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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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Women of Faith: Putting relationships over politics

Women of Faith: Putting relationships over politics

The women behind the podcast Pantsuit Politics say their faith compels them to stay in relationships, even with people with whom they disagree politically. It's the latest discussion in our Women of Faith series.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Joy Harjo is first Native American named U.S. poet laureate

Joy Harjo is first Native American named U.S. poet laureate

"I want to bring the contribution of poetry of the tribal nations to the forefront and include it in the discussion of poetry," says Harjo, an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and a native of Tulsa, Okla.
by The Associated Press

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How the falling price of coffee is influencing migration to the U.S.

How the falling price of coffee is influencing migration to the U.S.

Over the past eight months, 211,000 Guatemalans have been taken into custody at the southwest border of the United States. MPR News host Kerri Miller explored how falling prices of coffee in Guatemala and other Latin American countries are influencing migration to the United States.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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How accurately do polls predict presidential nominations? Jeff Greenfield on why he's skeptical of early popularity

How accurately do polls predict presidential nominations? Jeff Greenfield on why he's skeptical of early popularity

In a POLITICO article titled, "Why You're Wrong About the Democratic Primary," journalist, Jeff Greenfield, outlines why he doesn't believe in early popularity. MPR News host Kerri Miller explores the predictability of presidential nominations.
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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The Five: Oksana Behave, an ancient tree and how to cool your home without air conditioning

This week on The Five, MPR News senior producer Stephanie Curtis offers a delightful novel about an immigrant assimilating in America, an ancient tree you can visit only with the help of a guide, and the definitive answer about the best way to cool your home.
by Stephanie Curtis

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The future of paid family leave

The future of paid family leave

The United States is the only industrialized country that doesn't guarantee paid parental leave to working parents. What will the future of paid leave in the United States be?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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