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April 22, 2015 11:50 AM

Screen Time: Movies about motorcycle travel

For this week's Screen Time, we discussed our favorite movies featuring motorcycle travel.

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April 22, 2015 11:44 AM

The intersection of God and guns

"Guns, like religion, deal with the profound human realities of life, death, will, power, and freedom," says Faith and Firearms researcher Michael Chan.

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April 21, 2015 12:58 PM

Novelist Per Petterson's latest take on time and friendship

The Norwegian novelist hit it big in 2007 with 'Out Stealing Horses.' His newest, 'I Refuse,' centers on childhood friends reunited after 30 years.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 21, 2015 12:13 PM

Literary mysteries: Who is behind that pen name?

Mark Twain, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling -- why have these authors picked up pen names? And who is behind the most mysterious pen name of the moment?

by Tracy Mumford

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April 21, 2015 10:58 AM

The intersection of faith and fact

Stanford anthropologist and author T.M. Luhrmann discussed new research that says we don't use the same cognitive approaches to faith as we do with facts.

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April 21, 2015 10:48 AM

How jihadis recruit in America

Listen to three experts discuss the men recruited from Minnesota and what kind of threat this recruitment poses in communities around the country.

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April 20, 2015 11:21 AM

Taming birds and grief in 'H is for Hawk'

Grief can drive people to do strange things -- like bring home a 10-week-old bird of prey. That's how Helen Macdonald's memoir begins.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 20, 2015 10:54 AM

How to raise children who are 'The Opposite of Spoiled'

Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist for The New York Times, discusses how to raise kids who are smart about money.

by Tracy Mumford

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April 20, 2015 10:53 AM

Political Junkie on Walter Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro

Political analyst Ken Rudin joins MPR News to give his perspective on the national political scene.

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April 17, 2015 12:18 PM

Norway prison offers nature walks, volleyball for violent offenders

When you think of prison, you don't think of nature walks, communal kitchens and volleyball games, but that's the approach taken at Norway's Halden prison.

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