What's on the radio today: Oct. 24, 2019

Your radio lineup for Thursday, Oct. 24.

9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller

MPR News’ Brandt Williams talks with author and poet Saeed Jones about his new memoir “How We Fight For Our Lives.”

10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson

A record number of women hold seats in Congress, mostly Democrats. Next year more Republican women than ever are planning to run for office. Can they level the playing field and how are they planning to do it? 1A heads Across America to Kansas to hear more about the GOP's plans to win back women.

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11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis

About 1 in 4 Americans say they now belong to no religion. And a record number of teens and young adults are leaving the church altogether. Researchers call them "religious nones.” They are made up of atheists, agnostics, and the spiritual, and they all reject organized religion. MPR News host Angela Davis will explore why young people are no longer stepping foot inside a church and what the future of organized religion looks like in America.

Noon — MPR News Presents

"Boy from the North Country: Bob Dylan in Minnesota," an MPR documentary by Jim Bickal about the life and career of Minnesota native Bob Dylan.

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