MN author Todd Smith of "Hockey Strong" & "Jessie Diggins - Brave Enough" tells the incredible personal stories behind his books. A journey from a root canal between periods to the pain cave!

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Wendy Williams Blackshaw, CEO of Minnesota Sports and Events, on bringing big events to our state.

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Dawn Mitchell of Fox9 takes us to New Zealand for a chat with former Gopher and new Aurora coach Jen Larrick.

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PWHL Broadcaster Alexis Pearson tells of her journey to pro hockey & we also pay tribute to the legendary Willard Ikola.

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Dawn and Jim talk about that night in AZ, then WCCO's Tracy Perlman joins from LA to talk about the fires and her work on the Diamond Awards.

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Dawn Mitchell chats with Fox9 star and Vikings diehard Amy Hockert after Dawn and Jim tell what it was like to be in Detroit. Plus: New Aurora coach!

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Dawn Mitchell chats with Jim Souhan about the Vikings' big game at Detroit, the vibe around this year's Vikings' team, Dawn's memories of Greg Gumbel & a great year in women's sports.

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Chris Hawkey of music and KFAN fame on life, singing, almost getting his big break, and realizing how lucky he was not to get it.

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