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FreepCast Conversations, Episode 1 — MSU student and Venezuelan Simon Isaac
Jan 8, 2026
47m 40s
FreepCast, Episode 71 — James Wolner, the creator of "Meanwhile in Mankato"
Nov 22, 2025
38m 04s
FreepCast, Episode 70 — Sports update with The Big Dog
Nov 7, 2025
18m 43s
FreepCast, Episode 69 — Justin Ek and Dia De Los Muertos!
Oct 23, 2025
20m 12s
FreepCast Episode 68 — Say it ain't so, Joe!
Oct 9, 2025
23m 43s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 1/8/26 | FreepCast Conversations, Episode 1 — MSU student and Venezuelan Simon Isaac✨ | Venezueladictatorship+3 | Simon Isaac | MSUFreepCast Conversations | CaracasVenezuela | CaracasMSU+6 | — | 47m 40s | |
| 11/22/25 | FreepCast, Episode 71 — James Wolner, the creator of "Meanwhile in Mankato"✨ | true crimepodcast creation+3 | James Wolner | Meanwhile in MankatoDakota Spotlight+1 | — | Dakota SpotlightBrian Hendrickson+3 | — | 38m 04s | |
| 11/7/25 | FreepCast, Episode 70 — Sports update with The Big Dog✨ | sportssoccer+1 | Mitch Vosburg | FreepCastFree Press+1 | — | sports updateMankato East+3 | — | 18m 43s | |
| 10/23/25 | FreepCast, Episode 69 — Justin Ek and Dia De Los Muertos!✨ | Dia De Los Muertoscelebration+3 | Justin Ek | FreepCast | — | Dia De Los Muertoscelebration+3 | — | 20m 12s | |
| 10/9/25 | FreepCast Episode 68 — Say it ain't so, Joe!✨ | journalismretirement+3 | — | Google DocsWebster's+3 | — | retirementThe Free Press+7 | — | 23m 43s | |
| 10/5/25 | FreepCast Episode 67 — Future State, guns on campus, a new home for youth wrestlers✨ | gun violenceyouth sports+3 | — | Future StateMinnesota State University's+1 | — | Minnesota State Universitygun violence+3 | — | 18m 47s | |
| 9/25/25 | FreepCast Episode 66 - Plays, Bloedel(s), and BIG purple ideas✨ | theaterhealth+3 | Mike LagerquistRobb | Theater PhysicsMSU+1 | — | theatrical productionsPete Bloedel+3 | — | 20m 43s | |
| 9/18/25 | FreepCast Episode 65 — Free speech, legal weed, jug joy✨ | free speechcannabis+3 | — | FreepCastJoe Tougas & Associates | Mankato | Joe Tougas & AssociatesMankato+4 | — | 22m 29s | |
| 9/11/25 | FreepCast Episode 64 — Finding sanity in Mankato after Charlie Kirk, and previewing Kato Jug game✨ | politicssports+3 | Mitch Vosburg | Kato JugFree Press+1 | Mankato | Charlie Kirkpolitical temperatures+3 | — | 40m 48s | |
| 9/4/25 | FreepCast Episode 63 — The Clash at College Town, and a sports update from Mitch✨ | police incidentsfire tragedy+2 | — | Free PressFreepCast+1 | Mankato | College Town apartmentspolice incidents+3 | — | 31m 34s | |
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| 8/22/25 | FreepCast, Episode 62 — A donnybrook at College Town, cop crashes car, and it's State Fair time! | In this episode, Joe Spear and Robb Murray talk about a group brawl at the College Town apartment complex. They also get into the case of a St. Peter Police Department officer who ran a stop sign and smashed into a passing motorist. | 28m 06s | ||||||
| 8/15/25 | FreepCast Episode 61 — The new sports editor, AKA The Big Dog | On this episode we get to know Mitch Vosburg, the new sports editor with a great back story. | 24m 35s | ||||||
| 7/31/25 | FreepCast, Episode 60 — Sports awards, council meeting rules | In this episode, Joe Spear and Robb Murray discuss the Athletes of the Year awards bestowed this week on area high schoolers. They also get into the new rules governing public comment at city council meetings. | 25m 39s | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | FreepCast, Episode 59 — Checking in with the new guy | Free Press Photo Editor Casey Ek and reporter Ethan Becker take the reins on the latest episode of FreepCast. Casey checks in with Ethan, who has been at the newspaper for about a month, and talks about the latest goings on at local government meetings. Plus, Model T Fords make an appearance in town. | 13m 32s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | FreepCast, Episode 58 — West side story, Amboy tragedy, city council safety | On this episode hosts Joe Spear and Robb Murray talk about the construction at West High School, the tragic suicide of an Amboy firefighter, and the Mankato City Council's concerns about safety in the wake of the Melissa Hortman assassination. | 22m 10s | ||||||
| 6/28/25 | FreepCast Episode 56 — Let's meet *another* new guy | On this episode Joe Spear introduces the newest member of The Free Press' reporting team, Ethan Becker. | 22m 30s | ||||||
| 6/20/25 | FreepCast Episode 55 — 99 problems but a King ain't one ... or something. | This week FreepCast digs into the massive showing for the No Kings event that took place in Mankato last weekend. We also discuss the horrific killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the social media food reviewer Tony Cu's recent stroll through Mankato's culinary offerings. | 17m 54s | ||||||
| 6/14/25 | FreepCast Episode 54 — Riot at City Hall! (Not really, but ...) | In this episode of FreepCast we discuss the city's decision to add more surveillance cameras to the city's already robust collection of cameras. Also discussed: recent crimes, softball and baseball supremacy and the passing of a Glen Wasicuna (pronounced Wah-shee'-shuh-nuh). | 15m 51s | ||||||
| 6/5/25 | FreepCast Episode 52 — Meet Owen the intern! | This episode of FreepCast features another new face in the newsroom, University of Minnesota student Owen McDonnell, our summer intern. Owen hails from Little Canada, and says he visits the Minnesota State Fair several times each year. He runs the podcast desk at the Minnesota Daily, and is eager to be thrown into the fire this summer tackling everything thrown his way. | 21m 10s | ||||||
| 5/29/25 | FreepCast Episode 52 — Meet the new kid! | On this episode of FreepCast, we dispense with the usual format to introduce you to the newest, freshest face in the Free Press newsroom: Leah Call. Leah graduated form Utah State University and was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska, and will bring a ton of new energy to our evolving newsroom. | 19m 49s | ||||||
| 5/24/25 | FreepCast Episode 51 — Baseball and Civil War heroes | On this episode, Joe and Robb talk baseball, and a great story in the print edition this week by Edie Schmierbach about a rural Minnesota cemetery caretaker. | 15m 24s | ||||||
| 5/15/25 | FreepCast, Episode 50 — Finger lickin' felonies and ideas for summer fun | Recent court cases, an appearance by an award-winning author and ways to have fun with the family this summer were among the topics discussed on the latest episode of FreepCast. | 26m 30s | ||||||
| 5/10/25 | FreepCast Episode 49 — Drug cases, ICE, MSU program cuts | On this episode we get into: a pair of court cases that grabbed headlines this week, the continuing saga plaguing international students and progam cuts at MSU. | 21m 24s | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | FreepCast Episode 48 — Things just got A LOT more expensive | In this episode, Free Press Managing Editor Joe Spear and reporter Robb Murray discuss the latest news coming out of the Mankato city government, including an addition $1 million in overlooked costs. Also discussed: A former Mankato East hoopster transfers to the U, and a Hairball concert announcement. | 22m 29s | ||||||
| 4/25/25 | FreepCast, Episode 47 — Lawyers, Guns & Money | In this episode, Free Press Managing Editor Joe Spear and writer Robb Murray break down some of the biggest stories of the week, including the arrest of a man who was supposedly/allegedly/reportedly planning/contemplating/considering a mass shooting. They also talk about a game called Senior Assassins being played by area teens, and the reMARKable story by our beloved writer Mark Fischenich about a heart attack with a happy ending. | 18m 56s | ||||||
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