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Minnesota Public Radio

Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with MPR News host Nina Moini. It’s journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously and puts people first.

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Minnesota Now: Jan. 23, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

The power struggle over leadership in the state House of Representatives is headed to court. Minnesota’s supreme court will hear arguments Thursday afternoon from DFLers and Republicans who can’t agree on how to get their session started.True crime podcasts are huge. But how truthful are they to experiences of the people they cover? A local podcaster is approaching the process differently.2025 marks 50 years since Hmong people first immigrated to Minnesota. A local organization is working

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00:06:27

Help me layer for winter

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

We all need a little help to get through life sometimes. From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand.Throughout the series Professional Help, we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.For people who grew up in Minnesota, learning how to stay warm in freezing temperatures is something you learn at a young age. But for new Minnesotans, like MPR archivist Shandi Burrows, learning how to layer your winter gear can be

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00:04:15

Two cases at the Minnesota Supreme Court could...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday over a power struggle in the state House of Representatives. Democratic lawmakers are boycotting the chamber to keep attendance below 68 members, which is the amount of members that has historically been needed for the chamber to start its official work. DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon has said this year is no different. House Republicans disagree and have gone ahead with business like electing a speaker. So, Simon and DFL

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00:09:29

‘I felt like things were missing’: Minnesota...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

A Pew Research study finds that 34 percent of U.S. adults who listen to podcasts say they regularly listen true crime podcasts. A Minnesota-made podcast is taking that genre in a different direction. Minnesota high school debate coach and wedding photographer Celisia Stanton noticed many wildly popular true crime podcasts seemed to ignore some of the systemic issues plaguing the criminal justice system, mainly when it’s related to race. Stanton learned firsthand what the “justice” in

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00:10:29

MPR’s alternative music station, The Current, is...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

The Current is celebrating its 20th birthday this week. Since the station launched at 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2005, it has connected Minnesota to all kinds of music — old and new, popular and underrated, local and otherwise. It’s also helped boost the careers of Minnesota artists. The Current’s morning host Jill Riley, who’s been with the Current since day one, joined Minnesota Now to take a trip down memory lane and talk about the station’s success.

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00:09:31

New project captures untold stories of Hmong elder...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/23

2025 marks 50 years since Hmong people started immigrating to Minnesota. To commemorate the milestone, a local organization is working to preserve the stories of 50 years and beyond.Minnesota Zej Zog, a nonprofit that works to preserve Hmong culture, is opening an exhibit this weekend in St. Paul called “Of Distance and Time.” The exhibit captures the stories of Hmong moms, grandmothers and aunts over the age of 65.Executive director of Minnesota Zej Zog Pang Yang and photographer Richard

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00:10:29

Group looks to protect wild rice for future...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

The heavy rains and flooding that affected much of Minnesota last spring and summer may seem a lifetime ago. But it’s a weather pattern we are expected to see more of as the state becomes warmer and wetter. These conditions are also hard on wild rice, which needs shallow water, especially early in the growing season. One way people who are concerned about the future of the plant are working to protect it is through the law. A campaign launching this year asks the state of Minnesota to

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00:05:25

As temperatures climb out of a deep freeze, is a...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

After an arctic freeze across the state more seasonal temperatures returned to Minnesota Wednesday. MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner joins Minnesota Now host Nina Moini with information on how cold it got and the weather to come.

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00:56:06

Minnesota Now: Jan. 22, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

Minnesota is joining 21 other states to block President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship, a practice that guarantees U.S.-born children citizenship regardless of their parents' status. A legal expert breaks down how this could play out in court.A doctor shares his insights on new research that shows a rise in cancer diagnoses among younger women. And we learn about efforts to give wild rice new legal protections in Minnesota. Plus, we made it through the coldest

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00:10:25

Doctor explains rising cancer rates, says survivor...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

The American Cancer Society reported last week that young and middle-aged women were diagnosed with cancer more frequently in 2024. The report found that six of the most common cancers are on the rise, including cancers found in the breasts and uterus.Dr. Schelomo Marmor is an associate professor of surgical oncology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He joined MPR News host Nina Moini to explain these cancer trends.

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00:09:07

As 'Sing Sing' film spotlights prison theater...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

The film “Sing Sing” is showing in theaters and in more than 1,000 prisons around the United States. The movie, which stars Colman Domingo alongside formerly incarcerated actors, portrays life behind bars through the lens of a prison theater program.Here in Minnesota, the organization Ten Thousand Things does similar work at a smaller scale. In the last year they have brought theater courses into correctional facilities in Shakopee, Stillwater and Faribault. Managing director Stephanie

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00:08:47

Expert: Birthright citizenship order would mark...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/22

Minnesota has joined a multi-state legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which guarantees citizenship to all babies born in the U.S., regardless of their parents’ legal status. Supporters of the law say birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, but Trump and his allies dispute that reading of the amendment. They say there need to be tougher standards for becoming a citizen. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is one

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00:09:55

How will Trump’s executive orders on gender impact...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/21

One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office Monday includes a declaration that the U.S. government recognizes only two sexes: male and female. The orders reverse the Biden administration’s attempts to broaden gender identity designations on passports and in the federal sphere. To explain Trump’s orders and paint a picture of how they might impact Minnesotans, Jess Braverman, the legal director at the nonprofit Gender Justice in St. Paul joined

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00:55:16

Minnesota Now: Jan. 21, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/21

President Donald Trump has suspended refugee resettlement. We'll talk to one of five resettlement agencies in the state along with a nonprofit helping Afghan refugees about how their work is being impacted and how they're responding.On his first day in office President Donald Trump signed an executive order recognizing only two sexes: male and female. We talked with a gender rights nonprofit about what this could mean. A zoning bill meant to create more affordable housing failed in

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00:09:23

Bipartisan housing plan still remains priority...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/21

Week two of an unusual Minnesota legislative session is underway with the struggle over power still gripping the Capitol. Republicans in the House continue to hold floor sessions while Democrats continue to boycott as court decisions late last week pushed a House special election into March. Last legislative session, a unique bipartisan coalition formed to combat housing affordability. Chaired by DFLers Rep. Mike Howard and Sen. Lindsey Port, the committee had strong bipartisan support,

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00:10:56

Refugees set to resettle in Minnesota next month now...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/21

Among the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump on day one, was an order to temporarily suspend all refugee resettlement. Minnesota has seen a surge of refugees in recent years. The latest state data from 2023 shows Minnesota welcomed an estimated 2,000 refugees. And another 1,000 humanitarian arrivals from Afghanistan and Ukraine.We’re already seeing the first impacts of the executive order. Nearly 1,600 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. had

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00:08:45

Immigration lawyer: Trump’s quick-moving deportation...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/20

President Donald Trump has made many promises about what he’ll do on his very first day in office: that he’ll end the war in Ukraine, pardon the January 6th riot defendants, implement a tariff on products imported from Mexico and Canada, and close the U.S. border. But the promise he has mentioned most often, and rested much of his presidential campaign on, is to start a mass deportation program. Monday he declared a national emergency at the U.S. southern border and in his inaugural remarks

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00:26:48

Minnesota Now: Jan. 20, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/20

Today’s program included special coverage of the inauguration of President Donald Trump. We’ll hear from a local expert about the ceremony along with the actions he’s proposing for his first day on the job. Plus, Trump said he's declaring a national emergency at the southern border. He said he'll take serious action on immigration and the border on day one. We'll learn more about those.And we’ll listen to journalist Michele Norris’ keynote remarks at the 35th annual Martin

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00:10:31

Expert: Trump can’t override Minnesota state law with...

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/20

In President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech he outlined some of the executive orders he plans to sign, including a crackdown on illegal immigration, a promise to eliminate certain diversity and gender policies, a declaration of a national energy emergency and more.To put some of Trump’s promises into context and understand how that impacts Minnesota, Kathryn Pearson, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota, joined the program.

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00:54:28

Minnesota Now: Jan. 16, 2025

Minnesota Now ·

2025/01/16

Gov. Tim Walz unveils his proposal for the state’s two year budget amid a Capitol power struggle. An ugly opening to Minnesota’s legislative session and a campaign season that won’t end is fueling lawsuit after lawsuit.The City of St. Paul is clearing a large homeless encampment near the Mississippi River. We learn what’s next for those being displaced.And with many people spending this month sober, a doctor talks about the mental and physical benefits of Dry January and taking a break from

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