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Are you avoiding the news? Why news fatigue and avoiding the news matters
Does the news leave you feeling overwhelmed and depressed? You’re not alone. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a journalist and a researcher about why more people are avoiding the news, why it matters and what to do about it.
What our teeth say about class, beauty standards and health care in the U.S.
Who can and cannot access oral health care in our country and why are Americans so obsessed with perfect pearly whites? MPR News host Angela Davis talks to a journalist and two dentists who focus on oral public health and access to dental care.
How social media has changed us
From “echo chambers” to “comparison quicksand,” social media has changed the way we communicate and think of ourselves and others. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two researchers about social media’s impact on everything from political conversations to teen friendships.
No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school
A new documentary from American Public Media explores how a Chicago charter school that promised low-income students better access to college began to reconsider its hyper-strict, “no excuses” approach.
How Minnesota shaped mall culture
As the Mall of America marks its 30th anniversary, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the mall’s vice president and a design critic about the history and evolution of indoor shopping malls.
Demystifying migraines and headaches
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two neurologists about the latest research into how to prevent and treat migraines and other headaches and why some people get lingering headaches after COVID-19.
Standing in Two Worlds: Native American College Diaries
U.S. government boarding schools were once used to erase Indigenous culture and force assimilation. In a new documentary from American Public Media, meet three Indigenous college students who are using their college education to strengthen ties to their Native roots and support their people.
Historian Carol Anderson on the assault to undermine voting rights
The Voting Rights Act turns 57 this week. But its power to outlaw discriminatory voting practices has been slowly chipped away. On a special Big Books and Bold Ideas, MPR News host Kerri Miller talks with historian and scholar Carol Anderson about what’s next for voting rights.
Monkeypox is here. What questions do you have?
As of Tuesday, there are 38 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two doctors about monkeypox, how it’s spread, who is most at risk and how to prevent it.
Bicycling and bike routes surging ahead in Minnesota
Are you riding a bike more? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a bicycle advocate and a bike educator about the jump in pandemic pedaling and how streets and trails are changing to encourage more biking.