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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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The Five: A card game, acapella dancing and more for early winter

MPR News director of programming Steph Curtis stopped by with an early winter edition of “The Five,” where she recommends things to read, listen to and experience right now.
by Kerri Miller, Stephanie Curtis and Kelly Gordon

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Rebroadcast: For the love of dogs

Rebroadcast: For the love of dogs

We love dogs. But do they love us back? One canine researcher says yes.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Is America living up to its ideals?

Is America living up to its ideals?

Journalist and author Thomas Ricks wrote “First Principles” to answer the question he asked himself: Is this what the nation’s founders intended?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How to grieve after a year of loss

How to grieve after a year of loss

No matter who you are and what your unique experience has been, 2020 has been a year of loss. How do we work through the complicated grief and look toward healing in the new year?
by Chris Farrell and Kelly Gordon

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State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

The United States confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in late January and is now approaching 300,000 deaths from the disease. In the intervening months, the response to the pandemic — from restrictions to testing access — has largely been left up to the states. What do current caseloads and hospitalizations across the country tell us about mitigation efforts?
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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What can we glean from the latest COVID-19 data?

What can we glean from the latest COVID-19 data?

On Mondays we discuss the latest science on COVID-19. This week the University of Minnesota’s Michael Osterholm addressed recent vaccine news and the coronavirus task force.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Catching up on some of the most notable books of 2020

Catching up on some of the most notable books of 2020

Kerri Miller is spending these last weeks of 2020 finding books that were published this year and that you might’ve overlooked.
by Kerri Miller

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New research into Alzheimer’s disease and dementia 

New research into Alzheimer’s disease and dementia 

What’s new with Alzheimer’s disease research? Two dementia investigators talk about racial disparities, sleep and a blood test that may tell you if you could someday be at risk. 
by Kerri Miller and Maja Beckstrom

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The pandemic’s negative impact on social security

The pandemic’s negative impact on social security

Thanks to the pandemic, the Social Security trust fund is now expected to exhaust its assets by 2033 – three years earlier than previously projected. How might a Biden presidency impact the future of this social safety net?
by Chris Farrell and Kelly Gordon

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