What's on the radio: Friday, Sept. 27
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Here’s the MPR News programming plan for Friday, Sept. 27, on the radio and on the stream. Missed a live show? Follow the links below to find our show archives and podcast feeds. And for daily news updates straight to your inbox every weekday morning, sign up for the MPR News a.m. newsletter.
9 a.m. — 1A with Jenn White
The News Roundup – Domestic
This week on 1A’s Friday news roundup, a scathing report raises new questions for the Secret Service. Eric Adams becomes the first sitting New York City mayor to face criminal charges. And millions in Florida and Georgia brace for the impact as Hurricane Helene makes landfall.
10 a.m. — 1A with Jenn White
The News Roundup – International
Israel’s Prime Minister has told his military to keep fighting with full force. But will either side heed calls for a ceasefire? Also, on 1A’s international news roundup, President Zelensky’s visit to a Pennsylvania arms factory angers Republicans. They’ve now accused Ukraine’s President of ‘election interference.’ Much more – on the next 1A.
11 a.m. — Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on “When We Flew Away”
Novelist Alice Hoffman’s new middle grade book, “When We Flew Away,” imagines Anne Frank’s life before her family was forced into hiding. She joined MPR News host Kerri Miller on stage for Talking Volumes to talk about the emotional arc of re-creating Frank’s too-short life.
You can still get tickets online for the rest of the 25th season of Talking Volumes, which will feature Louise Erdrich and Kate DiCamillo.
Noon — Politics Friday with Brian Bakst
Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?
A Minnesota poll in June showed the race to the White House was close.
Then, a summer of historic political news unfolded with President Joe Biden stepping aside, and the Democratic Party nominating a new presidential candidate: Vice President Kamala Harris. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was later added to the ticket as Harris’s running mate.
So, what do the polls say about a new Democratic up against Republican candidates President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance? The data says it’s still close.
This week MPR News and other media partners released Minnesota Poll results since the Sept. 10 presidential debate. The poll, in partnership with MPR News, KARE 11 and the Star Tribune, revealed a close race for president with Harris leading Trump by five percentage points. But the issue divide gives both candidates something to work with.
Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the poll results and what they suggest about the state of the election.
Later in the hour, as Walz gears up for his first Vice Presidential Debate in New York, an expert weighs in how that matchup between Walz and Vance could influence the race.
Guests:
Craig Helmstetter is the managing partner of the APM Research Lab at Minnesota Public Radio.
Rochelle Olson is a politics and government reporter with the Star Tribune.
John Croman is a politics reporter for KARE 11.
David Cram Helwich is Director of Forensics at the University of Minnesota
1 p.m. – Science Friday
Anesthesia
Happy Climate Week! Hear from people who are championing climate solutions from cutting emissions in the operating room to getting older adults involved in activism.