
Annie Baxter
Meet Annie Baxter
Annie Baxter is the editor of our Talking Sense series, which helps Minnesotans have hard political conversations, better. Previously, she served as an editor on The Wall Street Journal's daily flagship podcast, The Journal.
Annie has a long history with MPR/APM and has worn many hats at the company since 2003. She covered business and the economy first in MPR's regional newsroom and then for the national program Marketplace. And she developed and led two podcasts through the Water Main, American Public Media's initiative focused on water issues. Annie also co-teaches a narrative journalism class at Macalester College.
Recent Contributions
- Midwest manufacturers are feeling optimistic about 2025, despite a down year in 2024
- Rattled by politics? Try some sweet potato pie
- Best Buy CEO on tariffs’ potential effects on consumers
- Civil rights expert: How to bridge Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration
- Talking Sense: A year of helping Minnesotans have hard political conversations better
- Divided over politics, a father and son in Minnesota sought a therapist’s help
- Talking Sense: Coming together to solve tough problems
- Why both liberals and conservatives latch onto conspiracy theories
- Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone
- Target wants to know how you think about groceries