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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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Thank You, Stranger: In 2020, we all avoided strangers, but some stepped up during a scary circumstance

Thank You, Stranger: In 2020, we all avoided strangers, but some stepped up during a scary circumstance

Sophie Wahlstrom was on a run when she fell and broke her leg. It was the height of the pandemic, she didn’t have her phone on her, and most strangers were wary to interact with others.
by Ellen Finn

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New book tells untold story of Eliza Winston, an enslaved woman’s battle for freedom in Minnesota

New book tells untold story of Eliza Winston, an enslaved woman’s battle for freedom in Minnesota

St. Cloud State University Professor Christopher P. Lehman shares the struggle for freedom of Eliza Winston, who escaped her captors in 1860 while traveling with them in the free state of Minnesota.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Kao Kalia Yang writes about finding her voice and her mother's journey in two new books

Kao Kalia Yang writes about finding her voice and her mother's journey in two new books

Kao Kalia Yang is releasing two new books in March: “The Rock in My Throat” about her childhood and “Where Rivers Part” about her mother’s life.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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St. Paul based podcast is 'Rewriting the Rules' of youth justice

St. Paul based podcast is 'Rewriting the Rules' of youth justice

St. Paul Youth Services originated in the 1970s with programs that were alternatives to juvenile detention. It has since expanded into youth leadership and engagement work. The third season of the organization’s podcast Rewriting the Rules launched in February.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Minnesota author Alison Bechdel comes home for Women's History Month talk in St. Paul

Before she came up with “the Bechdel test,” Alison Bechdel wove herself into the fabric of lesbian cultural identity as a comic strip writer in Minneapolis back in 1983.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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