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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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Gardening tips for June in Minnesota

Gardening tips for June in Minnesota

Thursday, two experienced gardeners joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk all things gardening, give advice about how to grow and manage a garden in this kind of weather, and answer questions from listeners.
by Kerri Miller and Ariana Rosas

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Cybercrime is on the rise. What can we do to protect ourselves?

Cybercrime is on the rise. What can we do to protect ourselves?

In just the last couple of months, cybercriminals have hacked several U.S. companies using different types of ransomware, paralyzing a petroleum pipeline, compromising a meat manufacturer, delaying ferry operations between Massachusetts’ mainland and Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, and even targeting K-12 schools. Wednesday, host Kerri Miller talked to two cybersecurity experts about cyber threats, the risks of corporate hacking, what can be done to prevent them and what can be done to protect those who are most vulnerable.
by Kerri Miller and Ariana Rosas

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A fight for the soul of the Southern Baptist Convention

A fight for the soul of the Southern Baptist Convention

America’s largest Protestant denomination is embroiled in controversy as it holds its national convention this week. Issues of race and leftward drift will dominate. Will sexual abuse survivors, who are still waiting for the church to respond in a substantial way to their pleas, be ignored again?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The decline of the classic American teen summer job

The decline of the classic American teen summer job

The traditional summer job for teens has been on the decline since its late 1970s peak. In the years since, the employment rate among teens has maintained its downward trend. Aside from the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, what has accounted for the changes in teen employment? 
by Kerri Miller and Ariana Rosas

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What do we really know about UFOs?

What do we really know about UFOs?

The Department of Defense revived an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force to gather what is known about UAPs. The task force’s assessment is due to Congress by June 25. On Thursday, host Kerri Miller explored the possibilities with two experts: an astrophysicist and a conspiracy theory debunker.
by Kerri Miller and Ariana Rosas

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Debt relief for Black farmers and other farmers of color

Debt relief for Black farmers and other farmers of color

This month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is poised to give money to farmers of color for debt relief. Some say it’s an unfair stimulus. Others say it’s a much-needed form of reparations, after decades of systemic discrimination.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How to talk to kids about weight

How to talk to kids about weight

Well-intended strategies to help kids shed pounds often backfire. New research says there’s a better way. 
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Traveling this summer? Here’s what you need to know about getting away in a post-pandemic world

Traveling this summer? Here’s what you need to know about getting away in a post-pandemic world

After a year of staying at home due to COVID-19, vaccinated Americans are eager to hit the road again. But travel has changed since pre-pandemic days, and experts say many of those changes — for better or worse — are here to stay.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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