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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer is journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s reporting that puts people first with live, down-to-earth, unscripted interviews that aim to inform and entertain. Tune in to Minnesota Now weekdays at noon on the radio or the live audio stream at mprnews.org.

Listen: Missed the show? Want to hear a specific conversation? Check out past episodes and segments on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Minnesota music: One of the pillars of Minnesota Now is featuring great Minnesota-based music. Here’s this year’s playlist of songs heard on the show.

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Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions hold strike vote

Close to 8,000 teachers and school staff in the Minneapolis and St. Paul teacher unions have been casting their votes this week on whether or not to authorize a strike. Voting ends Thursday night. MPR News reporter Elizabeth Shockman talks with Cathy Wurzer about what’s at stake.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Female anglers share their fish tales with Minnesota Now

Female anglers share their fish tales with Minnesota Now

Women Anglers of Minnesota is a group looking to boost the number of women with fishing licenses in Minnesota. Some of its members shared their memories of fishing with one of Minnesota Now’s producers.
by Lindsay Guentzel

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Politics editor Mike Mulcahy on Minnesota's new redistricting maps

Politics editor Mike Mulcahy on Minnesota's new redistricting maps

A five-judge panel appointed by the Minnesota Supreme Court released the maps on Tuesday. Host Cathy Wurzer talked to politics editor Mike Mulcahy about how the districts have changed and what it might mean for the state's political landscape.
by Cathy Wurzer and Mike Mulcahy

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MPR News reporters Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst look back at state's COVID response

MPR News reporters Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst look back at state's COVID response

Despite the planning, the shutdowns, the remote working and schools, the hundreds of millions of dollars spent, and an effective vaccine, December 2021 – nearly two years after that initial case was detected – was the high watermark for hospital bed shortages, where at times there were literally no intensive care unit beds available in the state. 
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Ask a COVID doc: A delay in Pfizer's vaccine for young kids and keeping your family safe

The omicron variant has peaked in Minnesota, but there are still many people across the state getting COVID. And the Pfizer vaccine for kids under the age of five has hit a snag, delaying relief for parents. Dr. Melanie Swift from Mayo Clinic joined host Cathy Wurzer to answer your questions.
by Cathy Wurzer

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