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An artist shares the stories of trans and queer immigrants in Minnesota

An artist shares the stories of trans and queer immigrants in Minnesota

“The Letter Formally Known As Q” is a collection of multimedia stories from trans and queer immigrants in Minnesota. Nancy Musinguzi, the Minneapolis artist behind the project, told host Cathy Wurzer about the work and played her a few stories.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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'Fiona and Jane' is a life-sized story of true friendship

'Fiona and Jane' is a life-sized story of true friendship

Jean Chen Ho's debut work of fiction focuses on a long-standing friendship that rings, sometimes terribly, true, as the girls-turned-women face the trials and tribulations of life.
by Ilana Masad

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Lakota woman taps Indigenous healing remedies to launch Mankato business

Lakota woman taps Indigenous healing remedies to launch Mankato business

Megan Schnitker opened her retail store, Lakota Made, in July and is already outgrowing the space. The Indigenous herbalist says her homemade salves, tonics and teas are a way of preserving her Lakota culture and building a legacy to pass on to her children.
by Hannah Yang

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Helping kids find themselves through their stories

Helping kids find themselves through their stories

The Wildling is a project in Minneapolis helping kids learn how to tell their own stories. Two of the leaders of the project joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about their work and how it’s changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99.
by The Associated Press

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The best books of 2021 from three authors who also own bookstores

The best books of 2021 from three authors who also own bookstores

For our final Big Books and Bold Ideas show of the year, host Kerri Miller talks with three writers who also own bookstores and invites them to share the titles from 2021 they loved and were most eager to put in readers’ hands.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

Sasha Issenberg, author of “The Engagement,” a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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A Minneapolis writer invents new words to help us process our collective malaise

A Minneapolis writer invents new words to help us process our collective malaise

As we close the book on another strange year, we look to a new book for help understanding difficult emotions: “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.” Minnesota author John Koenig joined host Cathy Wurzer to discuss the power of words and examine some of his creations.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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A glass mosaic tree — and a community — grows in St. Cloud

For months, community members around St. Cloud have been working together to create a large glass mosaic tree. Laura Ruprecht, the artist spearheading the project, joined host Cathy Wurzer to tell her more about the community around the tree and its meaning.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lindsay Guentzel and Kelly Gordon

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