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MPR News with Angela Davis

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In Focus: Learning in the time of COVID

A challenging school year lies ahead in Minnesota, a state that ranks as one of the country’s worst when it comes to inequality in educational outcomes. Join us as host Angela Davis moderates a conversation with parents, teachers and advocates about the ongoing toll of the pandemic on our educational system.
by Angela Davis

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Thinking about switching jobs? You’re not alone

Thinking about switching jobs? You’re not alone

The pandemic has shifted our priorities and made us reassess what we truly want. For some people, that means radically rethinking how they make a living. Approximately one in five American workers considered changing careers during the pandemic. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what’s behind the trend and what it’s like to start a new career path.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Managing the pandemic that never seems to end

Managing the pandemic that never seems to end

Remember June, when we talked about “post-pandemic” life? Now it’s fall, and we’re back to masks and rising COVID-19 cases. Host Angela Davis talked with an infectious disease doctor and a therapist about managing the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Alex Cheng

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Transitioning into an empty nest

Transitioning into an empty nest

Host Angela Davis dropped her kids off at college in August, and now she and her husband are empty nesters. Davis made her first appearance as host of the 9 a.m. hour with a conversation about empty nest syndrome and how parents can embrace what’s next.
by Angela Davis, Susan Davis and Alex Cheng

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Reaching out to people who are still unvaccinated for COVID-19

Reaching out to people who are still unvaccinated for COVID-19

One in four Minnesota adults have not gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. Amidst the rise of the delta variant, guest host Catharine Richert talked about who has opted out of the shots and how to engage family members and friends across the vaccination divide.
by Catharine Richert, Maja Beckstrom and Alex Cheng

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Bessie Smith and 'Hell of a Book'

Bessie Smith and 'Hell of a Book'

Two new books about being Black in America debut this summer—one by Jason Mott of North Carolina and one by Jackie Kay, a poet in Scotland. Guest host Euan Kerr talks with both authors about the difficulty of reckoning with race.
by Euan Kerr and Susan Davis

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Gov. Walz reflects on governing through the pandemic

Gov. Walz reflects on governing through the pandemic

Gov. Tim Walz has been living and working through the pandemic and the racial reckoning, just like most Minnesotans. Beyond the budget, emergency powers and policing, he’s also dealing with fires and drought. He joined host Mike Mulcahy to talk about the challenges of governing during a pandemic, social upheaval and climate change.
by Mike Mulcahy and Susan Davis

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