Thursday, October 13, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
1968: The exhibit, and the year in politics and culture
A new Minnesota Historical Society exhibit opens October 14th featuring the extraordinary events of 1968: the peak of the Vietnam War, the assassinations of RFK and MLK, the election of President Richard Nixon, love-ins and feminist demonstrations, polarizing music, television and movies. If you were living then, what did you experience in 1968? If you were born afterward, what do you make of it?11:00 a.m.GuestsBrian Horrigan: Minnesota Historical Society exhibit curator and award-winning author.Brad Zellar: Journalist, writer and editor.More from MPRRemembering Hubert H. Humphrey's life in politics (05/27/2011)Julian Bond on the legacy of the 1968 campaign (10/30/2008)How the 1968 New Hampshire primary changed history (03/12/2008)The McCarthy Tapes (12/08/2006)'Campaign '68' (10/21/2008)The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier (11/11/2009)Resources
Finding happiness in the modern world by looking at the past
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival about his book, "The Happiness Hypothesis." It's an examination on how the mind works and the search for happiness and meaning in our lives, using the wisdom of the past as a guide.12:00 p.m.More from MPRObsessed with our kids' happiness (06/14/2011)Thousands attend Dalai Lama's speech at U of M (05/08/2011)The pricetag of happiness? $75,000 (09/24/2010)Resources
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