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How to take action on youth mental health
We listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had with two Minnesota professionals about how to recognize signs of mental health challenges — and what to do and say to help that young person in your life.
Lake Superior: Honoring and protecting Minnesota’s natural wonder
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a scientist, two artists and people who dip into its icy waters about the special relationships Minnesotans have with this natural wonder and how the lake is threatened by climate change.
Feeling burned out? Here’s how a Minnesota doctor sang about it
What do you do when work starts to feel like a grind? One Twin Cities doctor wrote a musical about it. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks about finding meaning at work and ways to handle burnout. 
Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health
Queer teens and young adults are experiencing a rise in LGBTQ+ discrimination. What’s the impact on their mental health and what supports their wellbeing? MPR News shares a one-hour broadcast special hosted by Kimberly Adams, “Call to Mind: Queer Youth Resilience & Mental Health.”
World-class conductor now making beer for a cause
William Eddins’ music career has taken him around the world as an orchestra conductor. Now he hopes to support music education for young people in the Twin Cities with his St. Paul brewery MetroNOME. MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with Eddins about music, beer and the brewery’s mission.
Almost all Minnesota workers may get paid time off for family and medical leave 
MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talked with a reporter and two experts about how the proposed state-run insurance program would work and how it could affect small businesses.
Highlights from Wellness Wednesday: Looking at hearing loss, tackling addictions
Will direct-to-consumer hearing aids make it easier to address hearing loss? MPR News host Angela Davis shares highlights from two Wellness Wednesday shows, one on hearing loss and another on tackling addictions.
How an APM podcast became part of a national movement to reform reading instruction
The APM podcast “Sold a Story” exposed what went wrong with teaching kids to read. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with APM senior producer Emily Hanford about the attention her work is getting from high places.