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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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Sad summer reading, Pride Month picks and Midwest place writing with Zoe Jackson

Sad summer reading, Pride Month picks and Midwest place writing with Zoe Jackson

Books make great company for our well-earned, long summer evenings in Minnesota. Lately, BookTok-er Zoe Jackson has been taking her reads to a Minneapolis beach. Here are her summer reading tips.
by Emily Bright and Alanna Elder

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Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Seal Dwyer is building community and healing trauma in the St. Cloud area

Dwyer is a passionate advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, especially young people. She is helping start a queer community center in downtown St. Cloud to provide a safe space and resources.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Northfield author Krista Burton on her quest to visit every remaining lesbian bar in the country

Gay bars have long been lauded as safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people to celebrate who they are and explore their identity. But over the past 30 years, the number of lesbian bars in the U.S. has shrunk from 206 to around 20.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson discuss Minnesota sports scene

Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson discuss Minnesota sports scene

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checks in with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson to discuss what’s new for the Twins, Vikings and Lynx, as well as in the world of golf.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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'Hard on the plants and hard on the people who raise them:' Abnormally dry conditions spread

'Hard on the plants and hard on the people who raise them:' Abnormally dry conditions spread

As abnormally dry conditions spread across the state for another growing season, we looked at how farmers are adapting. MPR meteorologist Sven Sundgaard gives us a weather outlook and forecast.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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