Power Pairs

We all have different roles in our lives. We might be a parent, a partner, a daughter, a coworker and a friend, and we show different sides of ourselves depending on which role we’re playing.

That’s what we’re exploring in “Power Pairs,” a series on MPR News with Angela Davis. We’re talking with people in the news — prominent Minnesotans who you may know of separately but who reveal something new when we sit them down together.

Maybe they’re married or siblings or best friends. They could be business partners or a parent/adult child dynamic duo.

Listen in as Angela talks with two people in a close relationship about how they support each other and how they’re working to build a better Minnesota.

Power Pairs is a series featuring prominent Minnesotans in a close relationship. You may know of them separately but they reveal a new side of themselves when they sit down together.
Power Pair: The Hardeman twins and their shared commitment to equity
Meet our newest Power Pair. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with identical twins Rachel Hardeman and Simone Hardeman-Jones, both working to create a more equitable Minnesota.
 Power Pair: Two violas, two orchestras and one marriage  
Meet a power pair with a harmonious relationship. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with married couple Maiya Papach, principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Rebecca Albers, principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra.    
Power Pairs: Former Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and polar explorer Ann Bancroft
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her next Power Pair about how their long friendship supported them through expeditions, personal loss, COVID-19 and following their dreams.
Power Pair: A writer father and politician daughter want everyone's stories told
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with another dynamic duo in the Power Pair series. Writer David Mura and his daughter Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura talk about why Minnesota is stronger when everyone’s stories are remembered and shared.
Steve and Mary Grove: Boosting each other and Minnesota
The Star Tribune’s new publisher Steve Grove and startup investor Mary Grove met when they were both working at Google. Today, they’re each other’s biggest fans and big believers in the potential of Minnesota. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the married couple as part of her Power Pairs series.  
Lessons about friendship from two prominent Minnesotans
MPR News host Angela Davis kicks off a series called “Power Pairs.” It’s about people you probably have heard of separately, but when we sit them down together, you see a different side of them. First up, a nationally-known trauma expert and a state politician who are longtime friends.