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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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October 27, 2021 4:43 PM

What’s on the ballot: Rent control

Rent stabilization is on the ballot in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Guest host Chris Farrell talks with supporters and opponents of St. Paul’s proposed new ordinance — should residential rent increases be capped at 3 percent annually? If St. Paul becomes the first city in the country to stabilize rents this way, will other places follow suit?

by Chris Farrell, Maja Beckstrom and Mitchell Levesque

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October 26, 2021 1:33 PM

Welcome to Nobles County: Political representation in the fastest diversifying county in Minnesota

Host Angela Davis and producer Samantha Matsumoto traveled to Nobles County this summer to put human voices to the statistics that show Nobles is the most rapidly diversifying county in Minnesota. On Monday we introduced you to Nobles County. And Tuesday we explored political representation in the county.

by Angela Davis, Susan Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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October 25, 2021 4:30 PM

Welcome to Nobles County: Minnesota's most rapidly diversifying county

Over the past decade, Minnesota has become less white and more diverse, according to the 2020 Census. Nobles County is the most quickly diversifying county in the state. MPR News host Angela Davis went there to speak face-to-face with residents of the county.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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October 22, 2021 12:56 PM

What declining community college enrollment means for higher education

Enrollment at colleges and universities across the country declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, and community colleges saw the steepest drop in enrollment. Host Angela Davis explored enrollment trends at community colleges in Minnesota, and what it means about the state of higher education.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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October 21, 2021 4:26 PM

The end of bias: Is it possible?

Host Angela Davis spoke with Minneapolis author Jessica Nordell about her new book exploring how bias shows up in our schools, workplaces and every part of life. And, if bias is a habit, can we unlearn it?

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 20, 2021 12:05 PM

The influence of social media on our lives

It’s only been 16 years since social media entered our lives. But in those 16 years, they have moved from the margins of culture to dominating the news cycle when they went down a few weeks ago. Was this shift inevitable? What influence does social media have on our lives?

by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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October 18, 2021 1:00 PM

The heartache and grief of losing your parents' language

MPR Host Angela Davis talks about the trauma and grief of losing an ancestral language and how people are working to preserve and reclaim their heritage language.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 18, 2021 11:18 AM

The cost of a bad boss

Bad bosses cost everyone — the worker, the organization, the larger economy, everyone. Host Angela Davis spoke with Michelle Singletary of The Washington Post and MPR News correspondent Chris Farrell on the high cost of a bad boss.

by Angela Davis, Susan Davis and Carly Quast

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October 15, 2021 1:09 PM

Meet Minnesota’s new poet laureate Gwen Westerman

Host Angela Davis talks to Gwen Westerman about poetry, Dakota history, quilting and how she’ll use her new role to draw attention to underrepresented poets in the state.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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October 14, 2021 8:53 AM

Checking in with essential workers

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers still face challenges. MPR News host Angela Davis checks in with three essential workers.

by Angela Davis, Samantha Matsumoto and Maja Beckstrom

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