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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini 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.

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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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Fresh ideas for New Year's fare from a Minneapolis chef and activist

Fresh ideas for New Year's fare from a Minneapolis chef and activist

With one big holiday meal out of the way and another just around the corner, does the cooking ever stop? Imani Jackson, the chef behind Chopped and Served, a community catering company based in Minneapolis, joined host Cathy Wurzer with some ideas on what to cook up for New Year's.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Healing in the new year: Tuning into your body

Healing in the new year: Tuning into your body

This week, we turn our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. On Tuesday, host Cathy Wurzer asked her guests how we can tune into our bodies to know what needs healing.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Alex Cheng

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MN newsmakers look back on 2021: JaNaé Bates, Yes 4 Minneapolis

MN newsmakers look back on 2021: JaNaé Bates, Yes 4 Minneapolis

As 2021 ends, we’re reexamining the year through the eyes of key Minnesota newsmakers. On Tuesday, host Cathy Wurzer spoke with JaNaé Bates, one of the community organizers who worked with Yes 4 Minneapolis in support of the policing and public safety charter amendment that ultimately did not pass in November.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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A Minnesotan reflects on creating The Oregon Trail as the game turns 50

A Minnesotan reflects on creating The Oregon Trail as the game turns 50

Chances are you’ve played the legendary educational computer game The Oregon Trail, which turns 50 years old this month and was actually developed right here in Minnesota. Host Cathy Wurzer sat down with Paul Dillenberger, one of the three co-creators of the original game, to take a look at its history and impact.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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A 10-year-old author reads his book 'Jaheem's First Kwanzaa'

A 10-year-old author reads his book 'Jaheem's First Kwanzaa'

Sunday at the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis, Kwanzaa kicked off with a day full of free events, including a reading of “Jaheem's First Kwanzaa” by 10-year-old African American author Zephaniah Martin. We recorded the young writer’s spirited reading for Minnesota Now listeners.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Healing in the new year: Tools for approaching the transition

Healing in the new year: Tools for approaching the transition

This week, we turn our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. On Monday, host Cathy Wurzer asked her guests how we can use this transition as a time for healing.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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MDH's Kris Ehresmann on omicron variant, holiday travel in Minnesota

MDH's Kris Ehresmann on omicron variant, holiday travel in Minnesota

As omicron surges and we wait to see the impact of holiday travel on COVID-19 case numbers, Minnesota Department of Health infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann joined host Cathy Wurzer with the latest on the pandemic in Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ariana Rosas

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The first renovated 'living building' in the world is here in MN

The first renovated 'living building' in the world is here in MN

A lodge at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minn., is the first renovation project in the world to receive full Living Building Challenge certification. The executive director of Wolf Ridge told host Cathy Wurzer more about the unique, cutting-edge sustainability features of the building.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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Reporter roundtable: The latest from Cook County News Herald, Brainerd Dispatch

Reporter roundtable: The latest from Cook County News Herald, Brainerd Dispatch

To bring you the latest on greater Minnesota, we’re convening reporter roundtables on Minnesota Now. This time, Brian Larson, editor of the Cook County News Herald, and Theresa Bourke, staff writer at the Brainerd Dispatch, stopped by to tell host Cathy Wurzer about their top stories.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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