contributed personal funds to raise a temporary radio tower with a banner to say "Thanks...

At Minnesota Public Radio's Wits, author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) and songwriter Josh Ritter (@joshritter) join host John Moe (@johnmoe) for a ga...

Author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) speaks with John Moe (@johnmoe) about why he lives in the upper Midwest, the novel "American Gods," and worrying ...

Josh Ritter (@joshritter) performs "The Temptation of Adam" at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits.

Josh Ritter (@joshritter) performs "Girl in the War" at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits.

Kevin Murphy (@kwmurphy) co-wrote and directed the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000, and starred as the plucky red robot T...

Author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) reads his poem "The Day the Saucers Came" at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits.

Author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) recounts a bloody memory of MythBuster's Adam Savage, and Adam puts Gollum on the phone for a performance of "I W...

At Minnesota Public Radio's Wits, author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) and songwriter Josh Ritter (@joshritter) join host John Moe (@johnmoe) for a ga...

Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) and Josh Ritter (@joshritter) at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits with host John Moe (@johnmoe). Neil and Josh help give us...

Josh Ritter (@joshritter) performs "The Curse" at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits.

Author Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) shows his songwriting chops at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits (http://www.mpr.org/wits) with a song he wrote as pa...

Josh Ritter's (@joshritter) encore song "Galahad" at Minnesota Public Radio's Wits is a little racy for public radio - but not for Internet.

Wits host John Moe (@johnmoe) talked with comedian Sandra Bernhard (@sandrabernhard) and songwriter Rosanne Cash (@rosannecash) about their friends...

Kevin Murphy (@kwmurphy) co-wrote and directed the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000, and starred as the plucky red robot T...

Rosanne Cash (@rosannecash) performs her hit "Seven Year Ache" with Wits musical guide John Munson (@munsongs), Joe Savage, Steve Roehm and Janey W...

Host John Moe (@johnmoe) talks with Sandra Bernhard (@sandrabernhard) about her career and the people she's worked with along the way during Wits a...

Author of the upcoming novel "The Visible Man" Chuck Klosterman (@CKlosterman) appeared at the Fitzgerald Theater for Wits with host John Moe (@joh...

Craig Finn performs "Western Pier" at Wits.

Craig Finn performs "One Single Saviour" at Wits.

Actor Jospeh Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) and Mystery Science Theater 3000's Crow robot (v2.0) Bill Corbett (@billcorbett). As The Box Dwellers, th...

Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) phones in from Australia. Wits is hosted by Marketplace Tech Report host John Moe (@johnmoe).

Chuck Klosterman (@CKlosterman) joins WITS host John Moe (@johnmoe) on the Fitzgerald Theater stage. In this clip he revisits songs from his past.

Patton Oswalt reads a chapter from his new book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland.

Kevin Murphy (@kwmurphy) co-wrote and directed the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000, and starred as the plucky red robot T...

Wits host John Moe and guest Patton Oswalt play their version of Dungeons and Dragons.

Patton Oswalt starts the second half of the show with an improvised scat accompanying John Munson's melody.

Farm animals and fashion collide at the Minnesota State Fair. It's not often you see models trying to devour their outfits on the runway. But that'...

Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Roberts spends a good amount of time cheering on his sons at their youth soccer games. But, quite often, he has no c...