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.

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Will federal infrastructure dollars make Minnesota adopt electric vehicles faster?
Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Jon Hunter of the American Lung Association about what the federal infrastructure bill could do for electric vehicles in Minnesota.
Minnesota poet Anthony Ceballos on his inspirations
Anthony Ceballos is a Minneapolis-based writer, performance poet and first-generation descendant of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. He told host Cathy Wurzer about his artistic inspirations and read her a favorite poem of his.
New podcast examines racial inequality on the North Shore
"It Happens Here," a new podcast from Grand Marais community radio station WTIP, seeks to uncover the roots of racial inequality on the North Shore. The producers of the podcast, Staci Drouillard and Leah Lemm, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the project and share the first episode.
Sahan Journal provides readers multilingual information on COVID-19 vaccines
Sahan Journal, a digital news organization that serves immigrant commutes and people of color in Minnesota, produced a series of videos in different languages to provide more clarity. Ben Hovland and Joey Peters joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about their effort to combat misinformation and connect with readers in their first language.
Artist and curator on new installation at Wall of Forgotten Natives
There's a new art installation in Minneapolis at the former site of the Wall of Forgotten Natives, a homeless encampment so named because many of the people staying there in 2018 were Native American. The artist and the curator behind the installation sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the project.