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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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How a doctor talks to people who are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccines
Dr. Zeke McKinney has been fighting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in the community by talking to people face-to-face. He showed host Tom Crann how he approaches conversations with people who are vaccine hesitant.
Drought drives good grape year in Minnesota
The drought has challenged many in Minnesota. But for grape growers, it’s the silver lining to a difficult 18 months.
Art Hounds hearken back to the 60s
“Summer of Love” is a live, 1960s music and light show. “The Uncertainty Principle” explores the ripple effect of the Vietnam War. Plus, the Austin Artworks Festival is back this weekend with music and art.
It's not just the crops. Drought puts stress on farmers, too
As the drought lingers in much of the state, there is growing concern about mental health challenges faced by farmers and other people in rural Minnesota. 
COVID-19 in MN: No signs of a peak; officials worry over State Fair crowds
Concerned about viral spread at the Minnesota State Fair, health officials on Tuesday implored people to stay vigilant against the disease. “We aren't going to wish away this virus,” the state’s infectious disease director told reporters.
Hamline University excavation offers window to the past, perspective for the present
A Hamline University professor and his students routinely tear up the campus lawn to excavate the remnants of a house that once stood there and learn about the people who occupied it.
A summer tradition changes with the climate
Climate change is affecting everything from campers’ schedules to infrastructure needs to the kinds of trees on the property at Camp Mishawaka in Grand Rapids, Minn. And it isn’t alone; a major insurer of summer camps has pulled out of the business as camps on the coasts lose property to wildfires and hurricanes.
Minn. GOP officials meet amid clamor for party leader's ouster
The Minnesota Republican Party’s executive committee is holding an emergency meeting Thursday amid calls for party chair Jennifer Carnahan to step down. The meeting comes a week after a federal grand jury indicted Carnahan’s close friend and top GOP donor Tony Lazzaro on child sex trafficking charges.
Rep. Ilhan Omar weighs in on Afghanistan and America’s role
MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with Rep. Omar, a DFLer who represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District about the situation. The Congresswoman has called it “personally painful,” referring to her history of fleeing violence in Somalia with her family.