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 2024

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

Angela Davis MPR News Podcast

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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.

Minnesota Now

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

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

All Things Considered

Tom Crann ATC 2024

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.

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

Small Change Podcast

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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

In Front of Our Eyes Podcast

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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

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

Living While Dying: an ALS story

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Insights on life from a man facing death.

MPR News Ask a Bookseller

Ask a Bookseller Podcast

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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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Hormel meatpackers back at work, for now, amid historic labor tensions around the U.S. and there may be some spectacular northern lights overnight and tomorrow before dawn in Minnesota. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
The St. Paul city council has scheduled a vote Wednesday on where people can smoke cannabis openly in the city. The current version prohibits smoking marijuana in parks and within 25 feet of entrances of public buildings and workplaces. The State Patrol just finished a DWI crackdown. As of last week, more than 19 thousand drivers were tagged for impaired driving. The state department of public safety also says arrests for driving while drugged have gone up nearly 100 percent between 2018 and 2022 compared to previous years. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Police on Friday arrested a teenager in connection with a threat made Thursday at Edina High School. Authorities say the 17-year-old boy took a Snapchat video of himself in the school's parking lot with a handgun and extended magazine in his lap. And the Twin Cities Air National Guard base is slated for a major upgrade of its transport planes. Those stories and more in today’s evening update from MPR News. Hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.
Relatives of a man who died in the custody of Faribault police are calling for the immediate release of video from the incident. The Light Rail’s Blue will be extended through neighborhoods from Target Field up to Brooklyn Park. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Minnesota's Air National Guard gets a reprieve from potential fleet cuts by the Air Force and an Eden Prairie man has been arrested for allegedly smothering his 7-year-old brother. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River are expected to vote Thursday on whether to support an agreement to prevent water from being sent to other parts of the United States. Ten states are represented at the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initative annual meeting in Bemidji. A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo Neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Drought is taking a serious toll on Minnesota's fall harvest, pasture land, and law enforcement is pressing the issue of new law on restraints by law enforcements in schools. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Bipartisan Trump opponents think Minnesota law will keep him off the state ballot next year and Minneapolis officials say there has to be an alternative to continued homeless encampment evictions. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
Opponents file suit to keep Donald Trump off Minnesota's presidential ballot, citing Civil War era ban on insurrection, and torrential rains scour Duluth’s Hillside neighborhood. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.