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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.

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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Legislative committee to consider ethics complaints against two state senators: Here’s what to expect

Legislative committee to consider ethics complaints against two state senators: Here’s what to expect

The Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct will decide whether to investigate Sens. Glenn Gruenhagen and Nicole Mitchell, who was arrested for felony burglary last month.
by Cathy Wurzer and Dana Ferguson

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Advocates ask MnDOT to dream big in I-94 reconstruction, replace section with multi-use boulevard

Advocates ask MnDOT to dream big in I-94 reconstruction, replace section with multi-use boulevard

An alternative transportation advocacy group is campaigning to deconstruct a seven-and-a-half mile section of I-94 that crosses St. Paul’s historic Rondo neighborhood and Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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State of Democra-Z: Campus protests point to war as top of mind for young voters

State of Democra-Z: Campus protests point to war as top of mind for young voters

The Israel-Hamas war is coming to the forefront of 2024 election. We asked Gen Z voters how the campus protests in Minnesota and nationwide are impacting their thoughts on the election.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Minneapolis band Red Thread live in-studio with new Serbian and Yiddish album, ‘Immigrantke’

Red Thread’s album is called Immigrantke, which means “female immigrant” in Yiddish. The songs are a mix of originals and traditional, sung in English, Serbian and Yiddish.
by Max Sparber

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Celebrity Chef Katie Chin, daughter of restauranteur Leeann Chin, shares what’s for lunch

Celebrity Chef Katie Chin, daughter of restauranteur Leeann Chin, shares what’s for lunch

Minnesota-made chain restaurant Leeann Chin is a Midwest favorite for serving up dishes from Peking Chicken to Cream Cheese wontons. Leeann Chin’s daughter, Katie Chin, wrote and performed a one-woman play about her mother’s life.
by Jacob Aloi

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