MPR News Programs and Podcasts

Listen to the latest radio programs and podcasts from MPR News.

From in-depth updates around Minnesota to national news reporting, empowering community stories, and more, MPR News is your source for staying connected to the world around you.

Programs

Morning Edition

Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

MPR News with Angela Davis

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Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing. Listen Mondays through Thursdays from MPR News starting at 9 a.m.

All Things Considered

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

Minnesota Now

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Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with Cathy Wurzer. It’s journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously and puts people first. Listen Mondays through Thursdays at noon.

Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Host Kerri Miller holds in-depth conversations with authors about their books and ideas. Listen Fridays at 11 a.m.

Podcasts

Minnesota Today

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Minnesota Today from MPR News brings you the most important stories from around the state, on your schedule.

Politics Friday

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On Fridays at noon, MPR News political editor Brian Bakst discusses Minnesota politics and the latest from the legislature. Join us for interviews with lawmakers, candidates and more.

Climate Cast®

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MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner joins All Things Considered to talk about the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences we're seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide.

Cube Critics®

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Weekly art and culture chats with MPR News' Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber and guests.

small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood

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small change: Money Stories from the Neighborhood is a podcast and learning platform highlighting smart, practical and collaborative money skills developed by people living with lower and unstable incomes. Hosts Chris Farrell and Twila Dang talk to community members who are redefining wealth and poverty, the value of community and the purpose of money. Money wisdom taught by the true experts — people who have learned from experience. From MPR News.

Art Hounds®

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Each week three people from the Minnesota arts community talk about a performance, opening, or event they're excited to see or want others to check out.

In Front of Our Eyes

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In March 2021, the first of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd went on trial in Minnesota. Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases — and the world was watching. MPR News, which has followed this case in detail from the beginning, brings listeners updates on the monumental case, and the consequences it holds for the city and the country. Created in collaboration with American Public Media.

74 Seconds

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In July 2016, the world watched a man die, live on their phones, after a traffic stop in suburban Minnesota. This is the story of that man, Philando Castile, and the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, who is about to go on trial in his death. It sits at the intersection of race, policing, justice and safety in America. A lot can happen in 74 seconds.

Living While Dying

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Insights on life from a man facing death.

MPR News Ask a Bookseller

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Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment.

Rivers of Oil

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Oil. It’s in your tires, your makeup, your kids’ toys, your gas tank. And the pipelines that get it to you have become the focus of growing protests, from Keystone XL to Dakota Access. On Rivers of Oil from Minnesota Public Radio News, we’ll look at those pipelines buried beneath our feet, how they’ve come to the forefront of an epic tug of war between reliance and risk, and how we all have a role to play in this story.

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March 26, 2024 4:04 PM

Minnesota snow days; Duluth cease-fire resolution

Many school districts across Minnesota canceled classes or moved to online learning today amid the ongoing winter storm. And the Duluth City Council has voted 5 to 4 against a resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

by Emily Reese

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March 26, 2024 6:10 AM

Gov. Walz to give State of the State in Owatonna High School

Gov. Tim Walz gives his State of the State speech Tuesday night at Owatonna High School in southern Minnesota. He says he chose the location because the high school is a leader in providing vocational career pathways for students. And a Minnesota Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let Minnesota voters challenge racially discriminatory laws.

by Phil Picardi

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March 25, 2024 3:40 PM

Wintry weather continues to buffet parts of Minnesota

The winter storm has transitioned to rain in southern Minnesota. But it still feels very wintry up north. Minnesotans should prepare for the possibility of an icy commute as the weather gets colder. Also, Minnesota lawmakers plan to put forward $109 million to help counties repay people whose property was forfeited then sold due to unpaid taxes. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hennepin County violated a woman’s rights when it sold her property for more than she owed in taxes and kept the windfall. This is the evening MPR News update, hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

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March 25, 2024 6:12 AM

Schools and flights canceled due to late March snow storm

Schools have canceled or delayed classes across the region Monday as Minnesota deals with a spring snow storm. And a federal grand jury has indicted a second man on human smuggling charges after a family of four from India was found frozen to death two years ago while trying to cross into Minnesota from Canada.

by Phil Picardi

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March 22, 2024 5:45 PM

Cube Critics review ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Regime’

Cube Critics Regina Medina and Alex V. Cipolle review “Shōgun” and “The Regime.”

by Alex V. Cipolle and Regina Medina

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March 22, 2024 3:20 PM

Snow and more snow; concerns over PFAS in Mississippi River fish

The second of two snowstorms is expected to hit on Saturday night. Snow will start in western Minnesota and pick up across the state on Sunday. And concerns about pollutants including "forever chemicals," or PFAS, have prompted state health officials to issue new guidelines for eating fish from the Mississippi River between St. Paul and Wabasha.

by Emily Reese

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March 22, 2024 5:48 AM

State Legislature looking at new gun laws, bill to prohibit book bans

In the Minnesota Senate, a committee takes up a set of gun restrictions Friday. And new legislation at the Capitol would prohibit banning books in public and school libraries based on content or ideological objections.

by Phil Picardi

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March 21, 2024 3:31 PM

Ocean temperatures are the hottest they’ve been. What could it mean for our climate?

Earth’s oceans have been reaching record-warm temperatures. Every day for the last 12 months. What is happening? How much is climate change driving the temperature spike? And how concerned are climate scientists?

by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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March 21, 2024 3:22 PM

Snow in Minnesota; Reconsidering Minneapolis rideshare ordinance

Winter weather advisories go into effect Thursday across a swath of Minnesota from Moorhead and Morris south and east to Brainerd, Saint Cloud, the Twin Cities and Rochester. And members of the Minneapolis City Council signaled Thursday that they are open to changes in its new rideshare driver pay ordinance. However, they are not backing down from their push to boost wages for drivers.

by Emily Reese

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March 21, 2024 6:18 AM

Trooper Londregan's attorney wants use-of-force expert communications shared

Defense attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper charged with murder, assault and manslaughter are in Hennepin County District Court Thursday, urging a judge to order prosecutors to turn over more communications involving a use-of-force expert. And charges will not be filed against the St. Paul Police officer who shot and killed Yia Xiong a year ago.

by Phil Picardi

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