APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon
Monologues about folks in Lake Wobegon
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July 13, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Beautiful, beautiful weather out there. Sun: bright, highs in the ...
"Beautiful, beautiful weather out there. Sun: bright, highs in the 60s. It's been perfect. Farmers are combining the corn and the soybeans as well, and the alfalfa is still green." The Lake Wobegon Leonards lose their big homecoming game against the Millet Marauders and the folks in town react to fall and cooler weather, in a monologue from October 2010.
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July 6, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Spring there--spring came on suddenly as spring always does. It ...
"Spring there--spring came on suddenly as spring always does. It just took one thunderstorm and green spears, tulips poking up in the flower beds and all the winter clothes went away into boxes down in the basement." Irene Bunsen does a little gardening and the high school prom coincides with the local farmers' manure-spreading week, in a monologue from April 2005.
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June 29, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Summer has come on, the raspberries are ripe, there are ...
"Summer has come on, the raspberries are ripe, there are hummingbirds everywhere--it's been getting warm and humid here." Wally brings a case of mead to the Sidetrack Tap, the parents of Lake Wobegon deal with high school and college students home for the summer, and the perfect cover story for laziness.
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June 22, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"Midsummer's Day--daylight, daylight, daylight--going on into the night and then ...
"Midsummer's Day--daylight, daylight, daylight--going on into the night and then there was a full moon on Sunday, the strawberry moon." The children of Lake Wobegon Lutheran Church leave for bible camp and Pastor Liz takes two weeks of vacation, but first, she pays a visit to Mr. Lilledale, who has not been himself.
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June 15, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It was a quiet week. It was a contemplative week, ...
"It was a quiet week. It was a contemplative week, a week of meditation--in other words, it rained a lot." The host finds his own book at the Hedlunds' garage sale, Lake Wobegon High School valedictorian Louise Larson celebrates graduation, the Halvorson-Josephson wedding is called off, and a few thoughts on Father's Day.
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June 8, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been chilly, been cloudy this whole week but we're ...
"It's been chilly, been cloudy this whole week but we're used to it. It doesn't really matter." Lake Wobegon High School's class of 2013 graduates, tales of graduation ceremony pranks from years past, and thoughts on being a commencement speaker.
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June 1, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It was cloudy and chilly here this last weekend--Memorial Day ...
"It was cloudy and chilly here this last weekend--Memorial Day weekend, which was a sore disappointment to people..." Myrtle and Florian Krebsbach take a trip to Iowa, Amy Tollerud graduates high school and prepares to leave for college, and Clarence Bunsen has an automotive encounter with a June bug.
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May 25, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been rainy out there It's been raining most of ...
"It's been rainy out there It's been raining most of the week and so everything is blossoming and blooming. Everything is green." Father Wilmer hosts a picnic at Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, the Lake Wobegon Whippets open their season, and the story of Wally "Old Hard Hands" Bunsen.
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May 18, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall here. Gorgeous nights--warm days, cool ...
"It's a gorgeous, gorgeous fall here. Gorgeous nights--warm days, cool nights." Pastor Liz hosts a bonfire and Mr. Lofgren's orchard produces an exceptional harvest of his "Julia" apples, in a monologue from September 2012.
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May 11, 2013: The News from Lake Wobegon
"It's been beautiful out there. We're coming to spring here ...
"It's been beautiful out there. We're coming to spring here and everything's gorgeous." Fishing season begins in Lake Wobegon, the host learns of his mother's online Scrabble habit, and the history of the annual Willis Bunsen Grocery Run event.
