Would you get up in front of a room full of people and share some of your most personal stories? If you answered yes, then there is a platform for you to do so and it's right in downtown Duluth.
This week Adeline Wright, owner of Adeline, Inc., tells us about her new venture Gag Me With A Spoon, which is a "public storytelling platform" that happens the second Sunday of every month at Blacklist Artisan Ales.
"I feel like we are so disconnected from actual relationships these days and I wanted to create something that was in contrast to that," said Adeline, who also shared a personal story of her own as an example of something you might hear at the event.
The college hockey season begins in just nine days.
Yesterday, September 20th, was NCHC Media Day down at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. News Tribune sports reporter Matt Wellens was down there and got a chance to talk with all eight coaches in the conference as well as some of the players.
At the end of the day, Wellens sat down with other college hockey beat writers to discuss their predictions for the 2017-18 season.
You may have seen his videos on Perfect Duluth Day or perhaps you've seen him in the act with his scaly-orange T-shirt diving into the big lake.
Amateur freediver and video enthusiast Jim Richardson, aka Lake Superior Aquaman, shares his origin story with the Pressroom Podcast this week.
With a GoPro and camera pole in hand, Richardson takes his viewers on a swim underneath the chilly waters of Lake Superior for a chance to see what many people will never see. Hear about his underwater experiences, which include swimming alongside a 3-foot muskie.
As always you can contact us a podcast@duluthnews.com
All the 20 Under 40 Award winners will be announced in Thursday's Duluth News Tribune, but we are going to give you a sneak peek of who made the list and how we decide who makes the cut.
Laura Mullen, one of four co-founders of Bent Paddle Brewing Company, and Nate LaCoursiere, an assistant city attorney, join reporters and two of this year's award judges Christa Lawler and Brooks Johnson to share what they do, why they love Duluth and how they want to make Duluth a better place to work, play and raise a family.
We want to hear from our listeners. Send us your feedback and comments at podcast@duluthnews.com.
He was raised here, went to Denfeld High School, and has spent the last 26 years on the Duluth Police Department.
"Yup, I grew up in Morgan Park, Minnesota, as I always say," Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said on this week's episode.
News Tribune reporters Brady Slater and Tom Olsen pepper the chief with questions ranging from what was young Mike Tusken like as a kid growing up in Duluth to what has he learned the most in his year and a half of being the top dog in the department.
Not much is off limits, including heroin and use of deadly force. And we even learn a secret hobby of his.