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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.

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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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Gas prices and inflation take a toll on small Minnesota farms

Gas prices and inflation take a toll on small Minnesota farms

Angela Dawson is a fourth-generation farmer in Sandstone, Minn. and co-founder and president of 40 Acre Cooperative. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the impact.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Sam Stroozas

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Professor David Schultz on the Jan. 6 hearings

Monday was the second day of the House Jan. 6 committee hearings. David Schultz is a Minnesota-based political scientist who teaches at Hamline University and the University of Minnesota Law School. He joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the hearings and what listeners can expect to come.

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Teatro del Pueblo tells a coming of age story for Latinas in 'Real Women Have Curves'

Teatro del Pueblo tells a coming of age story for Latinas in 'Real Women Have Curves'

Teatro del Pueblo’s “Real Women Have Curves” reflects the coming of age experience of many Latinas in the United States. Co-directors Adlyn Carreras and Lelis Brito joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about their work.
by Cathy Wurzer and Simone Cazares

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Minnesota’s loon population could be declining

Minnesota’s loon population could be declining

A Wisconsin study found the state’s loon population is declining. New research from Crow Wing County, Minnesota could find out whether Minnesota's loon population is facing similar trouble.
by Cathy Wurzer, Kirsti Marohn and Gretchen Brown

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Minnesota Now for June 9, 2022

Minnesota Now for June 9, 2022

Governor Tim Walz is meeting with leaders from the house and senate this afternoon about a special session. We'll find out if lawmakers can finish what they started. A new diagnosis helps describe a special kind of grief that has come to the fore during the pandemic. How is it different? We'll find out. The founder of "slow roll" sheds light on the hidden benefits of biking while Black. And we get the latest in sports news with Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend, Ellen Finn, Gretchen Brown and Simone Cazares

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MN Now sports update - June 9, 2022

MN Now sports update - June 9, 2022

Wally Langfellow and Eric Nelson from Ten-thousand Takes sports talk radio and television program talk with Cathy Wurzer about the Twins and Yankees, the new Saudi golf tour, a sneaky Vikings mini camp and the dismal season the Lynx are having.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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