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Special programming from MPR News.

NPR's Tom Gjelten on America's immigration story
NPR reporter Tom Gjelten speaks about America’s immigration history, as part of the Peace and Justice Series hosted by the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.
Westminster Town Hall Forum: Maria Teresa Kumar of Voto Latino
The founder of Voto Latino, Maria Teresa Kumar, speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.
'Aspen Ideas Now': The importance of music and the arts on our brains and health
Renowned singer Renee Fleming, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, playwright Anna Deavere Smith and opera director Yuval Sharon on the importance of music and the arts.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden meet in the first 2020 presidential debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet in the first 2020 presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday.
StoryCorps special, "One small step: Courageous conversations across a growing divide"
An NPR StoryCorps special: “One small step: Courageous conversations across a growing divide.” It’s about the importance of conversations between people who have political differences.
Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates
Newton Minow speaks about the history and future of presidential debates in the “Discourse Disrupters” series from Intelligence Squared.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her own words
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, speaking in September 2019 with NPR’s Nina Totenberg at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Ark.
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on the power of human connection
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks about his new book,"Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World."
Climate One: The link between climate change and wildfires
From the Climate One series at the Commonwealth Club of California: “Living with Fire.”