Eskimo Witch

Eskimo Witch 110: RECOUNT! The Musical! + Nick C...

We know you've become cynical about Minnesota's Senate election, recount, contest, and likely appeal. But folks, don't let this latest ruling pass you by. Jennifer Whigham stars as Diane Limpke in the forthcoming made-for-web-tv special: RECOUNT! THE MUSICAL! What's former Star Tribune columnist Nick Coleman been up to lately? We found him on a park bench in St. Paul... let's hope we hear more from Nick soon. As always, if you like this episode, PayPal is your friend. $10 gets you in the Junio...

Eskimo Witch 109: Mandatory Bitch Camp

s required by law, we have a little fun with Rep. Michele Bachmann. This week, Bachmann warned of mandatory re-education camps for young people. Eskimo Witch has - exclusive footage - of what happens in those re-education camps. Not for the squeamish!SavetheStrib.com launched this week. MPR's Bob Collins thought they should've talked to regular folks instead of local celebrities - so Eskimo Witch headed to Lake Calhoun to guage interest in our flagship newspaper offline and online. Finally, HU...

Eskimo Witch 108: Live Metal Webcam

Nobody can say for sure what this episode of Eskimo Witch is about. But we do have an interesting conversation with Jason DeRusha via his webcam.

Eskimo Witch 107: Revolution!

Between the economy, robots with rat brains, and Michele Bachmann urging us to get "armed & dangerous" -- well clearly, Lloyd Dobler (aka John Cusak in "Say Anything") is the only place we can turn for help. Also, do we need a new flag? If so, can if have a dragon or a griffin?

Eskimo Witch 106: iPhone test

Eskimo Witch 106: Dusty Trice, Joe Friedberg, Sa...

Happy Spring! Does it feel different? This week, MN Publius posted some transcript with Norm Coleman attorney Joe Friedberg where he seems to say Al Franken will likely win the Senate recount. We have EXCLUSIVE audio from a secret microphone inside Friedberg's head. Plus, a preview from an upcoming interview with left political blogger and media ninja Dusty Trice and some thoughtful StarTribune comments with a little help from Sailor Martin.HUGE thanks to all of our Captain Eskimo Pants induct...

Eskimo Witch #5: Coleman and Soucheray vs. techn...

Technology seemed to permeate the major stories in Minnesota this week. Nearly overshadowing the fact that the Senate contest wrapped up this week, was the fracas over Coleman's unsecured donor database being leaked online. Local IT consultant-turned-media celeb Adria Richards was the first to discover Coleman's unsecure database file back in January. Naturally the question on everyone's mind: Is she part of the Russian mafia?? We had to ask her, especially after Coleman lawyer Fritz Knaack of...

Eskimo Witch: NewsTown, Mark Wheat, ice cream an...

You enjoyment of this episode will be marginally less worse if you check out the StarTribune's new daily video news show, NewsBreak. Sure, it's a little rough around the edges (we hear they're getting a teleprompter) but we applaud the effort and hope they keep trying new things. You know, so we can make fun of them. Also in this episode: What do ice cream and monkey vaginas have to do with each other? U of M researchers created this animated video to explain how that unlikely pairing may help...

Eskimo Witch: #Snowmageddon, ads and stupid ques...

Did you survive the blizz... err, the moderate snowfall known as SNOWMAGEDDON? This week, Eskimo Witch has an exclusive sneak peek at the new design for the Walker Art Center's cherry (of Spoonbridge and Cherry) sculpture, along with some rejected designs.PLUS: An excerpt from our forthcoming interview with WCCO's Jason DeRusha about the not-so-Good Questions. Do you have a stupid question? Upload your stupid question video to MNstories.com and email us: stupid@mnstories.comThis episode of Esk...

Eskimo Witch: Kitty Heaven and Binge Drinking

Welcome to the Friday, February 20 episode of Eskimo Witch. In this show, we take the Animal Humane Society to task for euthanizing 118 cats - but at least we get a glimpse of what Kitty Heaven might look like.You may have seen some scary reports about Minneapolis maybe getting rid of happy hour, because maybe they are fun-hating commies. We interviewed Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon, the Minneapolis Commissioner for Public Health, and the general manager of the 331 Club to get som...