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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer 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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Group homes face severe shortage of caregivers for Minnesotans with disabilities

The worker shortage sparked by the pandemic has created a staffing crisis in Minnesota’s group homes, which serve vulnerable Minnesotans with disabilities. Sue Schettle, CEO of the Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota, told host Cathy Wurzer about the shortage of disability service caregivers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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The author of MN's definitive guide to holiday lights on the state's best displays

The author of MN's definitive guide to holiday lights on the state's best displays

When it comes to holiday light displays, Mike Marcotte has seen it all. The KSTP-TV producer has released his fifth annual Minnesota Holiday Lights Display Guide, and he shared the highlights with host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Allina Health's CEO on the statewide hospital plea for help

Allina Health's CEO on the statewide hospital plea for help

The leaders of nine major health systems published a full-page ad in newspapers across the state asking Minnesotans to help reduce the strain on hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Minnesota's newest agricultural specialty: Crickets?

Minnesota's newest agricultural specialty: Crickets?

Pat and Madeline Revier run Revier Family Farms in Moorhead, Minn., where they raise over a million crickets for human and animal consumption. They told host Cathy Wurzer about their story and the versatility and sustainability of crickets as a protein source, and they even shared a recipe for chocolate chip cookies — made with cricket flour.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Alex Cheng

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MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

MN sports roundup: Is Thursday Night Football just a risky cash grab?

The Wild are red-hot, the Vikings … are not — and is Thursday Night Football just a dangerous cash grab? All that and more in this week’s Minnesota sports roundup with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Lindsay Guentzel

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Remembering a survivor of abuse who saved lives in his community

Remembering a survivor of abuse who saved lives in his community

Tom Mahowald, a courageous Minnesotan who spoke up about abuse he suffered at the hands of the Catholic clergy and dedicated himself to supporting other survivors, died this week at the age of 72. Host Cathy Wurzer heard remembrances of Mahowald from a reporter who covered his story and a fellow survivor who says Mahowald saved his life.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Alex Cheng

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Analysis of early testimony in the Potter trial from a criminal justice professor

Analysis of early testimony in the Potter trial from a criminal justice professor

The trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter for the killing of Daunte Wright is in its second day of testimony. For analysis of what’s happened so far, host Cathy Wurzer was joined by Kami Chavis, professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Stargazing tips from a Dark Sky Festival organizer on the North Shore

Stargazing tips from a Dark Sky Festival organizer on the North Shore

Minnesota’s North Shore is home to one of only 15 certified International Dark Sky Sanctuaries in the world — and this weekend, it will host a festival celebrating the magic and importance of stargazing and dark skies. Caroline Torkildson, a dark sky advocate with Starry Skies North, the Duluth chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association, joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.
by Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon and Alex Cheng

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Ask a Student: Book series elementary school kids love

Ask a Student: Book series elementary school kids love

Usually every week for Ask a Bookseller, MPR News’ Emily Bright checks in with indie booksellers all over the country for recommendations. But this week, we’re changing it up with an Ask a Student edition, courtesy of some of the readers at Gatewood Elementary School in Minnetonka, Minn.
by Emily Bright

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Best ads of the year return to the Walker Art Center

Best ads of the year return to the Walker Art Center

This year, you can catch the best in advertising in Minneapolis once again as the British Arrows Awards make their in-person screening return to the Walker Art Center. Clare Donald and Jani Guest, co-chairs of the British Arrows board of directors, joined host Cathy Wurzer from London to talk about the show and British advertising.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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