What's on the radio today: Oct. 30, 2019
Here’s your radio lineup for Wednesday, Oct. 30.
9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller
Americans are angry. An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released in August found 70 percent say they’re angry at the political establishment. And the rage is not contained to Washington, D.C. From our social media feeds and television screens to rush-hour traffic and Thanksgiving dinner, outrage is everywhere. But why? What good is all this anger? What does it do to our bodies and our culture? Wednesday on MPR News with Kerri Miller, we’ll look at the science and psychology of outrage. What role does a primal emotion have in a modern age?
10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson
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Most prisoners in the U.S. count as residents of the towns where they're confined, not where they're from. That skews census population data in favor of rural areas where prisons are disproportionately found. Critics say it violates the constitutional principle of one person, one vote. So where do inmates really live? Joshua Johnson looks for some answers on the next 1A.
11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis
Each of the hosts at Classical MPR recently made a list of their ten favorite musical works. Take a look at those lists, and you’ll find many of the pieces you’d expect: Mozart’s Piano Sonatas, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Stephen Paulus’ Pilgrim’s Hymn. But Garrett McQueen’s list is a little bit different. Pieces by Nina Simone, Beyonce, and The Fugees are all on it, along with ones by Duke Ellington and Valerie Coleman. A classical bassoonist turned radio host, he’s committed to diversity in public radio and classical music. In his new podcast, Trilloquy!, he and MPR colleague Scott Blankenship feature stories “from the fringes of classical music.” McQueen joins Angela Davis to talk about his ten favorite musical works, his new podcast, and the intersection of race and classical music.
Noon — MPR News Presents
From the Commonwealth Club's "Climate One" series: "Scorched Earth: Culture and Climate Under Siege." It's about fires and deforestation and the importance of trees for carbon storage. The speakers include Corey Brinkema of Minneapolis, the President of the Forest Stewardship Council of the U.S., and representatives of Amazon Watch and Planet. Moderated by Greg Dalton.
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