News update

What's on the radio today: Nov. 6, 2019

Your radio lineup for Wednesday, Nov. 6.

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller

In the age of climate change, travel has become an ethical conundrum. How do we see the world, or even get to work, without ruining the planet?

10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson

Five states had big elections: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia. Voters there could change America's political landscape. What might these local results tell us about the national mood? Reaction on the ground to these off-year races today on 1A.

11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

The number of immigrants and their children who have come to call greater Minnesota home is growing. At 11, we’ll look at their lives in small towns and cities, how they are building communities and what’s making it difficult to put down roots.

Noon — MPR News Presents

University of California neuroscientist Matthew Walker, the author of "Why We Sleep." He says lack of sleep is the greatest public health challenge we face. The clocks are adjusted, the days are getting shorter, there is new Alzheimer's research showing the value of sleep ... and even Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck brought in a U of M sleep expert to show his team why adequate sleep will affect their performance.

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