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Every Monday through Thursday at 11 a.m. on Talking Sense, MPR News host Catharine Richert, her guests and callers will dig in to the big issues of the day.

Coming up next time: MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests take your questions on the headlines everyone is talking about, whether the news is happening in Minnesota, nationally or on the other side of the world.

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Rattled by politics? Try some sweet potato pie

Rattled by politics? Try some sweet potato pie

Rose McGee, the founder of the Twin Cities nonprofit Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, hopes her comfort food will help people connect and have meaningful conversations around hard topics like race.
by Annie Baxter

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Minneapolis police, Black men find common ground in Alabama’s past

Minneapolis police, Black men find common ground in Alabama’s past

MPR News host Angela Davis presents an audio documentary about her experiences traveling to Montgomery, Ala., with a group of Minneapolis police officers and Black community members seeking to build trust.
by Angela Davis

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Talking Sense: How does news media contribute to political polarization?  

Talking Sense: How does news media contribute to political polarization?  

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and her guests talk about how the news media contributes to political polarization by stoking mistrust and reinforcing stereotypes.
by Catharine Richert and Maja Beckstrom

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Civil rights expert: How to bridge Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration

Civil rights expert: How to bridge Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration

Civil rights expert john a. powell, author of the recently published book “The Power of Bridging: How to Build a World Where We All Belong,” addresses the dual occasions of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration day and how to bridge the two.
by Catharine Richert and Annie Baxter

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A new lesson in higher education: Being OK with uncomfortable conversations

A new lesson in higher education: Being OK with uncomfortable conversations

Colleges around the country have been taking heat for being too politically correct and stifling robust political debate. At the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the faculty is trying to tackle that problem. 
by Catharine Richert

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4 ways news media fuel polarization, and some ways to stop it

4 ways news media fuel polarization, and some ways to stop it

We live in politically polarized times, and media coverage can be part of the problem, says Diana Mutz, an author and professor who wants American news organizations to rethink how they present political news.
by Catharine Richert

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