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Power Pairs: Listen to a new series featuring prominent Minnesotans in a close relationship. Maybe they're siblings, a married couple or best friends. You may know of them separately but they reveal a whole new side of themselves when Angela Davis sits them down together. Listen to the interviews here.

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Why the innocent end up in prison

September 29, 2023 12:34 PM

By Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

Imagine going to prison for something you did not do. Monday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis talks to an attorney with the Great North Innocence Project, which works to exonerate Minnesotans wrongly convicted of crimes and with a Minnesota man who spent nearly seven years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl reflects on 25 years of Minnesota people, places and food in her new book

September 27, 2023 2:45 PM

By Tom Crann and Matt Alvarez

Listen to a recorded conversation between MPR News host Tom Crann and award-winning writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl. Together, they talk about Minnesota’s culinary scene and Grumdahl’s new book, “The Essential Dear Dara: Writings on Local Characters and Memorable Places.”

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Running groups might be the key to becoming an avid runner

September 26, 2023 2:18 PM

By Angela Davis and Matt Alvarez

Running can lead you to a longer and healthier life, but getting started isn’t easy for most of us. MPR News host Angela Davis talks to three runners about the joys and pains of running, how to get started and the benefits of joining a running community.

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Eleanor Savage on how artists create social change

September 26, 2023 11:50 AM

By Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

Can artists create social change? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what the arts bring to our community with Eleanor Savage, the new president of the Jerome Foundation.

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Saying farewell to MPR News senior editor Mike Mulcahy

September 25, 2023 11:00 AM

By Stephanie Curtis and Matt Alvarez

MPR News senior editor Mike Mulcahy is retiring, after a long and storied career of covering Minnesota. He joins MPR News program director Stephanie Curtis to talk about what he’s seen and learned during his years in journalism and his plans for what’s next.

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Conversations with 'Power Pairs' who influence Minnesota – and each other

September 22, 2023 11:00 AM

By Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom, Matt Alvarez, and Danelle Cloutier

Power Pairs is a new series featuring prominent Minnesotans in a close relationship. You may know of them separately but they reveal a new side of themselves when they sit down together.

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The joys of being a lifelong learner

September 21, 2023 11:15 AM

By Chris Farrell and Matt Alvarez

Learning a new skill at an older age could be good for your physical and cognitive health. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests explore the benefits of trying a new and creative skill in the second half of life.

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Can AI replace your doctor?

September 20, 2023 11:41 AM

By Chris Farrell and Maja Beckstrom

Artificial intelligence could change our experience at the doctor’s office. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with two physicians who develop AI models about the promise and pitfalls of using AI in medicine.

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Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault on 50 years covering Black lives

September 19, 2023 11:20 AM

By Angela Davis and Nicole Johnson

Hunter-Gault talked to MPR News host Angela Davis about her latest book, her conversation with Nelson Mandela, how she made history and why Black history needs to be told.

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Steve and Mary Grove: Boosting each other and Minnesota

September 18, 2023 11:21 AM

By Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

The Star Tribune’s new publisher Steve Grove and startup investor Mary Grove met when they were both working at Google. Today, they’re each other’s biggest fans and big believers in the potential of Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the married couple as part of her Power Pairs series.