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Bright Ideas with Brian Horrigan

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Lindbergh house
Charles Lindbergh's boyhood home still stands south of Little Falls, Minn. The property is now a historic site and a state park.
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

For our August 2012 installment of Bright Ideas, Stephen Smith broadcast live from the Minnesota State Fair with guest Brian Horrigan.

Horrigan is an exhibit curator with the Minnesota Historical Society. He is also an award-winning author, and he joined Smith to discuss his new book, which examines Charles Lindbergh's legacy as an author and cultural figure.

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Lindbergh house
Charles Lindbergh's boyhood home still stands south of Little Falls, Minn. The property is now a historic site and a state park.
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society