Tag: minnesota public radio
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November 02, 2007 11:20 AM EDT --
Well November's musical forecast seems very mix & match, smidge o'this, smatter of that. Sort of a doldrums of seasonal shift? Theories abound. So here's what I'm sorta listening . . .
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January 20, 2009 09:54 AM EST --
Obama steps into history as first black president
the buzz is alive.
During the Presidential Inauguration ceremony, we'll keep this as an open discussion for your resource or discussion links . . .
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May 12, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --
Tick tock! From One week to adjournment, legislators push budget bills :
Pawlenty and legislative leaders met briefly Sunday, but did not agree on how to erase the state's $935 million projected . . .
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July 03, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
From MPR News on July 2, 2007: More abortions performed last year in Minnesota
The details:
"The increase is the first time the number of abortions has gone up in five years. The report says there . . .
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August 23, 2007 10:19 AM EDT --
As you may have heard, there's this thing called the Minnesota State Fair. It opens today, Thursday August 23, after a few days of wind damage clean up. But let's focus on the real fun.
What . . .
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March 18, 2008 04:42 PM EDT --
On this week's show we're hosting an encore broadcast talking about one band, The Clash.
Are they the only band that matters?
Danny Sigelman and Mark Wheat join me to discuss The . . .
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April 01, 2008 04:10 PM EDT --
We welcome a new initiate to the Musicheads panel this week: Mr. Dave Campbell, Twin Cities music and radio personality extraordinaire. Dave comes out swinging this week as he, Mark Wheat and myself . . .
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November 25, 2007 02:27 PM EST --
This is a chat transcript.
Actress & author Amy Sedaris joined us here Monday November 26 @ 11 a.m. CT / 12 noon ET for a live chat!
She’ll kick off this highly social season . . .
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December 03, 2007 03:31 PM EST --
Not all of can assemble the perfect wintry weather music but I expect some of you will be inspired by recent weather and will share suggestions here. November was a strange listening month, . . .
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January 11, 2008 09:52 AM EST --
Do we drink too much? Do we have a flawed attitude about drinking? Do we have personal responsibility when someone in a bar - our party - at our house drinks too much? Do we give our kids the tools to . . .
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March 03, 2008 12:48 PM EST --
To celebrate 150 years of statehood, Minnesota Public Radio wants to tell the story of the people who make up our state. It's a daunting task, and we'd like your help. Using the tools here at Gather.com, . . .
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March 25, 2008 03:18 PM EDT --
This week, Music Director Melanie Walker and evening DJ Mark Wheat join me to share their picks from this year's South by Southwest, covering the Current's live broadcast as well as other performances . . .
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January 12, 2009 11:40 AM EST --
Ah, a fresh year. So many of us are caught between past and present. I've got a bit of both in my recent playlists:
Introducing... The Beatles
Musicheads focus so much effort and ink on their . . .
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February 03, 2009 11:37 AM EST --
Would you support slot machines in your state if it meant serious revenue? From MPR News Slot machines, tax exemptions among state revenue suggestions :
DFL Representative Phyllis Kahn has introduced . . .
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May 26, 2009 04:17 PM EDT --
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is back with his second solo outing, "Further Complications," and the Musicheads contemplate whether or not it's funny, sexy, offensive, or all of the above on . . .
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June 02, 2009 12:13 PM EDT --
There's something delicious and vaguely decadent about reading in the warmer months, as if we're actually letting time spin away. This month's reads:
The family book lately is "Forever . . .
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November 14, 2007 10:26 AM EST --
From MPR's Midday 11/14/2007
How should the state help the bridge disaster victims?
It is estimated that some 180 people were on the 35W bridge when it collapsed. Thirteen of them . . .
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March 20, 2008 02:37 PM EDT --
MPR's Midmorning hosts a classic book club. This time we're sitting down with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird .
This is a big book in the way it occupies our imagination and ranks . . .
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April 24, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
Author Siri Hustvedt joined us for a chat after her appearance on MPR's Midmorning today April 24th. From the show description:
Siri Hustvedt talks about her . . .
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March 04, 2008 04:22 PM EST --
An encore broadcast from September 25, 2007.
Tony Lopez and Mark Wheat joined me this week to discuss rapper Lupe Fiasco's multi-hued release "The Cool," British it-girl-of-the-moment . . .
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