What's on the radio today: Nov. 12, 2019
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Your radio lineup for Tuesday, Nov. 12.
9 a.m. — MPR News with Kerri Miller
During the Cold War, there was one book that was banned by the Russians and coveted by the CIA. In her new novel, author Lara Prescott expands on the story of “Dr. Zhivago” and highlights the overlooked women who helped to get Boris Pasternak’s story out.
Prescott joins Kerri Miller for a conversation about her book "The Secrets We Kept" at 9 a.m.
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10 a.m. — 1A with Joshua Johnson
The fate of nearly a million young people is at stake as the Supreme Court decides on DACA. That federal program allows 800,000 young people, known as “Dreamers,” to remain in the United States. Justices will rule in 2020, at the height of the presidential campaign.
11 a.m. — MPR News with Angela Davis
Political correspondent Asma Khalid is one of NPR’s lead reporters covering the Democratic presidential candidates. She is also one of the hosts of the NPR Politics Podcast.
Khalid talks with Angela Davis about her life and work as part of the MPR News Journalist Series at the University of St. Thomas.
Noon — MPR News Presents
André Thomas, professor of music at Florida State University, speaks about the meaning and impact of African-American spirituals at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.
Thomas is a choral director and composer and author of the book, “Way Over in Beulah Lan’: Understanding and Performing the Negro Spiritual.” He speaks on Tuesday at the forum held at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis.
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