MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a Twin Cities rapper and mindfulness instructor who says yoga saved his life.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about a new trend in home ownership — co-buying homes.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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 …

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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 de…

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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…

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how to strengthen trust in public health amid a surge of misinformation.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the authors of an illustrated children’s book aimed at helping families have conversations about generational trauma.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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…

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.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

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 fami…

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with two gastroenterologists about how our digestive system can impact our physical and mental health.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about our favorite cookies — from ginger drops to cranberry swirls and almond palmiers — with the founders of the Minnesota Star Tribune cookie contest. Guests: Lee Svitak Dean was the longtime food editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune, which has won multiple James Beard Awards, an Emmy, and national recognition for…

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two University of Minnesota fruit breeders who helped bring some of your favorite apples to market.بقلم Minnesota Public Radio