Minnesota Nice

Join us this week as Abby tells us the crazy and true story of Jean Hilliard, who survived being frozen solid.   Read more about it in the MPR article here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/25/jean-hilliard-northern-minnesota-frozen-survived Please subscribe, follow, and leave us a 5-star review! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @mnnicepod Email us for a postcard at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

This week, we are joined by our dear friend, Reagen, to chat all things Pride Month!     Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @mnnicepod Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

This week, we cover the Dakota War of 1862 and some of the aftermath.  This was a tough epsiode for us to do, but a very important one.  Please listen with care, as we cover some violent and sad accounts of the war.  And for the love of god DO NOT LISTEN WITH KIDS.   Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod Email us for a postcard at mnnicepod@gmail.com Please go follow our (new) Facebook page!

Are you thinking about moving to Minnesota but want to know more about what it's like living here?  Look no further!! This week, the sisters give you the unofficial guide for transplants, including Minnesota inside jokes, where the best hiking is, and how heartbreaking our pro sports teams are.  You'll be a local in no time! Special thanks to our Utah listeners for the episode idea! If you have an...

Interested in a true crime story that's murder-free?  This week, Abby brings you the ridiculous tale of Tom Petters and how he (almost) pulled off the largest Ponzi scheme in Minnesota history.   We are still sending postcards!! If you would like to receive a MN (or Fargo) postcard, email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com !  Follow our Instagram @mnnicepod Please follow, like, share, rate, review, and sub...

This week, Alyssa is joined by her husband, Alex, to chat all things Frost hockey!  Tune in to find out more about Minnesota's own PWHL team and a little history on women's hockey! If you would like a postcard, email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com !  Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod Please subscribe, follow, comment, rate, and review!  Everything helps! :)

In this week's episode, we're covering mobsters in the Midwest!  Tune in to learn about why St. Paul was such a hotspot for organized crime (spoiler: it's police corruption) and which famous gangsters operated in the area!  We cover everyone from Al Capone to Ma Barker. Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod

Have you ever enjoyed a state park trail?  Or wandered through a national forest?  Much of Minnesota state park structures are there thanks to the work of the Civilian Convservation Corps!  Tune in to find out more about the CCC's work in Minnesota! Follow us on Instagram: @mnnicepod Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

This week, we are joined by a very special guest, COUSIN EMILY!!!  Join us as we talk about the 1995 kidnapping of news anchor Jodi Huisentruit, as well as some personal connections to the case.   You can follow Emily's dogs on Instagram @sidandgeorge You can follow our Instagram @mnnicepod Send us an email at mnnicepod@gmail.com and include your name and mailing address to get a postcard!

Anyone with information about Isadora Wengel's case is asked to call Fargo police. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting "Fargo PD" to 847411. You can also donate to the Wengel family's GoFundMe here: https://gofund.me/a560a1435 Anyone who knows Abby knows her #1 passion in life is abandoned buildings.  This week, Abby takes us on a journey through the historic Fergus Falls Kirkbride hospital...

This week's episode is about the iconic Minnesota born actress, Judy Garland.  Frances Ethel Gumm stole the hearts of the townspeople of Grand Rapids, MN before she became the infamous Hollywood star we all know and love.  Tune in to learn more about the legend herslef!

Have you ever wondered why that spoon and cherry sculpture is so famous?  This week, the sisters dive in to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and discuss some of its most famous - and bizarre - pieces.  Follow along with Abby's guessing game on our Instagram! Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod Email us to get a postcard at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

This week, the seesters chat Minnesota state parks!! And spoiler, there are a lot of them. Email us to get a postcard at mnnicepod@gmail.com !! Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod

This week, let Alyssa take you on a 4.56 billion year journey through time.  Did you know that for several billion years, Minnesota was a tropical ocean?  Tune in to find out more! Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com to get a postcard! Follow us on Instagram: @mnnicepod Please subscribe, follow, leave a comment, download, tell your friends, rate, etc.  Everything helps!

You're darn tootin'! This week's episode is all about the classic Coen Brothers movie, Fargo (1996).  If you're a fan of Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Brainerd, Minnesota accents, woodchippers, or Oldsmobile Cieras, this episode is for you.  Oh yah! If you would like to receive a Fargo postcard from Abby, email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com and make sure to include Fargo in the email! Email us a...

It's another Dancing with the Stars / Secret Lives of Mormon Wives bonus episode because DWTS is over and we have... opinions.  Thoughts.  Feelings.   If you would like to join the conversation, comment on our Spotify and Instagram, or send us an email!  We'd love to hear your thoughts!   Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod

Join us on an adventure into the famed Wabasha Street Caves!  This week, Alyssa tells Abby all about her fantastic tour experience (thank you Tour Guide Karen) and the history of the caves.  Make sure to check out our Instagram to see all the pics!    Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod    

Happy football season!  This week's episode is all about the Minnesota Vikings.  Sit back, relax, and toot your gjallahorn as the sisters discuss the history of the team as well as some of the greates (and not so greatest) players.  SKOL!!!!!   Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod

SURPRISE!!! Since we can't stop ourselves from talking about Dancing With the Stars and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on regular episodes, we decided to dedicate an entire bonus episode to it to get it out of our system.  If you watch either show and have thoughts and/or opinions, enjoy this surprise bonus ep.  Why do you think Whitney really got eliminated?  Who's your favorite from SLOMW?  You ca...

It's our second true crime episode!  This week, we cover the murder of Kenneth MacLennan and the connection it has to our high school.     Follow us on Instagram: @mnnicepod Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

Join us for our final spooky episode of 2025 as we discuss the historic Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, Minnesota!     Follow us on Instagram: @mnnicepod Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com  

It's our final bonus episode of spooky season 2025! This week Alyssa reads the stories of the Bannockburn and Edmund Fitzgerald ghost ships as well as the haunted tale of the Glensheen Mansion. Follow us on Instagram @mnnicepod Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com    

If you would like to receive a HANDWRITTEN POSTCARD FROM ALYSSA email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com! Join the sisters this week as we talk about the tragic sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.  And also the famous Gordon Lightfoot Song.   Follow us on Instagram! @mnnicepod    

In this week's bonus episode, Alyssa reads Abby the spooky tales of the haunted Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, the spooky sightings in the (now closed) restaurant D. B. Searle's in St. Cloud, and the alleged ghost of Sinclair Lewis at the Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy these (probably) TRUE STORIES of haunted locations in Minnesota.     Follow us on Instagram: @mnn...

It's our first special guest episode!! This week Abby quizzes Hannah and Alyssa on weird laws and fun facts.  Is it actually illegal to cross state lines with a duck on your head?  Stay tuned to find out.   Email us at mnnicepod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @mnnicepod.