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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.

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Opinion & Commentary: Judicial nomination process is more broken than you think

In a recent Washington Post commentary about nominating a new Supreme Court justice, Benjamin Wittes writes: "the only rule that governs the confirmation process is the law of the jungle: There are no rules."

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The Political Junkie looks forward to Super Tuesday

Political analyst Ken Rudin talked to MPR host Kerri Miller about why black voters lean towards Hilary Clinton and why Donald Trump is pulling away from the Republican pack.

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The modern science of love

The modern science of love

What do your brainwaves look like when you're in love? What's the science behind hooking up? Anthropologist Helen Fisher discusses love in the modern age.
by MPR News Staff

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What the gender pay gap looks like today

Women in America earn only 78 percent of that what their male counterparts make, according to government data. The pay divide is even deeper for women of color. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two guests about why the wage gap persists and what is being done to reduce it.

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Clinton and Sanders before the campaigns

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are in a heated contest for votes ahead of the Nevada caucuses and South Carolina Primary. MPR News Senior Producer Steph Curtis spoke with two writers about the road that led both presidential hopefuls to the campaign trail.

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Friday Roundtable: Food connects these Twin Cities change-makers

Three people profiled in City Pages' recent "People Issue" make up this week's Friday Roundtable panel. They all work with food and they all have big ideas about making connections and making change in their communities.

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On 'a terrorist, a president and the rise of the drone'

On 'a terrorist, a president and the rise of the drone'

Scott Shane's book "Objective Troy" provides an in-depth biography of Anwar al-Awlaki, the American citizen and al-Qaida propagandist who was killed in a drone strike in 2011.

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