This week’s episode of Flak Radio marks my last turn as co-host. Jim Norton, Taylor Carik and I have had a blast for the past few months producing the show and I’m really proud of our work. I’m stepping out because of some work obligations, but the show will continue on with Jim and Taylor. [...]

I’m not one to romanticize shopping malls — except when it comes to Southdale Center. When it opened in 1956, the suburban Minneapolis retail center was the country’s first indoor mall and a social destination for Minnesotans. Decades later, when I spent a large chunk of my childhood inside its walls, it had pretty much [...]