MPR News with Angela Davis

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Programming note: Our colleague Angela Davis is taking a leave of absence after a recent breast cancer diagnosis. Thank you to all who have checked in and shared kind words. Angela is touched by your support as she focuses on her recovery.

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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October 23, 2024 11:34 AM

Vegan options are going mainstream

Plant-based diets are growing more popular. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the founder of the “Vegan Sexy Cool” podcast and a professor of nutrition about the benefits and challenges of going vegan.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 22, 2024 11:20 AM

How well do you know your neighbors?

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about why fewer Americans spend time with neighbors, why these ties matter and how to make connections with the people who live nearby.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 17, 2024 10:25 PM

Connecting young people to their purpose

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the leader and founder of Project Success — a Minnesota nonprofit that’s been connecting students to their purpose for 30 years.

by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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October 17, 2024 12:48 PM

Why some young men feel aimless and isolated

What’s going on with young men? On Thursday, a masculinity researcher joined MPR News host Chris Farrell to talk about why some young men don’t have a sense of purpose and feel isolated and stuck.

by Chris Farrell and Cari Dwyer

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October 16, 2024 10:16 AM

More young women are getting breast cancer

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with a survivor and her oncologist about diagnosis, survivorship challenges and why breast cancer still kills 40,000 people each year.

by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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October 15, 2024 12:59 PM

Power Pair: Two violas, two orchestras and one marriage

Meet a power pair with a harmonious relationship. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with married couple Maiya Papach, principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Rebecca Albers, principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 14, 2024 11:10 AM

’Finding Manoomin: A Search for the Spirit of Wild Rice’

Leah Lemm, a citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, shares her journey to connect with her cultural roots through the tradition of wild rice harvesting.

by Leah Lemm, Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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October 9, 2024 1:38 PM

The disconnect between economic data and voters' concerns

Are you worried about money? Concerned about the economy? MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the financial issues affecting how people plan to vote.

by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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October 9, 2024 10:23 AM

Wellness Wednesday health highlights

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits health and wellness advice on how to build strong bones, from your teen years to old age. Plus, the new ways young people are getting hooked on nicotine.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom