Alison Page with JP – October 14, 2024

Alison Page is a retired health care executive and former nurse running for the Wisconsin Assembly to flip her district blue. Alison has worked every day to help make quality health care accessible to working Wisconsinites, and it’s clear to her that MAGA Republicans are the single biggest threat to the well-being of her state.…

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Drawing Lessons and Flip the Script Film Festival

Joining us today, Jack Tamburri directs Drawing Lessons which opens this weekend at the Children’s Theatre. Get your tickets here: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/drawing-lessons/ Plus, Matthew Berg and Victoria Carpenter are here from Flip the Script LGBTQ Film Festival which runs this weekend and online through October 19 with a special fan favorite in-person screening on October 19th.…

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Going Out, Coming In

Quatrefoil Library, Minnesota Historical Society, and Twin Cities PRIDE Present: Going Out, Coming In: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ History at the Quatrefoil Library. For tickets and more information: https://qlibrary.org/event/going-out-coming-in-exhibit-launch-party/

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – September 28, 2024

We’ve got an Ellie’s Talking Head show this week, starting with highlighting idealistic NewGround, an LA-based group that seeks to help Jews and Muslims form friendships and have respectful conversations about their differing views on Palestine. I also share two wonderful stories of compassion—one about a UPS driver who helped a stranger with a life-threatening…

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Episode 88 with singer/songwriter Harriet Schock

Philip Anthony is joined by singer/songwriter Harriet Schock who is most famous for writing Helen Reddy’s Grammy nominated No. 1 song “Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady” which reached platinum status! Harriet also wrote the song “First Time on a Ferris Wheel” for the movie “The Last Dragon” which was recorded by Smokey Robinson…

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Twin Cities in Motion

This week Andi Otto and Rina Heisel are joined by Dean Orton and Allison Greenlee from Twin Cities in Motion. Twin Cities Pride is partnering with Twin Cities in Motion for the Rainbow Mile Cheer Zone at the Twin Cities Marathon. They share all the great things Twin Cities in Motion is doing.

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Banned Books Week

It’s Banned Books Week. A short rundown of events and resources! More details at the following websites: ala.org, pen.org/book-bans, century.edu, sppl.org. Check out Bare Book Club Minneapolis event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bare-book-club-minneapolis-presents-banned-books-tickets-967240090147

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – September 21, 2024

This week’s featured idealist is Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and adventure store. Early on, Yvon made his mark as an idealist by devoting one percent of Patagonia’s revenue to protecting the environment and fighting climate change. In 2022, Yvon, by then a billionaire, donated his entire company’s stock to a…

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Leslie Vincent Concert Tour in Minneapolis

Mark your calendars for these concert events from queer singer-songwriter Leslie Vincent. She is famous for her joyful stylings and beautiful interpretations of the American songbook, jazz, blues, as well as contemporary rock and pop. Her latest album, About Last Night, is streaming everywhere you get your music.

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Gaily Show Short for the Week of September 9-15

The Gaily Show short for the Week of September 9-15, 2024. The Gaily Show celebrates LGTBQ culture in Minnesota and beyond. Featuring local LGBTQ events, The Gaily Show highlights the books, films, TV shows, music, and podcasts produced by LGBTQ Minnesotans. The Gaily Show also shares the latest in LGBTQ entertainment news and the best…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – September 7, 2024

We start with our historical featured idealist, the founder of St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans: Mother Josephine Charles battled racism and misogyny in the mid-19th century to create a religious school for girls of color. Nearly 160 years later, St. Mary’s had 100% graduation and college admission rates—unheard of in education! The Big Interview…

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Love of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln

JP is joined by the director of the new documentary: Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln. Also joining JP are two historical experts from the film. It is out this weekend for a limited engagement and we have all the reasons why you need to get to theatres this weekend to see…

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Dr. Kade Goepferd on Back to School Time

Hosts Andi Otto and Rina Heisel are joined by Dr. Kade Goepferd, chief education officer and medical director at the Gender Heath program at Children’s Minnesota. They talk about what Dr. Dr. Goepferd has been hearing from young people as we gear up for back to school, how caregivers can help young people and how…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – August 24, 2024

With the DNC convention over, our featured idealist is Adam Kinzinger,   the former Illinois congressman who denounced Trump way back in 2016, and later served on the bipartisan January 6th Committee. Kinzinger isn’t afraid to speak truth to power and was a speaker at the convention, exhorting Republicans to understand that “Democrats also love our…

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Episode 82 with author Austin Frerick

Philip Anthony is joined by Austin Frerick who is the author of “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry”. Austin talks about there being seven “robber barons” or corporate titans who dominate the food industry and also talks about being an out and proud member of the LGBTQ community.

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – August 17, 2024

This week is an Ellie talking head show. We highlight our featured idealist, Lawrence O’Donnell from MSNBC. Plus we talk about legislation around birth certificates for transgender people, JK Rowling’s anti-trans social media posts, how charitable giving in America might change and more.

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – August 10, 2024

This week’s featured idealist is retired federal circuit judge J. Michael Luttig, who began as a conservative but found his way to idealism in combatting Donald Trump’s attempts to subvert democracy. It was Luttig and a conservative scholar, Jon Yoo, who told VP Mike Pence that the Constitution didn’t permit him to decertify electors. Thankfully,…

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Coping with Stress During Back to School Time

This week hosts Andi Otto and Rina Heisel talk about back to school stress and how we can help the young people in our lives. They’re joined by Tara Raisanen from Becoming Together Therapy and Wellness Collective (https://www.becomingtogethermn.com/) to discuss what creates the back to school drama and ways to help young people cope during…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – August 3, 2024

It’s another Ellie’s Talking Head show! Our featured idealist is the comedian, Trevor Noah, who set up the Trevor Noah Foundation to promote literacy a in his native South Africa. From there, I talk about Jessica Norton, a Broward County FL school district employee who was disciplined for letting her 16-year-old transgender daughter participate on…

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Episode 79 with State Representative Mary Frances Clardy

Philip Anthony is joined by Minnesota State House Representative Mary Frances Clardy who represents House District 53A. On this show we discuss Rep. Clardy’s multi-faceted career and we hear her opinions about the attempted assassination of the ex-president as well as President Biden dropping out of the race and passing the torch to Vice President…

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – July 27, 2024

My, how the political landscape changed from the last show! That means this week’s featured idealist is none other than President Joe Biden for deciding to relinquish his presidential bid in favor of the country’s greater good. I’m positive that President Joe will go down as one of the greatest presidents of all time! The…

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Kelsey Alto on Upcoming Programming for Twin Cities Pride

This week hosts Andi Otto and Rina Heisel are joined by Kelsey Alto, director of programming with Twin Cities Pride. They talk about programming this fall including fall fest, the career resource and job fair and their amazing trunk or treat!

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Ellie 2.0 Radio – July 13, 2024

It’s an Ellie’s Talking Head show, and we start with the actor, George Clooney, who is also an activist working against genocide and atrocities across the world and who is involved in awarding the Aurora Prize that recognizes individuals for their humanitarian work. Clooney is also a huge supporter of the Democratic party and recently…

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