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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.

Appetites | Climate Cast

How climate change is causing heavy snowfall
Yes, there is a connection between heavier snowfall, like our recent April blizzard, and climate change. We explain it this week on Climate Cast.
Lawmakers call on Big Pharma to pay up in fight against opioid abuse
A bipartisan group of supporters of a fee paid by pharmaceutical companies for every opioid they sell in the state continue to push. That's despite dimming prospects for the legislation.
Appetites: Inspiring more women to lead in the kitchen and business
The Women Chefs and Restaurateurs is working to grow the number of women chefs, and they are holding their 25th annual gathering in Minneapolis this weekend.
When radicalization lured two Somali teenagers ... from Norway
A book just out in the U.S. tells the story of sisters who left their adopted homeland to wage jihad in Syria.
Carrot vs. stick: How should Minnesota get to cleaner water?
Gov. Mark Dayton set an ambitious goal of improving Minnesota's water quality 25 percent by 2025. But consensus on how to achieve that goal has been elusive, and there's much work left to do.
Whalen says coaching women's basketball at U of M will be 'the thrill of my lifetime'
Whalen signed a five year contract, which will pay her $400,000 in her first year, with increases each year that end with $547,391 in her fifth year. There are also incentives for academic and athletic performance.
Social worker tries auto repair to tackle poverty
What do you do if you're a social worker and pastoral minister trying to help people out of poverty? Learn to fix their cars, of course.