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  • VISE-GRIP Tools

    VISE-GRIP Tools
    2025/05/17
    Check your toolbox after this story to make sure you have the innovative hand tool that was invented in DeWitt a century ago. The VISE-GRIP, or locking plier calls Nebraska home. Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann has the gripping story. Guests, in order of appearance: Kirby Taylor, Program Chair, Precision Machining and Automation Technology, Southeast Community College; Marcia Bergmeyer, granddaughter of William S. Petersen; Joyce Holtmeier, granddaughter of William S. Petersen; Larry Wattjes, former mechanical maintenance engineer, Petersen Manufacturing; Lois Wattjes, Vice President, DeWitt Historical Society.
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    4 分
  • 1733 Miles to Kearney

    1733 Miles to Kearney
    2025/04/19
    Is the legend true? Is Kearney the Midway City... the exact center of the United States? Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann looks into this claim that Kearney has held since the late-1880s. Guests, in order of appearance: David Bristow, editor, Nebraska History Magazine; John Arnold, travel counselor, Kearney Welcome Center; John Bauer, professor of geography, University of Nebraska at Kearney. Music: "Kearney City Anthem!" by The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns. Additional audio: "President Clinton's Univ. of Nebraska Speech - A Foreign Policy for the Global Age (2000)", Courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential Library,
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    5 分
  • Glur's Tavern

    Glur's Tavern
    2025/03/15
    Glur's Tavern is not only the oldest tavern in Nebraska, it's the oldest continuously operating tavern west of the Missouri River. It contains lots of history... history that connects from the Old West to the present day. Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann has the story of the tavern with connections to the Old West. Guests, in order of appearance: Cathy Hoops, granddaughter of Louis Glur; Cheri Schrader, executive director, Platte County Historical Society; Todd Trofholz, former owner, Glur's Tavern.
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    4 分
  • Ranch Dressing

    Ranch Dressing
    2025/02/15
    Ranch is now the most popular salad dressing in the country. But it's more than a dressing... it's a condiment... it's almost a lifestyle. And it was invented by a Nebraska native! Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann gets the story and visits with Nebraskans keeping the tradition alive. Guests, in order of appearance: Holly Mastelotto, granddaughter of Steve Henson, founder of Hidden Valley Ranch (Sparks, Nev.); Angie Dowd, owner, Driesbach’s Salad Dressings and The Chocolate Bar (Grand Island, Neb.); Marcia Harner, creator, the Country Neighbor restaurant's Country Sweet Onion and Ranch Sweet Onion dressings (Burwell, Neb.); Todd Baker, 2nd generation owner/operator, Baker’s Candies (Greenwood, Neb.). Music: "Dip It In The Ranch" by Parry Gripp.
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    4 分
  • Scoop or Shovel?

    Scoop or Shovel?
    2025/01/18
    What do you do when snow falls on your driveway? If you ask Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann, he shovels it. But over time, he tends to pick up words and phrases from the different places he's lived over the years. Does this mean he'll be scooping the snow next time it falls? Guests, in order of appearance: Cicely Wardyn (Lincoln, Neb.); Barb Bierman-Batie, freelance writer and photographer (Lexington, Neb.); Matthew Gordon, professor of English, University of Missouri (Columbia, Mo.).
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    4 分
  • Wool in Nebraska

    Wool in Nebraska
    2024/12/21
    When you think of agriculture in Nebraska... you think of corn, cows, and... sheep... right? Nebraska Public Media producer Andy Hermann takes inspiration by trying getting warm in this cold season. He visits three wool working facilities in the state and learns about much more than hats and sweaters. Guests, in order of appearance: Andrew Wells, Brown Sheep Company (Mitchell, NE); Kelsey Quandt, The Fiber Mill (Stromsburg, NE); Megan Landes-Murphy, Kestrel Ridge Pellet Company (Lawrence, NE); Robert Wells, Brown Sheep Company (Mitchell, NE).
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    4 分
  • Red Beer

    Red Beer
    2024/11/16
    Nebraska Public Media debuts Curious Nebraska... producer Andy Hermann's quest to figure out what makes Nebraska Nebraska. This episode is about red beer and why Huskers love it. Guests, in order of appearance: Travis Langford, owner of The Grapevine Bar in Lincoln; Brianna Stai, assistant manager at Tank's Bar and Guitars in Lincoln; Andrew Rasmussen PhD, affiliate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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    4 分