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In Their Shoes

Do you ever stop and wonder what others do at work all day? We walk in fellow Minnesotans’ shoes and invite you to join us, too.

Rappelling from 500-foot skyscrapers? Just a day’s work for Twin Cities window-washers.

Steve Crank has worked at St. Paul-based Squeegee Squad for two decades. Now the safety manager, the 39-year-old explains why his high-flying job is as safe as anyone’s but probably more fun.
April 27, 2025

Answering the ‘immortal question’ of what is a dramaturge?

Carla Steen works behind-the-scenes on the regional theater’s plays to help unearth the historic and artistic vision.
April 14, 2025

To be a mental health therapist, is to have the ‘most raw’ window into humanity

What it’s like to work in the mental health field, balancing personal and professional life.
March 31, 2025

What it’s like to be a St. Paul snowplow driver

‘You know, I cleared it. It’s clean now. It’s drivable.' Hop into the truck with Jeremy Bates.
March 17, 2025

In Their Shoes: NFL long snappers have an odd, unheralded job. Vikings’ Andrew DePaola loves it.

He dispels the myth that his play is not physical. And at age 37, he doesn’t plan on quitting football in the near future.
August 23, 2024