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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 Thread: Once Upon a Crime’s thriller picks

The Thread: Once Upon a Crime’s thriller picks

Still working your way through Kerri Miller’s GIANT summer list of thrillers?  This week, she consulted the experts for her Thread must-read.
by Kerri Miller

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Minnesota health officials discuss COVID-19 transmission in the state

Minnesota health officials discuss COVID-19 transmission in the state

Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and the state’s infectious disease director, Kris Ehresmann, return to the show to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic and answer listener questions.
by Kerri Miller, Breann Schossow and Marianne Combs

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Three voices on what they’re reading in 2020

Three voices on what they’re reading in 2020

MPR News with Kerri Miller continues its look at what to read in this tumultuous and transformational year, with a focus on fiction, memoirs and poetry.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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What does it mean to be a woman in America today?

What does it mean to be a woman in America today?

August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment. We will explore the role of women in the United States now and over the last century through conversations about voting, culture, politics and access to power.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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What the pandemic has revealed about climate change views, activism

What the pandemic has revealed about climate change views, activism

The early months of the pandemic saw a short decline in air pollutant levels and the usage of fossil fuels. But while the green effects may be fleeting, the pandemic has offered a variety of lessons for climate change activists about how to move forward with the movement. We explore what’s ahead for climate change education and activism.
by Kerri Miller, Breann Schossow and Kelly Gordon

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Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

Michael Osterholm on where we are now with the COVID-19 pandemic

We check in with Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm about next steps for living amid a pandemic in the U.S. and what it would take to slow the current surge of cases.
by Kerri Miller, Breann Schossow and Matt Mikus

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10 thrillers Thread readers say you must not miss!

10 thrillers Thread readers say you must not miss!

For the past several weeks, Kerri Miller has been bringing you Thread must-read thrillers you should not miss. This week, readers share the works that thrill them.
by Kerri Miller

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For Minnesotans, Walz’s school plan brings more questions than answers

For Minnesotans, Walz’s school plan brings more questions than answers

With little more than guidance from the state government for how to handle the upcoming school year, many Minnesotans remain in limbo for how their lives will look in a month. 
by Cody Nelson, Kerri Miller and Angela Davis

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Minnesotans react after state releases fall guidance for schools

Minnesotans react after state releases fall guidance for schools

The Walz administration released its plan for how students, teachers and staff should return this fall. We spoke with Minnesota superintendents, principals — and listeners — about what to expect and how they’re feeling about the decision.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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