MPR News Presents

Special programming from MPR News.

Ancestry's Catherine Ball on your broader human family
An exploration of what makes up our human identity, and how our DNA can illuminate our genetic relationships with people all over the world and throughout history.
How voter fraud and voter suppression shaped the nation
Federal investigations of possible voter fraud are underway. In this episode of Truth, Politics and Power, former NPR host Neal Conan explores the history of voting rights, voter fraud and the current investigations.
Labor Day special: The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel interviewed working people about their jobs and their lives, which became the best-selling book "Working."
MPR Day at the State Fair: How well do you know Minnesota?
Cathy Wurzer of Minnesota Public Radio News and Sean McPherson of The Current host MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair, on stage at Dan Patch Park with a news quiz featuring local celebrities.
Aspen Ideas Festival: Bill Bishop on political polarization and 'The Big Sort'
Bill Bishop says some of our political polarization comes from the fact that we're ideologically inbred -- we don't know, can't understand and can barely conceive of people who live just a few miles away.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks on race in America
The new president of the NAACP Derrick Johnson speaks and answers questions at the National Press Club in Washington about race in America. He titled his talk, "Beyond Charlottesville."
Climate One: Tesla and the future of cars
A new program from the Commonwealth Club's "Climate One" series about electric cars, autonomous vehicles and the eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Cathy Wurzer hosts TPT's Almanac at MPR State Fair Booth
MPR's Cathy Wurzer and TPT's Almanac co-host Eric Eskola at the MPR State Fair booth for a live noon hour broadcast.
Aspen Ideas Festival: When colorblindness renders me invisible to you
Former NPR host Michele Norris moderated a discussion about race, inequality and the future of democracy at this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival. Is opportunity and social mobility still possible in America?