Shows

Meet the Candidates: Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen
As Gov. Tim Walz seeks another term, more than a half dozen Republicans are competing for the chance to run against him. MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks with the GOP frontrunner Dr. Scott Jensen, a family physician who served one term in the Minnesota Senate and got national attention for criticizing the state’s handling of COVID-19.
Creative older workers shine on stage, in offices and on the radio
If the Super Bowl halftime show taught us anything it’s that artists over 50 deserve a stage, too. The all-star, hip-hop lineup got the entire crowd on their feet. Entertainers are not the only ones still ready to shine in middle age; America’s Baby Boomers and aging Gen Xers want a chance to contribute. On Monday, guest host Chris Farrell spoke with a business professor and a writer doing their best work after 50.
Equity issues at stake in the Minneapolis teacher strike
The Minneapolis NAACP is calling on the city’s public school district to raise wages for Education Support Professionals. They’re also asking the union to put more protections from layoffs for teachers of color in its contract. 
For some kids, long COVID-19 is harder than having the virus
Most kids don't get severely ill with COVID-19. But the milder cases seen in children obscure kids who develop long COVID, a cluster of symptoms that can stick with them for months and upend their lives.
Minnesota native killed in attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine
Jimmy Hill, 68, became stranded in Chernihiv, a city north of Kyiv, after taking his partner there for medical treatment.
Can we help kids learn to love math?   
Math performance on standardized tests has been dropping for years and worsened during the  pandemic. We revisit a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had in January 2022 with two math educators about how parents and teachers can kindle success in math.