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Julie Siple

Producer
Minnesota Public Radio
jsiple@mpr.org

Julie Siple is a producer on Minnesota Public Radio's Morning Edition. She is also a founding producer of MPR's In The Loop. Some of her favorite assignments have included talking to teenagers, writing about retired left-wing terrorists and trailing a Romanian cow. Julie has spent a significant amount of time reporting from Germany on fellowships from the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Arthur F. Burns Foundation. In Berlin from 2006-07, she covered immigrants, mosques and music for Deutsche Welle, Die Tageszeitung, The World and Weekend America. Before joining MPR, Julie reported for a Chicago education magazine, counseled juvenile offenders and analyzed religious healing rituals on three continents, thanks to a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She has studied Arabic in Morocco, Malayalam in India and Swahili in Tanzania. She remembers hardly a word and blames the anti-malarial meds.

Julie Siple Feature Archive

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Germans recall the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell unexpectedly on Nov. 9, 1989, shocking Berliners as well as the rest of the world. In the following days, people chipped away at the wall with hammers and chisels, pulling down the 28-year-old barrier. Millions of East Germans entered West Berlin, many for the first time. (11/09/2009)

Pawlenty surprised by Palin announcement

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is among those surprised by the resignation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (07/04/2009)

Minnesotans among the millions in D.C. for inauguration

Millions of people from all over the country are in the nation's capital to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama today, including many from Minnesota. One of them is Miguel Diaz, a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. (01/20/2009)

Job outlook grim

Bad news just keeps coming in the job market. Next week, Minnesota officials will report how the state's job market fared in November, when the nation lost 533,000 jobs. (12/12/2008)

Minor party candidates for U.S. Senate offer voters an option

Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, Democrat Al Franken and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley aren't the only candidates for running for U.S. Senate. In November, voters will see two additional names on the ballot -- Charles Aldrich and James Niemackl. (10/13/2008)

Where can I see famous people?

I'm not a delegate. Where can I go to see famous people? (08/25/2008)

RNC staffers share their out-of-town impressions of the Twin Cities

In 12 days, 45,000 visitors are expected to descend on the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention. We met up with three RNC staffers who have been here for months to hear what it's been like living in flyover land. (08/20/2008)

Community restores abandoned church

This Memorial Day, for the first time in nearly 50 years, a southern Minnesota community will celebrate Mass in a church abandoned half a century ago. (05/26/2008)

State Archeology Week

State Archeology Week begins this weekend with an archeology fair at Fort Snelling and a dig for kids at the Sibley House in Mendota. (05/02/2008)

Politicos watch for dreaded "flip-flop"

With primary season just weeks away, accusations of flip-flopping are heating up. These charges, true or not, can be catastrophic for a campaign. But where do the accusations begin? (12/03/2007)

Who knows you on the Internet? Everyone!

In some ways, you are what Google says you are. Anyone can throw your name into a search engine -- potential employers, potential dates, anybody -- and think they know you, even if you've never met. (10/11/2007)

Afloat on a boat made of milk cartons

This Sunday afternoon, on Lake Calhoun, you might notice a whole lot of strange boats as part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial's milk carton boat races. People all over the metro area will show up with boats they've built themselves using milk cartons. We meet one of them. (07/13/2007)

A sneak peek at the Fringe Festival

Fans of the Minnesota Fringe Festival can get a sneak preview of this year's event. For two nights at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis, the festival is featuring "Fringe For All," a show which offers an early look at what's on tap this year. (06/26/2007)

Immigrants old and new are side by side on Lake St.

If you're looking for a decent tortilla in Minneapolis, it's hard to go wrong on E. Lake St. That's where you'll find many recent Latino immigrants, and a whole neighborhood of Latino shops. But if you scratch the surface of the Latino culture, you'll find the remnant of another wave of immigration underneath. (05/12/2006)

Ghana: Michael Amoako

Michael Amoako is from Accra, the capitol city of Ghana. He's 28 years old, and he lives in Golden Valley with his wife and 6-month-old son. (05/16/2005)