Shows

The promise and possibility of a four-day workweek
A recent pilot program in the U.K. tested out reduced hours for employees and they found positive results across the board for both workers and employers. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three experts about the possibility and promise of a four-day workweek.
State transportation officials are moving ahead with a plan to remake a stretch of London Road in Duluth — the gateway to the North Shore — despite many residents’ objections to one of three proposed roundabouts.
 Tax cuts likely in Minnesota session but who benefits still unknown
A massive budget surplus and pledges made during the fall campaign make tax cuts a near-certainty as the Legislature sets a new budget. But the type of relief is still up in the air, with some Minnesotans facing potential tax increases, too.
Vikings: Bud Grant, legendary coach, dies at 95
Grant was head coach from 1967-1983 and in 1985. According to team records, he had a regular season NFL coaching record of 158-96-5. His Vikings teams played in four Super Bowls.
New author Jamila Minnicks on the resilience and history of all-Black towns
Jamila Minnicks’ debut novel is a stunner. “Moonrise Over New Jessup” uses fiction to tell the stories of real all-Black towns that flourished in the American South a century ago, thanks to a policy of separate but equal.
Northern forests struggle to adapt to climate change
Warmer temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are causing a decline in the growth and survival rates of our trees, particularly among spruce and fir. And with life spans in the decades, the swift changes are creating trouble.
Staging the unseen: A roundtable talk with the creators of a new Jungle Theater play
Playwright and actor JuCoby Johnson and director H. Adam Harris discuss their new play “5” at the Jungle Theater, looking into how they created and brought to life an occasionally supernatural tale of gentrification
Meet the Minnesota lawyer prepping people for death through humor and a little Taylor Swift
Probate and estate planning lawyer Jen Gumbel provides words to live by — and die by. “You're either going to create a mess or clean up a mess.” Gumbel has been helping people plan for their deaths for more than a decade. But more recently, she's moved her tips about planning for the inevitable to social media.