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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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Political Junkie: Jeb Bush announcing his 2016 campaign

Political Junkie: Jeb Bush announcing his 2016 campaign

Political Junkie Ken Rudin joins MPR News to give his perspective on the national political scene.

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Guthrie's Joe Dowling looks back at his tenure

Guthrie's Joe Dowling looks back at his tenure

The theater's artistic director spoke to MPR News' Tom Crann about the highlights and low-lights of his "hour on the stage."
by Joe Dowling

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How agriculture trade, avian flu affect Minnesotans

How agriculture trade, avian flu affect Minnesotans

Three guests discuss how avian flu, international trade deals and EPA rules matter to Minnesotans beyond the farmyard.

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Cheap summer travel: Get into the sharing economy

Cheap summer travel: Get into the sharing economy

Two travel experts discuss sites where you can stay at someone's home, eat a meal with a stranger or get a local resident to give you a tour.
by Emily Kaiser

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Ex-Times editor Jill Abramson on Murdoch: 'A mixed legacy'

Ex-Times editor Jill Abramson on Murdoch: 'A mixed legacy'

"He was responsible for the rise of a kind of very political, very partisan way of delivering the news," she said on MPR News.
by Emily Kaiser

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This year's hurricane season off to a unique start

This year's hurricane season off to a unique start

Hurricane Ana was an out-of-season storm last month in the Atlantic and Blanca is the earliest tropical cyclone on record to hit Baja, Calif. Is climate change and warm oceans changing the nature of hurricane season?

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Why millennials aren't getting married

Why millennials aren't getting married

The number of adults 25 or older who have never been married is at a record high: 20 percent. What are the implications of this shift?

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Will Apple Pay, mobile payments replace your wallet?

Will Apple Pay, mobile payments replace your wallet?

Apple is expanding Apple Pay users and retailers, growing the number of people who can pay for purchases using their phones.

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Migrants crossing Mediterranean top 100,000 this year

Migrants crossing Mediterranean top 100,000 this year

MPR News' Tom Crann looked at why the number of migrants willing to take life-threatening journeys are rising in both Europe and Asia and what the international community is trying to do to stem the tide.

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