/tags/audio/ Recent content in audio on Rootstalk Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-1/arneson/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /past-issues/volume-vii-issue-1/arneson/ Thomas Edison High School is an average-sized public high school located in Northeast Minneapolis. It has stood in this neighborhood for close to 100 years, through economic depressions, world wars, and rapidly changing demographics. Countless students have filed through its brick entryway; a surprisingly large number have left with a future in politics. In this audio essay, Connor Arneson, an Edison alumnus himself, attempts to explore this trend. Through conversations with five elected officials who’re also Edison alumni (including his mother, Jenny Arneson, and also including an exclusive interview with Edison alumnna, Democratic U.