MPR News Presents

Special programming from MPR News.

Memorial Day broadcast: Tim O'Brien on 'The Things They Carried'
A Memorial Day 2019 broadcast of Minnesota native Tim O'Brien, speaking about his award-winning book based on his Vietnam War experience, "The Things They Carried."
Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday
Amy Walter looks at the evolution of the presidency.
Presidential Ideas Festival: America's role in the world
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from the Bill Clinton administration and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley from the George W. Bush administration discussed America's role in the world.
Climate Cast LIVE with Paul Huttner
The May edition of Climate Cast LIVE on MPR News Presents, hosted by MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner
An immigration question: to assimilate?
How important is the idea of national unity or common identity? And how important is it for immigrants to bring -- and share -- some of their cultural identity and language?
Brains and Losses: The bottom line on aging and financial vulnerability
Neuroscientists and gerontologists see evidence that people aging normally can become more vulnerable to financial exploitation. Marketplace's David Brancaccio and his team have identified fraud victims and their families who have been willing to tell their stories.
Politics with Amy Walter on Takeaway Friday
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on "Politics with Amy Walter."
Alisa Roth on the criminalization of mental illness
MPR's mental health reporter Alisa Roth gives the keynote address at a Hamline University conference on mental health and the criminal justice system.
Intelligence Squared debate: All hail the driverless car?
What if the next car you buy or taxi you hail drives itself? Driverless cars, also known as autonomous or self-driving vehicles, are currently in test-drive mode around the globe. Should we proceed with caution? Or embrace the driverless car?