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Celebrating Earth Month

Celebrating Earth Month

To celebrate Earth Month, host Steve Seel brings us modern works on themes of water on the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ including Anna Clyne’s ‘Restless Oceans,’ Jake Runestad’s ‘Waves,’ and Maya Beiser’s setting of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Water’ from his ‘Fete des Belles Eaux.’ Listen now!

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School safety is shared area of Minnesota lawmaker focus, but parties split on solutions

School safety is shared area of Minnesota lawmaker focus, but parties split on solutions

Minnesota lawmakers came into the 2026 legislative session with school safety as top priority. While there's overlap in changes that could help secure schools, the narrowly-split Legislature is still at odds about the best path forward.

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Join Tom Crann for Theme and Variations the first Friday of every month

 Join Tom Crann for Theme and Variations the first Friday of every month

We pick the theme — you choose the variation by requesting a piece of music inspired by that theme. Our theme for May is music MOTHERS.

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Coffee Break: Classic Minnesota Bands

Coffee Break: Classic Minnesota Bands

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from classic Minnesota bands would you like to hear?