Katie Dorn’s memoir Magnolias in Winter recounts the years she spent caring for her beloved sister Ginny after a terminal cancer diagnosis, navigating hospital rooms and everyday life while Ginny was a single mother of three young daughters, and ultimately adopting the girls after Ginny’s death; through honest reflections on grief, faith, sisterhood, and caregiving, Dorn shows how unexpected signs of hope—like magnolias blooming in a Minnesota winter—can appear amid profound loss, offering companionship and encouragement to anyone carrying both love and heartbreak at once.

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Randy Shaver joins us and talks about his transition to retirement after 40+ years at KARE 11. He is far from fully retired but loves his new pace of life. This is his favorite and busiest season, hosting a live-streaming prep football show called Strib Varsity on Friday nights. Even though he has been covering prep sports his whole career, he talks about why this show is different and so exciting and satisfying. He updates us on his amazing charity, The Randy Shaver Cancer Research Fund, that he runs with his wife, Roseann. He and his wife love that both of their boys and their grandchildren live close, and they get to spend plenty of time with them.

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Five WNBA championships and a reputation as one of the toughest competitors the game has ever seen. She built a legacy on the court, and now she's shaping the next generation from the sideline. This week, we're thrilled to welcome Rebekkah Brunson, assistant coach of the Minnesota Lynx and one of the greatest players in WNBA history. From championship banners to the coaching bench, she's seen it all, and she's here to talk about it.

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Ben Leber spent a decade as an NFL linebacker (2002–2011), suiting up for the Chargers, Vikings, and Rams. Today he’s a familiar face and voice across Minnesota media—host of Twin Cities Live on KSTP, Vikings analyst on Fox 9, gameday sideline reporter for the Vikings, and a mainstay on KFAN. In this episode, we talk about his transition from the field to the studio and sideline, the lessons from his upbringing that shaped his success in every chapter of his career, and, of course, his take on the Vikings and predictions for the season.

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Jonathan St. Clair started the Wave Maker Tour, and we had to talk to him about his remarkable summer. He traveled to 30 Major League Baseball ballparks in 30 days, traveling (planes, trains & automobiles) across the country, always donning a life jacket with a message about something that affects every family: water safety. Jonathan and his wife Julie founded the Jasper Ray Foundation in 2014 after their son Jasper's drowning death who was only 21 months old. They have a mission centered on drowning prevention and child safety. One of his most impactful days was the day he came to Target Field accompanied by the Taylor Family, the founders of Abbey’s Hope.

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Our guests today are Tigirlily Gold — sisters Kendra and Krista, the North Dakota-raised country duo who won the ACM Award for New Duo or Group of the Year and have racked up hits like ‘Shoot Tequila’ and ‘I Tried a Ring On.’ They perform Saturday, Sept 12 at Buckhill in Burnsville and have a new record coming out next month!

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Karen Ruth began flying airplanes before she ever earned her driver’s license—an early leap that sparked a lifelong path in commercial aviation. A Burnsville native, she logged experience on fishing charters and Schwan’s cargo trips before reaching Delta, where she recently became the airline’s longest-tenured female captain. Her seniority No. 17 ended April 18, after she flew her final wide-body mission from Dublin to MSP.

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This week we talk to an undrafted baseball player who fought his way to the major leagues, became a gritty leadoff hitter on TWO championship teams, scored one of the most important runs in Minnesota sports history, experienced baseball on two continents, and then spent the last two decades plus telling the story of the game he once played. Oh, did we mention that he is also a gardener! Dan Gladden joins us this week on Weathering Life with Bel & Lee.

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