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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

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.

Appetites | Climate Cast | Brains On | Cube Critics

Towards a green future: the biggest progress in climate solutions across the state

Towards a green future: the biggest progress in climate solutions across the state

There were ample climate challenges this year. There were also major developments in climate solutions. MPR News reporters share their top stories from across the state.
by Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui

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The secret to the perfect baguette? Flour, water and a 130-year-old starter dough

The secret to the perfect baguette? Flour, water and a 130-year-old starter dough

David Fhima of Fhima’s Minneapolis shares the story of his family’s starter dough, the recipe for ‘Hanukkah-style French toast’, and why food is all about the basics.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Cast of Santas at Mall of America gets more diverse

Cast of Santas at Mall of America gets more diverse

The Santa Experience at the Mall of America has expanded the variety of Santas — an Asian American Santa who speaks in Cantonese and English; a St. Nick who speaks Spanish and they have two African American Santas — one of whom communicates in sign language.
by Regina Medina and Kerem Yücel

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Future of Us: At the Guthrie, a 2,500-year-old art form learns to pivot

Future of Us: At the Guthrie, a 2,500-year-old art form learns to pivot

In the early days of the pandemic, the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis had to scrub its calendar and lay off more than 200 employees. Nearly three years later, it’s still rebuilding. But Artistic Director Joseph Haj is resolute: “The Western drama has survived much worse.”
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Future of Us: How the pandemic has and hasn’t changed the ‘Land of 20,000 Nonprofits’

Future of Us: How the pandemic has and hasn’t changed the ‘Land of 20,000 Nonprofits’

Minnesota foundations are giving nonprofits more money and more grace when it comes to jumping through hoops for it. But McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen says it’s just the beginning of a deeper transformation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand

Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand

A new rec center. Road improvements. A campground expansion. Those are just a few projects stalled because of the Minnesota Legislature's inaction on a tax and spending package during the last legislative cycle. Cities and counties are hoping for better luck in the next legislative session.
by Catharine Richert

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Art Hounds recommend works that celebrate our connection with water

Art Hounds recommend works that celebrate our connection with water

Anne Labovitz’s painting series “Water Stories” is on view at Minnesota Marine Art Museum. The podcast “Back Channel Radio” tells the history of the boathouse community on Wolf Spider Island. Meanwhile in Burnsville, the Church Basement Ladies are back in a new installment of the musical comedy.
by Emily Bright

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