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BR: Come thou fount of every blessing

BR: Guy Noir Indiscretion

Working my way toward a philosophy

A perfect Christmas, a man among women

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BR: The Evening of Christmas

BR: A Merry Christmas Treat

A Miraculous evening on Sixth Avenue

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapter 19 conclusion)

Waiting for Christmas, wishing for snow

The News from December 19, 1981

BR: THE CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 17-18)

BR: THE CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 14-16)

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The News from December 18, 1982

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 10-13)

BR: A Christmas Complaint

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 6-9)

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 3-5)

LIVESTREAM starting in TWO hours: A Prairie Home Companion Christmas Show at 7:00 p.m. CT

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 1-2)

A rainy December day, long thoughts therein

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The News from December 12, 1981

BR: In Conversation — Garrison Keillor and John Lithgow

The News from December 24, 1983

Novelist in room 717, recuperating

Sick in a hotel room, thinking back

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Town Hall 11.26.22, a few exclusive photos and videos

Winter is here, thank goodness, P.T.L.

There's money in dystopia but so what?

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The News from November 27, 1982

Catch us while you can?

An old man thinking at the Thanksgiving table

It's our biggest deal of the year!

Walking a crowded street in gratitude

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BR: How to sing

The News from November 14, 1981

A Discount Reminder

BR: Be Careful

BR: More exclusive clips from Washington, D.C.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

What Mozart did for me last week, thanks Amadeus

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The News from November 7, 1981

'Tis the Season to Give the Gift of Humor

'TIS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN including a special offer

BR: A few exclusive audio clips and photos from our show in Washington, D.C.

Once again, Violetta does the right thing

An idea, probably wrong, but it's an idea

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The News from November 6, 1982

BR: Congress in Crisis (The Proximity Bill)

Leave off the old nonsense. Take a walk.

My thoughts after being cut down by a tree

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The News from October 30, 1982

BR: Fall Comes to Lake Wobegon

Announcing 2 SHOW LIVESTREAM bundle now available for A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

A true story about last Tuesday

Sitting in the sixth pew, brooding on things

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The News from October 23, 1982

BR: It is so beautiful

Less is more: repeat ten times daily

A lesson for the wise as winter approaches

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The News from October 16, 1982

The Rhubarb Show - October 3, 2013

So Moses said to God, "Let me get this straight"

Lighten up, he says, and he means it

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The News from October 9, 1982

LIVING WITH LIMERICKS - "From Whence It Came"

It's a good October and it's only begun

A new day dawns and we rise cheerfully to meet it

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19 days and counting till our big Washington, D.C. show

The News form October 2, 1982

"A Night Out" from Hawaii

I am an orphan and an officeless man

Suddenly it's clear why I wanted to be old

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BR: A foot soldier in God's floating orchestra

BR: The Keillor Reader

Tempted to give up politics for Parcheesi

The News from October 3, 1981

What was so remarkable about Monday

CATCH the STREAM - Celebrating Peter Ostroushko's life

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News from September 26, 1981

October is coming, prepare to be bold

BR: Jack Schmidt, Arts Administrator

"How the crab apple grew"

What if it does and they do?

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BR: Tuna Casserole

Remembering 9/11

News from September 25, 1982

Time to fill your calendar with goodness - check out what our APHC performers are doing this Fall

Never been such times as these before, I swear

Lying in bed, grateful for it all

NEW NOTECARDS- Announcing our FRIENDSHIP SONNET Notecard Sets

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News from September 18, 1982

BR: Artists Are Held Back and American Humor Writers

What was done for me back in Minnesota

BR: Archive goodies

It's an age of innovation, praise the Lord

Into the tunnel, thinking in the dark

News from September 5, 1981

BR: Minnesota State Fair

BR: Meiko, the cat

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Life comes in focus as the day approaches

The road to good health is a twisting path

News from August 29, 1982

BR: A shy person's guide to eating

The old man stands on stage and tells jokes

Forget about songwriting. Try fiction.

BUTCH THOMPSON - YOU WILL BE MISSED!

News from August 22, 1982

Just a little more D.C. sales pitch

BR: NOT TO BE MISSED - The monologue and more from the RYMAN July 10, 2022

BR: Al Denny

Enjoying my irrelevance, thank goodness

Drama is life trying to get our attention

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Why travel to Washington D.C. to see a show?

The News from August 15, 1981

BR: Exclusive video from The Ryman 7/10/22

BR: Just for fun: from the "old articles" section of the archive

I'm very old, as God knows, and he's watching

A big event and then a major announcement

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The News from August 8, 1981

BR: Goodnight Irene

WE LOVE NEW YORK!!!

Let's talk about gender, but only for a moment

Listening to that lonesome whistle blow, etc.

Eastward bound: Pre-sale announcement

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The News from July 25, 1981

BR: Grandfather's Clock

Some days are perfect: why not say so?

The News from July 18, 1981

The author disembarks almost

BR: It gets no better than this - A full show video from Tanglewood June 2016

Good manners are a sign of trust, no?

She and I and you and us, all watching TV

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Tick, Tick, Tick ... We’re counting down to the livestream of A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION AMERICAN REVIVAL from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Central Time.

News from July 11, 1981

BR: "Onward and Upward with the Arts At the Opry" (May 1974) (Second Half)

BR: "Onward and Upward with the Arts At the Opry" (May 1974) (First Half)

Thanks in advance for reading this letter

Good isn't good enough, seek perfection

News from July 4, 1981

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News from June 27, 1981

BR: Hard Times

A Wednesday drive in the old neighborhood

Talking on the phone to Joyce and rejoicing

Here're your orders: make something beautiful

BR: Another exclusive full-show video from June 4, 2011

America is missing a holiday maybe

BIG NEWS! - Livestream Access will be available

A weekend in the wilds of Connecticut

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The News from May 19, 1984

BR: House of the Rising Sun

Just a word about Sunday, then I shut up

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BR: Exclusive Full Show video from June 11, 2016

Looking down the road, seeing the future

The meaning of life as it dawned on me the other night

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BR: The Girl I Left Behind Me

Recovering from disaster, thanks to my heroes

Some news, as we know, is realer than others

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BR: Down in the Valley

What we know is not nearly enough

Time to head for the graveyard and pay respects

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BR: "Daydream" from Denver

Time is more like it used to be than it was before

If you want a story, sit down and I'll find one for you

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The News from May 15, 1982

BR Exclusive - Dusty and Lefty

Why Nashville?

What are fathers for? Anybody's guess

McCarthys - Eugene and Joe

The News from May 12, 1984

The News from June 5, 1982

The New from May 6, 1983

The News from May 22, 1982

Just Announced - A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION AMERICAN REVIVAL at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM on July 10th, 2022

Nobody asked, but I'll tell you anyway

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The News from May 2, 1981

BR: Big Rock Candy Prairie and Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Driving across Indiana today

Kindness: you look and you'll see it

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The News from May 8, 1982

BR: Archive Essays

One more word about Twitter, then I'll shut up

To our BACK ROOM Subscribers

What macaroni and cheese means to me

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The News from April 25, 1981

BR: Full show video from Austin, TX

The country's problem solved in 800 words

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The News from April 18, 1981

BR: Happy Easter with 3 postings

Lying on my side in dim light, watching

Forget about nut cases, let's talk about what's real

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The News from April 17, 1982

BR: A lovely little show video from April 2, 2016

So this guy in New York walks into a grocery store

Just one more morning of an old man

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The News from April 4, 1981

BR: A few video clips from Mr. Keillor's Sunday Service

What comes from pouring coffee for a stranger

Calm down, people, it's going to be okay

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The News from March 27, 1982

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter 4)

One day last week: the best and worst clearly visible

I am alone: please let me tell you about it

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The News from March 28, 1981

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter 3 - second half)

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter three - first half)

The secret of survival is comedy, no kidding

Sitting scared in church, thinking about evil

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The News From March 6, 1982

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter two - second half)

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter two - first half)

Which side are you on, if I may ask

Reality is a good antidote, America. Take a long hard look.

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The News from March 14, 1981

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon Novel (Chapter one - second half)

BR: BOOM TOWN, A Lake Wobegon novel (Chapter one - first half)

Why Red Rocks?

I come from the heartland, I live in New York

BR: BOOM TOWN PRE-ORDER

What you won't read in the paper, except now

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The News from February 20, 1982

BR: G.K. the DJ

I'm done with regret, thinking about bagel

A happy man takes a swing at a low curveball

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The News from February 6, 1982

BR: From the deep archives - G.K. the DJ

Why I'm not running for anything whatsoever

The little-known benefits of raw oysters perhaps

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The News from February 14, 1981

BR: A few valentines just for you

BR: A few valentines just for you

Valentine's day: a reminder to men

Thoughts about toothpaste and patriotism

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The News from February 7, 1981

BR: A full show video from April 2, 2016

The secret of my success is longevity

In Georgia, taking shelter from the storm

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The News from January 31, 1981

BR: The Banquet

Here are your instructions. Go. Do it.

The future of escapism as I see it

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The News from January 24, 1981

BR: The Ballad of the Titanic

She loves me enough so I live in New York

My mother told me and now I'll tell you

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The News from January 2, 1982

BR: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapter 19 conclusion)

A beautiful afternoon is good for the heart

A man walking through a big city snowstorm

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The News from January 26, 1980

BR: THE CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 17-18)

Why Washington needs more snowstorms

Meditation while waiting for coffee to brew

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The News from January 3, 1981

BR: THE CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD (Chapters 14-16)