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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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An interview with 3 ‘Reservation Dogs’ actors, writers from Minnesota

An interview with 3 ‘Reservation Dogs’ actors, writers from Minnesota

Dallas Goldtooth, Migizi Pensoneau and Bobby Wilson, who are actors, writers and producers on the hit show, all hail from Dakota and Ojibwe communities in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Volunteers to survey people experiencing homelessness for the first time since 2018

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer passed the mic to Michelle Decker Gerrard and David Schultz for a deep dive on the Minnesota Homeless Study.
by Cathy Wurzer, Alanna Elder and Ellen Finn

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How to protect your identity after the U of M data breach

How to protect your identity after the U of M data breach

Cybersecurity specialist Ian Coldwater joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about what former students, applicants, staff and all of those impacted can do to protect against identity theft.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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A year into resettlement, Ukrainian family reunites with relatives

A year into resettlement, Ukrainian family reunites with relatives

Vadym Holiuk and sponsor Sharon Norlander talked with MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer a few hours before Vadym’s family were set to land at Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Local filmmaker's first feature film set where he fell in love with movies — Vali-Hi

Local filmmaker's first feature film set where he fell in love with movies — Vali-Hi

“Bobby’s Intermission” tells the story of a teenager who dreams of becoming a filmmaker and the film is entirely shot at the shuttered Vali-Hi Drive-In.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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