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MPR News with Angela Davis

Angela Davis MPR News Podcast
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Historian Carol Anderson on the assault to undermine voting rights

Historian Carol Anderson on the assault to undermine voting rights

The Voting Rights Act turns 57 this week. But its power to outlaw discriminatory voting practices has been slowly chipped away. On a special Big Books and Bold Ideas, MPR News host Kerri Miller talks with historian and scholar Carol Anderson about what’s next for voting rights.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Monkeypox is here. What questions do you have?

Monkeypox is here. What questions do you have?

As of Tuesday, there are 38 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two doctors about monkeypox, how it’s spread, who is most at risk and how to prevent it.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Bicycling and bike routes surging ahead in Minnesota

Bicycling and bike routes surging ahead in Minnesota

Are you riding a bike more? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a bicycle advocate and a bike educator about the jump in pandemic pedaling and how streets and trails are changing to encourage more biking.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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The history of tipping, and how it’s changing

The history of tipping, and how it’s changing

How do you decide how much to tip? More restaurants are getting rid of the practice. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the history of tipping in the United States, and the push for higher wages for service workers.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Extreme heat is becoming more common. What are cities doing about it?

Extreme heat is becoming more common. What are cities doing about it?

Sweltering summer temperatures across the U.S. has cities looking for new ways to lessen the impact of extreme heat caused by climate change. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three experts about what we can do to address the heat and the climate crisis.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Finding focus in a scattered time

Finding focus in a scattered time

Are you easily distracted? Having a hard time concentrating on work or other tasks? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two psychology researchers about the science of distraction, why the COVID-19 pandemic and other stressors steal our attention and how we can reclaim our focus. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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The power of Black male educators

The power of Black male educators

Research has shown that having teachers and school staff of color can help students of color succeed. But nationally only seven percent of teachers are Black, and only two percent are Black men. American Public Media special correspondent Lee Hawkins talks about identity, curriculum, recruitment and more with four Black men who are educators.
by Lee Hawkins

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Tackling medical debt

Tackling medical debt

Many people are one medical emergency away from a financial crisis. Almost two out of every five American adults are living with some form of debt related to cost of health care. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the toll of medical debt and what can be done about it with a financial counselor, an elder law attorney and the header of a national nonprofit organization that raises donations to forgive medical debt.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Great books for summer reading 

Great books for summer reading 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota booksellers and readers about what books they’re enjoying this summer and how books help us understand the world and our place in it. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Cool dishes for hot weather 

Cool dishes for hot weather 

Who wants to sweat over a hot stove in summer? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two food writers about delicious ideas for salads and other inexpensive dishes to try when food prices and temperatures keep going up and up. 
by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Maja Beckstrom

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