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Power Pairs: Listen to a new series featuring prominent Minnesotans in a close relationship. Maybe they're siblings, a married couple or best friends. You may know of them separately but they reveal a whole new side of themselves when Angela Davis sits them down together. Listen to the interviews here.

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Taking charge of your time
There are only 24 hours in a day, but is that enough to tackle your entire to-do list? News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about time — how to manage it and how to prioritize your tasks. 
Thanking and remembering veterans
What does “Thank you for your service” mean to military veterans? Listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had with veterans about that phrase. Plus, a documentary about the Ojibwe and Dakota code talkers who helped win World War II.
Are you tired of family drama?
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three therapists about how early family experiences shape us, and how to disentangle ourselves from the pain, hurt and conflict of dysfunctional family relationships.
Rural Voice: How to educate and attract the next generation of rural workers
Can remote work reverse the rural brain drain? Maybe. But there’s still work to be done to educate and engage the next generation of workers for small towns in the Upper Midwest, as MPR News host Kerri Miller heard when she hosted a Rural Voice town hall in River Falls, Wis., last month.
Why affordable child care is so hard to find  
Child care costs high, but wages for child care workers remain low. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the child care squeeze and how new state programs could help parents and providers.
The movement to give the vote to people with felony records
Election Day is next week, and it’s the first year of restored voting rights for Minnesotans with felony records. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the efforts to register thousands of newly eligible voters.
Addressing rising alcohol use among women
Alcohol use and misuse among women has been on the rise for years and it’s affecting their health faster than men. In this rebroadcast, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two experts about alcohol use among women.
Rural Voice: Mental health and social isolation in rural communities
Rural America is facing a silent epidemic of mental health struggles. How can they overcome the social isolation, stigma and accessibility issues that led to this moment? MPR News host Kerri Miller took that question to Little Falls, Minn., for a Rural Voice town hall.
The thrills and chills behind ghost stories — and why we like to tell them
Are you afraid of the dark? MPR News guest hosts Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle will talk about ghosts, scary stories and why this time of year gets us in the mood for a good scare.