MPR News with Tom Weber

Tom Weber, a reporter and host at MPR News for a decade, resigned effective June 22, 2018. You can find his work covering the people and places of Minnesota here.
https://www.mpr.org/about/people/tweber

May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay have been friends for years, but the two recently decided to team up as playwrights for the first time, collaborating on a piece that explores their heritage and the connections that define them and their families.
A discussion on authenticity, identity and heritage in Native artists' work.
Vote counts? Duluth mulls ranked-choice elections
Duluth voters will soon decide if their future elections will use ranked-choice voting. Backers say it gives voters more options. Critics say the method is too confusing and hasn't delivered on its promises.
A discussion about 'wonder.'
'Peanuts' returns with a new film after 35 years
St. Paul cartoonist Charles M. Schulz made his beloved characters an international hit. Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and more will return in "The Peanuts Movie" on Nov. 6.
The disappearing 'Katherine Carlyle'
Novelist Rupert Thomson has been compared to everyone from Franz Kafka to Oliver Sacks. His newest book centers around a 19-year-old girl who decides to leave her life behind for points unknown.
Actor Aaron Davidman joins MPR News' Euan Kerr to discuss what The San Francisco Chronicle described as a "remarkable solo performance."
How one Minnesota nonprofit is working to make the world a less violent place for women.
A conversation about the plight of North Korean refugees.