How the Danger Boat Productions and the Humphrey School are Teaching Students to Bridge Political Divides
In a time of rising polarization, the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs is piloting a unique approach to civic education: teaching graduate students the skills of constructive dialogue. Featured recently on PRX’s North Star Stories, the program creates space for students to practice respectful, curiosity-driven conversations across differences.
Sketches of Minnesota on the Side by Side Podcast
Danger Boat’s Tane Danger and the Tryg Throntveit, formerly of the Minnesota Humanities Center, sat down with the University of Minnesota’s Side by Side Podcast to talk about Sketches of Minnesota—how improv, history, and humor are bringing communities together to reimagine democracy across the state.
Mayorapolis: 2017 Interview with Jacob Frey
In 2017, we created the podcast Mayorapolis, where The Theater of Public Policy host, Tane Danger, interviewed all of the leading candidates who were running for mayor.
Current Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, won and is in his second term. Just yesterday he announced that he will be seeking a third. Listen to, or read the transcript of our conversation to see what his initial promises were and whether he lived up to them.