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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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'There's a lot at stake here': Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to governor's pandemic emergency powers

MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Mitchell Hamline School of Law professor Jason Marisam for context on the case.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Twin Cities Film Fest features an intertribal love story set in Minneapolis winter

MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Rhiana Yazzie about the making of her new film and showing Minnesota’s vibrant Indigenous community on screen.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Happy 2nd Birthday Minnesota Now! Here are our favorite stories from the past year

Happy 2nd Birthday Minnesota Now! Here are our favorite stories from the past year

Two years ago today Minnesota Now went on the air for the first time, sharing the stories that matter to Minnesotans.
by Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, Gretchen Brown, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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A local expert weighs in on escalation in the war in Israel

A local expert weighs in on escalation in the war in Israel

Professor Eric Schwartz, who served in the Secretary of State’s office, shares his thoughts on a path towards peace following the bombing of a Gaza hospital and President Joe Biden’s wartime visit to Israel.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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AirB-N-BAWK? Minnesota chicken farmers on their unique agritourism experience

AirB-N-BAWK? Minnesota chicken farmers on their unique agritourism experience

MPR’s senior economic contributor Chris Farrell visited their farm not far from Duluth and learned that there is even more to the farm than chickens.
by Emily Bright, Gretchen Brown and Chris Farrell

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Israel-Hamas war: How to sort truth from disinformation

Israel-Hamas war: How to sort truth from disinformation

Already the information pouring in at your fingertips can be overwhelming during a time like this. To help sort it out, MPR News guest host Emily Bright spoke with Emily Vraga. Vraga is an associate professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota and studies mis- and disinformation.
by Emily Bright and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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