Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe truth about your 30s
Your 30s are often described as the decade when you’re supposed to have life “figured out.”
Maybe you’ve built a career, bought a home, started a fam…
2 months, 1 week ago
More than just tummy trouble: Crohn’s disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome
Eating is a fundamental part of life. So, when things aren’t going well with our digestive system, it affects not only our health but also our routin…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why Americans are reading less — and how to pull out of the reading slump
When was the last time you read a book or magazine, or listened to an audiobook?
Overall, Americans are reading less. A study last year from the Univ…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The college enrollment cliff is here: Now what?
America’s college campuses are entering a period of major change. The pool of traditional college-age students is shrinking, and many young people ar…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How weather and climate shape wildfire risk
Wildfires have burned thousands of acres across northern Minnesota, sending smoke into communities around the state and prompting air quality alerts.…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How wildfire smoke affects air quality and your health
Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada has drifted into other parts of Minnesota this week and triggered air quality alerts fo…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s fueling northeastern Minnesota’s wildfires?
MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks with a forest ecologist about what's behind the fires burning in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilde…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The benefits of learning a new language as an adult
Many Americans give up on studying another language after finishing a high school or college foreign language requirement.
But some adults are diving…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How to prepare for extreme heat in Minnesota
Summer is heating up and temperatures over the next few days are expected to climb into the 90s in many parts of Minnesota.
For many of us, that means…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
When a will isn't enough: How to pass on money and assets after you die
Have you thought about what will happen to your home, your savings or your treasured family keepsakes after you die?
If you’re leaving it to your lov…
2 months, 3 weeks ago