One Hour Detours - a One Minute Tours Podcast

Send us Fan Mail NOTE: This interview was recorded on September 5, 2025.  I'm so excited for you to see this conversation I had with RT Rybak. He was the mayor of Minneapolis for three terms — one of the most successful and popular politicians the city has ever seen. He won his third term with over 70% of the vote. And this is the kind of guy who was able to run a city while also hosting paja...

Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Comrade for exactly one hour, and it turns out when you put an iconic awkward comedian on the pod, you get… well, it nearly broke the show. Comrade is a prolific comedian who’s also building something real in the world, and we talk about how he balances performing, creating, and actually paying rent while trying to make meaningful work. We get into where his comedy...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show and get behind-the-scenes access at oneminutetours.com. This week I sat down with Richard Carlbom, the chair of Minnesota’s Democratic Party, in the middle of one of the most volatile weeks this state has seen in years. A woman had just been killed in south Minneapolis during a federal operation. ICE activity was escalating across the metro. Schools were shutting...

Send us Fan Mail Grammy-winning musician Joe Mailander of The Okee Dokee Brothers joins John O’Sullivan for an uncut, one-hour conversation about music, fatherhood, faith, and finding meaning in the simple things. From their early canoe trips that inspired a Grammy, to turning down another nomination in protest, this episode dives deep into the power of family folk—and why the songs we sing with o...

Send us Fan Mail ***Support independent conversations like this by visiting oneminutetours.com and helping keep One Hour Detours going.*** I sat down with Hope Walz just hours after her father announced he would not run for re-election as governor of Minnesota. It was a strange moment to talk. The decision was still fresh, and the reasons behind it were still settling. We talked about what it’s ac...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text I went into this conversation thinking we were going to talk about billboards. If you live in the Twin Cities, you already know the image — arms out, face everywhere, so many billboards they’ve become a regional inside joke. Kris Lindahl built one of the most recognizable personal brands in Minnesota, and I wanted to understand how that actually happened. But once w...

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Send us Fan Mail CORRECTION: We recorded this interview on a Friday afternoon. The following Saturday morning Kathleen reached out to me and asked me to correct the record. At 57:15:41 she says "81st Airborne" when she meant the 82nd. The fact that she remembered this the detail in the early weekend morning speaks a lot to her commitment to getting the details right. Thanks Kathleen! In...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of One Hour Detours, I sit down with Liz Collin — Alpha News reporter and creator of "The Fall of Minneapolis" — for an unfiltered conversation about our city. We debate whether Minneapolis is a “failed city,” what it means to actually live here today, and why Liz uses such strong language to describe political opponents and local leaders. We cover: • Liz...

Send us Fan Mail Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joins me in a candid, emotional conversation just one week after a mass shooting shook the city. We talk about the immediate aftermath, his role on the ground, the nationwide struggle over gun reform, and what it means to lead a city through crisis. This episode covers everything from the father running barefoot to save his child, to the politics of as...