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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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Author Gabrielle Zevin to speak in Minneapolis for the paperback release of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'

Author Gabrielle Zevin to speak in Minneapolis for the paperback release of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'

“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” is a New York Times best-selling book about love, art and video games. MPR News reporter Kyra Miles spoke with author Gabrielle Zevin ahead of her visit to Minneapolis.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kyra Miles

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Summer festival spotlight: A northern Minnesota celebration of Paul Bunyan enters its 75th year

Summer festival spotlight: A northern Minnesota celebration of Paul Bunyan enters its 75th year

This week our summer festival spotlight series takes us to Akeley which claims to the birth place of a famous lumberjack from Minnesota folklore.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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‘An important part of the fabric’: Exploring Two Spirit identity with artist Charli Fool Bear

‘An important part of the fabric’: Exploring Two Spirit identity with artist Charli Fool Bear

One LGBTQ+ identity that often gets misrepresented — or left out entirely — is Two Spirit, which is unique to Indigenous people. A Two Spirit Dakota poet shares what it means to her.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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Minneapolis City Council asks public to weigh in on police union contract

Minneapolis City Council asks public to weigh in on police union contract

In a city struggling to maintain police officer staffing levels, the council is holding public hearings on a tentative union contract that would make Minneapolis officers some of the highest paid in the state.
by Cathy Wurzer and Jon Collins

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Therapists say summer break is the perfect time for children to learn skills for their mental health

Therapists say summer break is the perfect time for children to learn skills for their mental health

Between homework, extracurricular activities and part-time jobs, many teenagers don’t have time for much else during the school year—which makes summer the perfect time for those things that get sidelined. Like therapy, for example.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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Bobby Z talks about 40 years of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain,’ upcoming musical

Bobby Z talks about 40 years of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain,’ upcoming musical

Prince’s album “Purple Rain” turned 40 on Tuesday. The man behind the beat of the album, record producer and musician Bobby Rivkin “Bobby Z,” joined Minnesota Now to talk about the iconic record and upcoming musical.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Hearing on anti-Israel, Jewish incidents at UMN following Holocaust and Genocide department debacle

Hearing on anti-Israel, Jewish incidents at UMN following Holocaust and Genocide department debacle

Included in the hearing will be accounts from Jewish students and community members about what they feel is an anti-Jewish atmosphere on campus. Also up for discussion, the university’s decision to rescind an offer to Israeli historian Raz Segal to lead the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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