1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to another episode of I Tell You What. 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 2: I guess this is something that we've already known, but 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: now according to the rest of the nation, it's now 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 2: in front of them, and now the rest of the 5 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 2: nation can know. 6 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Sam. 7 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, apparently Minnesota is officially the nicest state in the country. 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 3: This is according to some new survey. I guess, I 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 3: don't know. They asked a bunch of people and Minnesota 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 3: came through as the friendliest state. 11 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: So we always said Minnesota nice. We always felt that 12 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: there was a difference here. Obviously, to have that term 13 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: Minnesota and ice it means something. I guess I always 14 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: took it for granted. I thought we were the nicest 15 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 2: state all the time, but I guess that's not true 16 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: because Texas was deemed the nicest state. 17 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, which I think Texas is cool. Yeah, I mean, 18 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 3: I think there is something to be said about like 19 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 3: southern charm and being and there is something to that. 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 3: But I was a little surprised to see that Texas 21 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 3: has been consistently the friendliest state. But now you've got 22 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 3: the top five Minnesota, Tennessee, South Carolina, then Texas. So 23 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 3: Texas really pissed some people off. And then Wyoming also. 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: So can I ask we always kind of compare Wisconsin 25 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: Minnesota essentially very like people, like minded people, very similar. 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: The Dakota's in Iowa. Same correct, So what happened with 27 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: Wisconsin the Dakota's in Iowa? What made them not even 28 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 2: in the top five or ten? 29 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 3: Do you think that it's a branding issue, like a 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: pr issue? Where I do? I do, because Minnesotan's really 31 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 3: somehow took over this whole Minnesota nice term. You don't 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 3: hear Wisconsin nice, You don't hear South Dakota nice or 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: anything like that. You hear Minnesota nice. And whether or 34 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 3: not you think it's accurate, I think it gets kind 35 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 3: of ingrained in people's brains. And so when they hear 36 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 3: nice state, friendly state, whatever, then I think it's like 37 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: we've got this this branding campaign. 38 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, because when I think Wisconsin, I think drunk state, 39 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 4: which is nice? 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: Do you think but Wisconsin nice? That was their moniker? 41 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Sure, I mean it used to be a long time 42 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: ago before Minnesota it was Wisconsin ice. 43 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: Okay, See I hadn't heard that. 44 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: No, because but they changed it because everyone thought they 45 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 2: were saying Wisconsin ice. 46 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: Oh, so it just didn't flow as well. Are you 47 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: making that up? You're totally making Why would you ask that? 48 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: I just feel like you are because you have like this. 49 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: You know, I can't stop my face because I was 50 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: totally making that up because it sounded so real. 51 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: For a second there you had me. 52 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: You sounded like maybe that's true, though we may want 53 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: to look that up. 54 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 3: I don't think that's I think they were. 55 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: Branding it Wisconsin ice Wisconsin ice, but then it came 56 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 2: out and it sounded like Wisconsin ice and they wanted 57 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,839 Speaker 2: to kind of distance the distance themselves from the polar thing, 58 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 2: the cold thing. 59 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: Do you buy that? Does that mean I. 60 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 4: Could if I never knew about Wisconsin, like if you 61 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 4: I've never been to Wisconsin, Like, oh, I could see it? 62 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: Okay? And what's what you're saying? What you what you 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: hate Wisconsin? Is that what you're. 64 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: Saying in general? 65 00:02:59,240 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you're a fit. 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: Oh you just hate Milwaukee just because they beat the 67 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 2: Cubs and they put the big Okay, Wisconsin ice. It 68 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 2: sounds more like Wisconsin ice then Wisconsin nice. So yeah, 69 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 2: so I think they had it first and then they 70 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: just gave it to Minnesota. Minnesota bought it bought the 71 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: rights to it and then and then branded it, and 72 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 2: Wisconsin's like, you go ahead and be a nice and 73 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 2: we're just not gonna have anything to do with Ice 74 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: because it reminds us too much of nice. 75 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 3: Did you come up with that on the fly? 76 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's pretty impressive, you know what that it almost 77 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: sounds psychotic. 78 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 4: Doesn't believe it though I would believe it. 79 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: So what do you want to ask on talkback? 80 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: Well, I just want to know iHeart Radio app. 81 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: Have it on. 82 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: You're gonna need it anyway because they're gonna do secret 83 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 2: show tickets through the iHeart Radio app. Coming up on 84 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 2: Camical two just after six and get ready to use 85 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: talkback the little red microphone. But do you agree? I mean, 86 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: does this does this surprise you at all? Do you 87 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: think Minnesota shouldn't be dean Minnesota and Ice? Does it 88 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: surprise you? Because I mean there's a lot of people, 89 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: a lot of repation in the state. Like I have 90 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: family that live all over the place and they're like, 91 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: what's going on up there? You know, because the last 92 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: few years it doesn't look very Minnesota and Ice. 93 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 3: No, maybe we should ask made. 94 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: The news for a lot of negative reasons. 95 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, Like, what's a good example of Minnesota nice because 96 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 3: we hear a lot about the Minnesota not so nice. 97 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 2: Well, I saw the report, and the report talked about 98 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: a place. A nice place is what place you can 99 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: leave your keys in your car nobody'll steal it. 100 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: Well, don't do that, no, I mean that's all you 101 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: hear about. 102 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, you can't. Even if you have your car locked. 103 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: You're probably gonna lose your catalytic converter depending on where 104 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 3: you park it. But hey, it's a branding thing. 105 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: True. 106 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: They just buy it. 107 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 3: They just buy it. They hear Minnesota and ice and 108 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 3: they're like, yeah, that sounds right. 109 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 4: Oh, I guess he just needed it for his car. 110 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, dude, you know what's one He needed it more 111 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 2: than me. Yeah, he needed the catalytic converter. And I 112 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: don't even have a Cadillac. Dude, I wouldn't even know 113 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: where that is on the bottom of a car. 114 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 4: Neither would I. 115 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. 116 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 4: Muffler. 117 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: I think it's I think it's like I have. It's 118 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: in the middle of the car, isn't it. Doesn't it 119 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: what they're like, the muffler, like the exhaust connects to 120 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: Why are those bad boys worth so much and then 121 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 2: people paint the orange or something. 122 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, yeah, if you try to turn them in 123 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 4: the work. 124 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: Can't they just paint them brown and then just turn 125 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: them in? 126 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 4: I mean, why can't you say brown from like yeah, 127 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 4: like the wear and tear. 128 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, just paint them a rust color and say here 129 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: dirty and up aload I put some mud on. 130 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to give people ideas. 131 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 3: Well. I think that now I think that places that 132 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 3: accept catalytic converters to sell them, I think now they're 133 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,119 Speaker 3: supposed to check for things like serial numbers or something 134 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 3: etched into it, or some kind of paint or something. 135 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: So what is your thought on Minnesota nice? Talk back 136 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 2: on the iHeartRadio app. 137 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 5: Just listening to you guys talking about Minnesota nice. I 138 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 5: think that's a scam. With all the shootings and killings 139 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 5: daily in Minnesota, how can it be Minnesota nice? 140 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 3: Well, I would argue that the majority of Minnesota's are nice. 141 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 3: We're not trying to scam anybody. 142 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: Well, we're not. We don't have anything to do with this. 143 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 3: The culture of Minnesota is not trying to scam anybody. 144 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 2: Well, no, but we were talking about a branding thing 145 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: that's by design, like the Department of Tourism. 146 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: I am maybe it is a scam. Maybe this guy's right. 147 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 3: Listen, I'm one of the first people, especially in Minnesota media, 148 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 3: that will call out some of the some of the 149 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 3: cities for the behavior, furious behavior. I ain't got no 150 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: problem with that, but I think that Minnesota for the 151 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 3: most part, is genuinely a very nice place. We have 152 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 3: a great culture here. It's just that there's some there's 153 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 3: some bad eggs that are that are busting around and 154 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: causing problems. 155 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 2: Are we going to change the name of Minneapolis to 156 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: murder applis some people have already have already done that. Yeah, sadly, Well, 157 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: you can't change Saint Paul. 158 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: I mean, that's Paul the no. 159 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 3: You can't do it. No. And to be fair, you 160 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 3: do hear a little bit more about like violence, not 161 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 3: in Saint Paul, but more so Minneapolis. 162 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: Used to be the other way a long time ago. 163 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: You'd be the judge. Thanks for listening to this episode 164 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: of To You What. 165 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: You'll always find more on the iHeartRadio app and anyway 166 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: get your podcast. 167 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: Please rate, review, subscribe, download, share, and like. Thank you.