Podcast Episodes

Cannabis and young adult health in Minnesota

Cannabis is going mainstream in Minnesota in ways that would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago. 

THC drinks are on store shelves. People …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Layoffs surge as voters demand affordability: What’s really driving the economy?

Layoffs are climbing across industries — from tech to retail to manufacturing. And Democrats won key races last week, campaigning on promises to make…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

In a storm that blew hurricane force winds on Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald — a massive ore carrier longer than two football fields — disappea…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Exploring Minnesota, one story at a time: Celebrating Dan Gunderson

For nearly four decades, MPR News reporter Dan Gunderson told stories that remind us how much meaning can be found in everyday life. He’s covered flo…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

A greener way to go? More people are rethinking what happens to their body after death

When we think about what happens to our body after we die, some of us may picture a heavy, polished casket or an urn of ashes left after cremation.

Bu…

11 months ago

What's going on with health insurance in Minnesota?

Health insurance is about to get more expensive for a lot of people — in Minnesota and across the country. 

Many older Minnesotans are scrambling to f…

11 months ago

The legal and political questions surrounding Trump's deployment of National Guard troops

President Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard in a few U.S. cities in recent months has reignited debate about when — and whether — fed…

11 months ago

North Star Journey Live: Is college still worth it?

Traditionally, a college degree has been seen as a ticket to a secure future.

But not today. Thanks to soaring tuition costs and weighty student loans…

11 months ago

From devoted suburban housewife to three wicked sisters, which witch is your favorite?

For centuries, witches have cast their spell on our imaginations and enchanted our stories.

Throughout folklore and pop culture, some pointed-hat wit…

11 months ago

How Minnesota farmers are coping with a trade war and a government shut down

The fall harvest is wrapping up across Minnesota. But will farmers turn a profit?

Following a meeting Thursday between President Trump and China’s pr…

11 months ago