Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jesse Ventura shocked the world in 1998 when he was elected governor of Minnesota as a third party candidate. But Minnesota actually has a long tradition of third-party politics. In this episode of "Playback," a podcast from Twin Cities PBS, professor Michael Lansing joins host Julie Censullo to discuss.

0:00 Jesse Ventura and Third Parties in Minnesota
14:46 The Non-Partisan League in Minnesota
21:25 Floyd Olson and the Farmer-Labor Party
26:17 The Minnesota DFL
33:39 The End of a Third Party Tradition?
37:15 Independent Politicians
41:12 Let’s Get Back to Ventura

Watch "Jesse Ventura Shocks the World" on YouTube: youtu.be/b3JkzpH6_Bw?si=6J-QOL57ZWQ-A18f
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