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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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A new map is restoring Native names to places in Northern Minnesota

A partnership between the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, the non-profit Ely Folk School, and volunteer artists is restoring erased Indigenous names to their rightful places.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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The sound of the Wild: John deCausmeaker reflects on singing to hockey fans

The national anthem is one of the first things Wild fans hear at their hockey games. The man belting out that song has a story of his own. John deCausmeaker talks with host Cathy Wurzer about his career and his current gig.
by Britt Aamodt and Cathy Wurzer

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How government action encouraged shock jocks and talk radio that changed the political game

How government action encouraged shock jocks and talk radio that changed the political game

Host Cathy Wurzer talks with Minneapolis-based independent journalist Katie Thornton just came out with a new 5-part series on WNYC’s show "On the Media" about how the the American right came to dominate talk radio, and how one company is launching a conservative media empire on the airwaves.
by Ellen Finn and Cathy Wurzer

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Stephanie Hansen dishes on the recipes in her new cookbook 'True North Cabin Cookbook'

Stephanie Hansen dishes on the recipes in her new cookbook 'True North Cabin Cookbook'

Stephanie Hansen, from FM 107 and The Jason Show talks with host Cathy Wurzer about her new cookbook “True North Cabin Cookbook” and winter cooking with a summer cabin feel.
by Britt Aamodt and Cathy Wurzer

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