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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.

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Art Hounds: 'Uncle Vanya,' but make it hilarious

Art Hounds: 'Uncle Vanya,' but make it hilarious

It’s a Minnesota music double music feature on Art Hounds this week. The Winona Symphony Orchestra performs, featuring Minnesota composer Libby Larsen. The Bakken Ensemble celebrates the bassoon. And “Life Sucks” at the Open Eye Theatre in Minneapolis.
by Emily Bright

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After surviving heart attack, Angela Conley seeks to raise risk awareness among Black women

After surviving heart attack, Angela Conley seeks to raise risk awareness among Black women

Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley survived a heart attack at just 45 years old and wants to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, which affects a disproportionately high number of Black women.
by Nina Moini

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Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.
by Dan Kraker

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett talks Supreme Court ethics code in visit to UMN amid protesters

Justice Amy Coney Barrett talks Supreme Court ethics code in visit to UMN amid protesters

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett sat down for an hour-long conversation with Robert Stein, a University of Minnesota professor and past law school dean.
by Ellie Roth and Matt Sepic

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'World of spices' inspires Minnesota chef to celebrate Turkish-Latin fusion for Hispanic Heritage Month

'World of spices' inspires Minnesota chef to celebrate Turkish-Latin fusion for Hispanic Heritage Month

Join MPR News host Tom Crann as he explores the intersection of Turkish and Latin American cuisine with Amalia Moreno-Damgaard’s mouthwatering recipes for chicken kebabs and tacos al pastor.
by Tom Crann, Ngoc Bui and Nicole Johnson

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76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

76-year old pleads guilty to stealing 'Wizard of Oz' ruby red slippers

Terry Jon Martin, who was charged with stealing a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the film “The Wizard of Oz,” changed his plea to guilty at the federal courthouse in Duluth on Friday morning.
by Dan Kraker

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Kate DiCamillo tells her own tale

Kate DiCamillo tells her own tale

DiCamillo's books melt the hearts of readers with her stories of can-do kids. She mixes joy with just the right amount of melancholy. The two-time winner of the Newbery Medal just published her latest book “The Puppets of Spelhorst.”
by Euan Kerr

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'In the North' – Minnesota’s first independent Indigenous museum opens in an 'ironic' location

'In the North' – Minnesota’s first independent Indigenous museum opens in an 'ironic' location

The former Enbridge-occupied building in Park Rapids, Minn., where activists once protested the Line 3 pipeline, has been transformed into Giiwedinong, an independent museum highlighting Indigenous perspectives on treaty rights and environmental justice.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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