MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about living solo — how singles are rethinking their finances and redefining the way they live in a world that seems like it’s catered to couples.
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and her guests talk about how the news media contributes to political polarization by stoking mistrust and reinforcing stereotypes.
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory calling for expanding the warning label on alcohol to link it to an increased risk for some cancers.
MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with some of the voices behind Minnesota Public Radio’s alternative music station, The Current, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this week.
MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the latest developments in the negotiations for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
One year ago, St. Paul made history when it became the first major city in the U.S. to install an all-female city council. Just as remarkable: This group also makes up the youngest and most racially diverse council since St. Paul incorporated in 1854. Six of its seven members are women of color. All are 40 or younger. Related Links From Talking Sense: Two St. Paul council members reveal how they overcame deep divisions to pass cease-fire resolution In 2024 Historic, all-woman St. Paul City Counc...
The Earth’s hottest year in recorded history was 2024. The previous hottest year was 2023. MPR News guest host Emily Bright and her guests talk about climate change and possible ways to address it.
The Minnesota Legislature will gavel-in a new session on Jan. 14 at noon, and MPR’s politics team is at the Capitol to cover it all. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the 2025 legislative session.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a Twin Cities rapper and mindfulness instructor who says yoga saved his life.
January is national Mentoring Month. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how a mentor can support, guide and open opportunities for people of all ages.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about a new trend in home ownership — co-buying homes.
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the different ways we express grief, what we can do to support people who are grieving and what can happen when we suppress grief.
If you like to relax with a book, movie or TV show, you know there are many long lists of recommendations out there. It can be hard to know what’s really worth your time. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a bookseller and a pop culture critic to hear what they’re reading and watching.
It’s time to get ready for new things in 2025. But first you have to toss out the old. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about decluttering and getting organized.
MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with brothers Anton Treuer and David Treuer about their latest books, reclaiming Ojibwe culture and growing up together on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.
We revisit a conversation with Rose McGee, president and founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization, and her daughter, Roslyn Harmon, the mayor of Golden Valley, Minn.
What do you get when a music critic shares a home with a laundry and cleaning expert?Some cool playlists for cleaning house, for sure. MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with Pioneer Press pop music critic Ross Raihala and his partner Patric Richardson, author of “Laundry Love” and “House Love.”
Rachel Hardeman and Simone Hardeman-Jones are identical twins who share more than DNA. They also share a commitment to addressing racial inequities. Rachel Hardeman is a professor at the University of Minnesota whose research is used nationally to show how racism affects health. Her work illuminates the disparities between the experiences of Black mothers during pregnancy and childbirth and their white peers. This year, she was named one of TIME’s 2024 most influential people in the world . Simo...
Children of color and children on the autism spectrum are less likely to know how to swim than their peers. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about efforts to bring water safety and swim lessons to communities most at risk.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … unless you’re running late, the roads are icy and someone races past you and then cuts you off. According to a Pew Research Center study , about half of Americans say people in their area are driving more dangerously than before the pandemic. And aggressive driving is one of the leading causes of traffic deaths in Minnesota. As more of us tense up and hit the roads over the next few weeks, MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how badly s...
Have you fallen for a scam? A lot of people have become victims. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about latest examples, how anyone could fall for them and how to protect yourself.
Age discrimination remains a serious barrier to employment. But creativity can flourish with age. And experienced workers and late-in-life entrepreneurs are often more productive. MPR News host Chris Farrell and his guests talk about the value of older workers and how to find purpose later in your career and in retirement. Guests: Richard Leider is an executive life coach and founder of Inventure — The Purpose Company. He is also a best-selling author who has written twelve books, including the ...
More than a third of people over the age of 50 feel lonely. And nearly as many feel isolated. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests talk about how to connect the disconnected.
MPR News host Chris Farrell talks with his guests about what we can do to address the frustrations many Americans feel about the health insurance industry.
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how to strengthen trust in public health amid a surge of misinformation.
Mariah Levison and Rob Fersh help people find consensus on how to solve divisive issues, ranging from prison reform to what art should hang in the Minnesota Capitol. Learn how they do it in this MPR News Talking Sense conversation hosted by MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the authors of an illustrated children’s book aimed at helping families have conversations about generational trauma.
Newcomers to America — be they immigrants, refugees or even international students — have access to a variety of social services to help them begin a new life. But do they feel like they belong? That was the topic of discussion at the North Star Journey Live conversation recorded in Moorhead, Minn., on Nov. 21. MPR News senior reporter Sarah Thamer traveled to Concordia College for the international student potluck to talk with people who are dedicated to making the Fargo-Moorhead area welcoming...
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the first African American president of St. Catherine University about her commitment to empowering women and helping first-generation college students navigate higher education.
Author Richard Flanagan recently completed a remarkable literary double: already a Booker Prize winner for his novel “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” he just won this year’s prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for his latest book “Question 7.” It’s an audacious memoir, lyrical examination of the interconnections of history and family. He considers how a famed author’s illicit kiss with a woman who was not his wife may have led to the creation of the atomic bomb, and then in turn...
