MPR News with Angela Davis

Do you bake or craft? MPR News host Angela Davis talks to people who are making gifts for the holidays as a way to relieve pandemic stress and pass on joy from the heart. 

What are you thankful for? Guest host Chris Farrell hosts a conversation about giving thanks with a writer, a psychology professor and the director of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. 

More than 75,000 people died last year in the United States from an opioid overdose. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about why more people are using opioids and what we’re learning about how to treat opioid addiction.

The pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain. Manufacturing, transportation and logistics have been affected by delays, labor shortages and rising prices. And that could impact everything from the price you’re paying for groceries to whether you can get a turkey for Thanksgiving. 

Who wants pie? Do you like pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, apple or cranberry? Host Angela Davis spoke with pie bakers about how to get that flaky crust and why eating and making pies nourish family and cultural traditions.

As if the holidays aren’t stressful enough, many of us are still dealing with the mental health effects of the protracted pandemic. Host Angela Davis talks about navigating holiday stress during a pandemic and how to manage social anxiety when gathering in groups once again. 

It’s hard to be a person. That’s the title of a new book by musician Brett Newski. It’s about his struggle with anxiety and the pitfalls of being a man today. Host Angela Davis speaks to Newski and two therapists specializing in men’s mental health.

Violence in the home increased during the pandemic. Why? What can be done? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with violence prevention advocates who help survivors heal and abusers change. 

The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the economy, but economic recovery has been strong in 2021. As the economy recovers, it’s crucial for the Twin Cities to close the economic opportunity gap, according to a new report released by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. 

Host Angela Davis talks about how to support gender expansive children with teacher Tom Rademacher, who wrote a new book about what he’s learned raising his nonbinary art-nerd kid, a pediatrician who leads a gender health program and a nonbinary young adult who works with nonbinary teens.