Shows

How do you motivate people who have never voted before to show up at the polls? For this special In Focus discussion, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Secretary of State Steve Simon and two young organizers working to inform and encourage new voters to participate in democracy.
Campaign for control of Legislature plays out in suburbs
Although all 201 seats in the Minnesota Legislature are on the ballot this year, only some are truly competitive. And many of those are in second-ring suburbs and outlying regional centers. 
Appetites: These Minnesotans collect, cultivate ancestral seeds as climate changes
In the last decades, indigenous communities have stopped growing the varieties of corn, beans, squash, and various plants they had cultivated for years. Now, a group in Minnesota wants to track down and return these lost seeds to the indigenous communities who once cared for them. Jessika Greendeer, Farm Director and Seed Keeper at Dream of Wild Health, joined Appetites to share more about their seed rematriation efforts.
Searching for Providers of Color
Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams shares “Searching for Providers of Color.” The special broadcast explores the shortage of mental health providers of color and the importance of finding a provider who can identify with a person’s race, culture and experiences.