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The wedding rebound in Minnesota 
It’s turning into a boom year for weddings as couples who delayed tying the knot earlier in the pandemic make plans to celebrate in 2022. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two wedding planners about the wedding rebound in Minnesota.
How Minnesota’s farmers handle extreme weather, inflation and supply chain woes
Rising costs, supply chain trouble and extreme weather are causing problems for farmers. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota’s agriculture commissioner about the state of farming.
How to handle a third summer with COVID-19
Where are we in the pandemic? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and infectious disease expert Dr. Greg Poland about new strains, when to time your booster and how to cope with a virus that isn’t going away.
With 40 percent of food getting wasted, what are your strategies for wasting less?
Wasted food could instead help feed people who are struggling financially. And if we cut down our food waste, we are helping to cut back greenhouse gas emissions. How do you try to avoid wasting food in your home? MPR News host Angela Davis discussed with expert guests about how we can prevent food waste.
Early Risers: Waking up to racial equity in early childhood
In this one-hour special from the team behind Early Risers, host Dianne Haulcy gives listeners practical tips and insights from a variety of early childhood experts about how to talk with very young children about race and racism.
Breastfeeding isn’t easy. How can lactation support help?
The baby formula shortage has put many parents in dire situations. And breastfeeding isn’t the easy answer some may think. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the race and class disparities in who breastfeeds, and efforts to close that gap.
Coping with prolonged grief over George Floyd, mass shootings and the pandemic 
Wednesday marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. And, now we’re mourning yet another mass shooting in a Texas school. MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with two therapists about prolonged grief and how we can cope with waves of loss and trauma.
Minnesotans respond to  the rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation
MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how proposed anti-LGBTQ bills across the country affect youth locally, and how Minnesotans are responding. She talks with a transgender youth advocate and their mother about advocating for a safe, inclusive space in school. And she talks with a health care leader about how anti-LGBTQ hate affects children’s health.
The college decision and why fewer Minnesota students are enrolling
May is traditionally the month when many high school seniors make their final decisions about where they’ll go to college. But fewer of them are enrolling. Angela Davis asks a school counselor and college admissions director why.