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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

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Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
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Where readers meet writers, Fridays at 11 a.m. Listen live or stream later on your favorite podcast app.

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In Cuba's history, a family divided

In Cuba's history, a family divided

Derek Palacio's new novel, "The Mortifications," offers a timely glimpse at the families torn apart by the U.S.-Cuba rift.
by MPR News Staff

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This is how U.S. government decisions are actually made

Who actually makes decisions in the U.S. government? Is it the politicians we elect? Or is it the army of bureaucrats that serve under them? Two experts explained.
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After Castro, what's the future of U.S.-Cuba relations?

After Castro, what's the future of U.S.-Cuba relations?

Following the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, we looked at the future of U.S.-Cuban relations.
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Political Junkie: Tweets and recalls

Political Junkie: Tweets and recalls

Political Junkie Ken Rudin discussed President-elect Donald Trump's accusations that millions of illegal votes were cast in November and the push for recounts in three states.
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'This Chair Rocks'

In a culture obsessed with eternal youth, Ashton Applewhite is stubbornly defiant. Applewhite is out with a new book that celebrates growing older.
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The growing mentoring movement

The growing mentoring movement

Founder and CEO of Encore.org, a San Francisco-based organization leading efforts in mentoring, Marc Freedman and MPR's senior economics contributor, Chris Farrell, discussed the mushrooming mentoring movement.
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More 'Rad Women': Worldwide role models

More 'Rad Women': Worldwide role models

Kate Schatz returns with a second collection highlighting powerful and influential women who don't always make the history books.
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'Not Just Jane': The women authors history overlooked

'Not Just Jane': The women authors history overlooked

Jane Austen was a fierce talent, but she wasn't alone in her era. "You couldn't swing a petticoat without knocking over authoresses young and old," Shelley DeWees writes in a new book.
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8 books bound for the small screen

8 books bound for the small screen

Childhood favorites and new bestsellers are getting the small-screen treatment with a fleet of new adaptations for TV or Netflix.
by Tracy Mumford

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Op-ed: Zuckerberg and Facebook must defend the truth

New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg believes that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has an obligation to crack down on the fake news on his site.
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