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MPR News Presents

Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Julian Bond narrates MPR documentary: 'O Freedom Over Me'

Julian Bond narrates MPR documentary: 'O Freedom Over Me'

Life-long civil rights activist Julian Bond died in August at the age of 75. He narrated a Minnesota Public Radio documentary about one of the events in which he was a major participant, the 1964 Freedom Summer. The documentary is called "O Freedom Over Me."

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Heather Cox Richardson on the Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre

Heather Cox Richardson on the Dec 29, 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre

On December 29, 1890, a US Cavalry regiment killed 250 innocent Lakota men, women and children in South Dakota in what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Boston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson speaks at the MNHS History Forum about her new book, "Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre."

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Evan Thomas: 'Being Nixon: A Man Divided'

Evan Thomas: 'Being Nixon: A Man Divided'

"Being Nixon: A Man Divided," is a best-seller by journalist and professor Evan Thomas. Was Richard Nixon a patriotic public servant who was intent on accomplishing big things, or a scheming criminal mastermind? Thomas says Nixon's excessive hatred of his enemies ultimately destroyed him.

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Truman Capote, Garrison Keillor and Dan Olson read Christmas stories

Truman Capote, Garrison Keillor and Dan Olson read Christmas stories

A Christmas special, including Truman Capote reading "A Christmas Memory," a short Christmas story from Garrison Keillor, and longtime MPR reporter Dan Olson reading the 1897 New York Sun editorial, "Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Claus."

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American RadioWorks: Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio

On Christmas Eve in 1906, shipboard technicians listening for Morse code heard music. It's believed to be the first successful radio transmission of music and voice. Music has been the dominant sound on the radio ever since, and an engine for cultural and political change in America. An American RadioWorks documentary: "Hearing America: A Century of Music on the Radio."

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Media role in the Black Lives Matter protests

Media role in the Black Lives Matter protests

The local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists convened a discussion focused on the police shooting in north Minneapolis. They explore the community response to it, the media coverage of these events, and coverage of the black community in general. Many of them said news and information is controlled by the white power structure, and they want it dismantled.

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Chris Farrell and Dr. Penny Wheeler, CEO of Allina Health

Chris Farrell and Dr. Penny Wheeler, CEO of Allina Health

Allina Health CEO Dr. Penny Wheeler is the guest in Chris Farrell's "Conversations on the Creative Economy" series. A doctor trained at the University of Minnesota, Penny Wheeler is the leader of 13 hospitals, 61 clinics and 15 pharmacies.

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Hear the 3rd Democratic presidential debate

Hear the 3rd Democratic presidential debate

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley debate at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Democratic Party and ABC-TV, and moderated on December 19th by David Muir and Martha Raddatz.

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Is Artificial Intelligence a threat to humankind?

Is Artificial Intelligence a threat to humankind?

What are the benefits, and the possible dangers, of artificial intelligence? Are computers and thinking machines a huge help to humankind's daily life or a threat to our civilization? Cynthia Breazeal of MIT's Media Lab and Eric Horvitz of Microsoft Research explore the excitement,and the anxiety, about artificial intelligence and the way it may change our world.

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America Abroad: How drones are reshaping the world

America Abroad: How drones are reshaping the world

Hundreds of thousands of drones are taking to the skies. They're used in real estate and construction, package delivery, and journalism. They're also used to deliver humanitarian aid around the world and to find and kill the most wanted terrorists. How did this technology move so quickly from science fiction to ubiquitous reality?

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