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

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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

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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

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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How to weatherize and super insulate your home to become more energy efficient
One of the biggest opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is weatherizing and super insulating existing homes and buildings. And lawmakers this year set aside a big chunk of money to help people do just that. So how can you get started?
Duluth-based St. Luke’s plans to merge with Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system that operates in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new system will contain 19 hospitals, 130 outpatient locations and nearly 14,000 staff. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
A Minneapolis man faces sentencing in October after a judge in Washington found him guilty of crimes including assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. This is an MPR News evening update, hosted by Sarah Thamer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Minneapolis leaders have unveiled a new community safety plan that lays out a roadmap for public safety that goes beyond policing. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
A judge Tuesday handed a 37-and-a-half-year sentence to a Minneapolis man who admitted to fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl as she played on a trampoline. This is an evening update, hosted by Sarah Thamer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
The St. Cloud DFLer, Rep. Dan Wolgamott, was arrested by a State Patrol officer Friday and booked on suspicion of impaired driving. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
Community groups working on public safety reform in Minneapolis say they want more transparency in the police department's process for vetting new officers after a controversial hire. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said he was unaware of video showing officer Tyler Timberlake pressing his knees into the back and neck of a Black man in 2020 while Timberlake was working as an officer in Fairfax County, Virginia. This is an MPR News evening update for July 10, 2023. Hosted by Matt Sepic. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
The video shows an incident in 2020 where officer Tyler Timberlake, who worked for the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, used a taser and then pressed his knees into the back and neck of a Black man, La Monta Gladney. The incident happened 11 days after George Floyd's murder. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
In its first complete year of data reporting as required under state law, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension found that Black people, mostly men, accounted for 126 of the 249 subjects counted in the report. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.
Hennepin County prosecutors on Thursday charged two teens with shooting fireworks at police during a night of chaos across Minneapolis over the Fourth of July holiday. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.