Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller

Kerri Miller Podcast Tile — Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller
MPR News

Where readers meet writers, Fridays at 11 a.m. Listen live or stream later on your favorite podcast app.

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or RSS

Books Coverage: The Thread | About: Kerri Miller

Subscribe to Podcast

April 12, 2016 12:00 AM

Op-ed: It's time to reform a damaged Fed

The U of M's Larry Jacobs argues that the Federal Reserve showed both its power and its flaws during the Great Recession and that it's time to turn it into a stronger central bank to help weather the next crisis.

by MPR News Staff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 11, 2016 3:05 PM

Political Junkie: Boston Globe, convention math and Paul Ryan

This week's chat with the Political Junkie covered the Boston Globe's satirical front page, the elbows candidates are throwing ahead of New York's primary, and whether Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is running for anything in particular these days.

by MPR News Staff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 11, 2016 10:44 AM

Is baseball changing for the better?

Will changes to the sport bring in new fans? Or alienate loyal ones?

by MPR News Staff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 8, 2016 2:09 PM

Friday Roundtable: 'Six things I wish I'd known before starting college'

What do you wish you'd known before starting college? Three campus experts share the wisdom they picked up later.

by Marcheta Fornoff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 7, 2016 12:00 AM

Climate Cast: Why isn't climate change a bigger campaign issue?

Two climate experts discuss why candidates and the media aren't making climate change a bigger focus of the presidential campaign.

by MPR News Staff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 6, 2016 3:38 PM

Why do more people move to Houston than to Minneapolis?

Census data shows the Twin Cities are growing, but mostly through new births and international immigration. Meanwhile, sunbelt cities like Houston are attracting a lot of new residents from elsewhere in the country.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 6, 2016 12:16 PM

The pivotal role of women in the 2016 election

Women are playing a pivotal role in this year's presidential election in many ways. Two experts talk about the role of women in politics, both as voters and as candidates.

by MPR News Staff

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 5, 2016 7:59 PM

Cruz, Sanders win in Wisconsin

Cruz and anti-Trump forces hope Wisconsin signals the start of Trump's decline. For Sanders, Wisconsin was the latest in a string of victories that have given him an incentive to keep competing against Clinton.

by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 5, 2016 3:52 PM

'We want to hear new voices': Diversity in sci-fi and fantasy

"The real strongholds of fantasy and science fiction are stereotypically very white and old," said Zen Cho, author of "Sorcerer to the Crown." But the industry is changing.

by Tracy Mumford