Three favorite News from Lake Wobegon stories by Garrison Keillor.

On Garrison's weekly radio show called A Prairie Home Companion, he would perform a segment titled News from Lake Wobegon which was about Keillor's fictitious hometown in Minnesota. Most were good but some were transcendent. These stories make you laugh and break your heart. Mr. Keillor has a true gift of storytelling.
Here are three of my favorites; Rhubarb, Hog Slaughter within which is a story about June, and finally The Royal Family which isn't about actual royalty but rather about hope.
If you enjoy these, pick up the audiobook Mother, Father, Uncle, Aunt by Garrison Keillor. The final story The Tombstone is also a favorite.

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Enjoy!

[joanr]

I was glued to the radio every Saturday night for years, just to hear News from Lake Wobegone. Glad to know i can hear Garrison Keillor’s voice once again. He is a treasure.

[dennismckee]

I raised my kids listening to A PHC on drives back from ski trips - my pre-teen daughter loved the stories but fell asleep pretty quickly to Gary's voice. Years later, when he came to a local theater - Frauenthal in Muskegon, Michigan - she insisted we go. She was asleep 15 minutes after he started. Wouldn't ya know - but I remain grateful to this day for PHC giving life to the Norman Rockwell world I imagine.

[alexwynn]

Haven't heard these stories in probably 30 years, but i can almost recite along as I listen. Having myself a little cry over here about the pigs and the royal family.

[randynutt]

An American LEGEND!
Garrison Keillor is a National Treasure.

[meatdog]

I cannot get enough of these stories as told by Garrison. I miss A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday

[ohyeahthatsright]

This was Home for me for 17 years while on the road. What a wonderful memory

[scottmartin]

It’s Dec 2023 just bump into the Rhubarb Pie stories. I started listening to his voice back in 1977-1980 stationed on the USS America CV-66. His voice his stories are like Rhubarb Pie. Sweet and tart.

[susanc]

My husband and I knew we were made for one another when we were the only two people we knew in Sydney 1984 who listened to this.

[netanyagoldsmith]

A Prairie Home Companion was the highlight of my weekend from infancy until Garrison Keeler retired when I was in my early 40’s. So happy to find these

[pchts]

It is now Sunday July 9, 2023 and I was preparing to get out of bed and thinking about stories and how I liked to hear a good story well one thing led to another and I ended up here! I listened to these past 3 stories, the Rhubarb Pie, the Last Pig slaughter and The Royal Family. I was unaware that these stories were or could be found on YouTube, I presumed that they were gone for ever, much to my surprise I re-found them.

[fretfix]

I feel baptized in nostalgia. The art of storytelling is a lost art. Garrison has few peers when it comes to yarn spinning...

[TedaR]

O my stars & garters! I feared these were gone & lost forever to me! My dear departed sweet mother 😇 never missed his radio show & turned me on to it. Tysm for bringing back precious memories! Blessings fr Nashville🥰🙏🏼✝️

[HollyMcCormick-rn]

I just discovered this site and with Garrison Keillor , loved the Prairie Home Companion and his stories from Lake Wobegon, I have a few on CD 's, my husband and I would listen to the radio and then watch when it came on public TV what a wonderful thing. I grew up in a small resort town and I could see in my hometown people who would have fit right into Lake Wobegon lol And I am probably one of them lol.

[JewelMartinez-wu]

An American LEGEND!Garrison Keillor is a National Treasure.. Great voice and timing thank you.

[KennethWaryga-oi]

Keilor's soothing voice fit so well to his itinerary. I consider him my generation's "Mark Twain".

[bobdillaber]

I was fortunate to actually attend three of his live performances! St Paul, Minnesota, Detroit, Michigan and Ann Arbor, Michigan!

[steveambrose]

I travelled to the other side of the world to discover lake wobegone on NZ radio 20 years ago, i’m glad there’s so much on you tube.

[Truthfreedom]

I listened to this live. Laughed out load at that nutmeg line.

[jeremypearson]

Growing up in the UK and moving to the US in the 80’s, I didn’t become aware of APHC until I picked it up on NPR a number of years ago. I also saw Keillor performing on stage in Ft Lauderdale.

[patriciajrs]

I just love A Prarie Home Companion. Thank you.
I am a word nerd, so I can totally agree with the looking up a word because I looked up a word and another weird one was in the definition!