MPR News with Angela Davis

Angela Davis MPR News Podcast
Angela Davis MPR News Podcast
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Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, weekdays at 9 a.m. Call us at 651-227-6000.

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. 

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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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What to know about the GLP-1 weight loss drugs
Now that millions of people have taken weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound, what have we learned? MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the benefits, side effects and high cost of the popular GLP-1 drugs.      
Sue Abderholden retires after two decades shaping mental health advocacy in Minnesota
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with Sue Abderholden about her long career shaping public policies that improve the lives of people with mental illnesses or disabilities.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with MPR's Native News team
MPR News editor and guest host Leah Lemm celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day with reporters who are part of our Native News team. Leah and her guests talk about how they cover Native communities, tribal nations and people, all around Minnesota every day.
MPR News' regional reporters on the importance of living where they report
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with some of our regional reporters about what it means to report on the communities they live in and why that connection matters. 
How The Current shapes Minnesota's music scene
For 20 years, The Current has been Minnesota’s music heartbeat — boosting local talent and introducing fresh sounds on the radio. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and her guests pull back the curtain on the station’s sound and how it all comes together.
The future of public media: MPR president on local journalism, federal cuts and what's next
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with MPR President Duchesne Drew about the future of local journalism and public media in the wake of government funding cuts.
How 2 Minnesota graduate students are helping implement free period products in schools
This is the second year that Minnesota schools are required to provide free menstrual products. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with two graduate students who created a toolkit that helps educators put the law into practice.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari on interest rates, inflation, jobs and what's next
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and senior economics contributor Chris Farrell talk about interest rates, inflation, the job market and what it all means for Minnesotans with Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president and CEO Neel Kashkari.