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Pionerd

Pionerd

By: Robert Thomas
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Pionerd is a daily Minnesota history podcast. Every day, one story drawn from the people, places, and moments that shaped the state we call home. From the Iron Range to the Mississippi headwaters, from the Twin Cities to the small towns most maps forget, Minnesota's history is richer and stranger than most people realize. Join us every day and find out what happened here.© 2026 Kulachit Labs LLC Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary World
Episodes
  • The Battle of Deputies Run

    The Battle of Deputies Run
    May 22 2026

    In 1934, Minneapolis was run by a shadow group of wealthy barons who ruthlessly crushed unions, but they pushed the city's truck drivers too far. On May 22, tens of thousands of citizens flooded the North Loop for a brutal hand-to-hand street battle between corporate elites and working-class families. When the dust settled, the elites were running for their lives, two men were dead, and American history was altered forever.

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    12 mins
  • The Lone Eagle's Ascent and Darkest Descent

    The Lone Eagle's Ascent and Darkest Descent
    May 21 2026

    On May 21, 1927, he was the most celebrated man on earth. A decade later, he was a national pariah compared to a Civil War traitor. How did the exact same icy, clinical detachment that allowed a Minnesota airmail pilot to survive the Atlantic completely blind him to the horrors of the twentieth century? We pull back the curtain on the triumph and the tragedy.
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    13 mins
  • The 14 Minute Catastrophe That Broke Minnesota's Gallows

    The 14 Minute Catastrophe That Broke Minnesota's Gallows
    May 20 2026

    Minnesota hasn't executed anyone in over a century, and we reveal the gruesome reason why. Discover how a smooth talking Minneapolis sociopath and a catastrophic mathematical error in a St. Paul basement collided on the exact same calendar day to force a statewide moral reckoning. This is the dark history the state tried to censor until the newspapers risked everything to print it.
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    12 mins
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