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Candles Burning Brightly

November 28, 2021

From YourClassical MPR, don’t miss the annual special Candles Burning Brightly: A one-hour celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, which runs Nov. 28-Dec. 6.

The Current: Time Machine Weekend

November 26, 2021

Hop in The Current’s Time Machine!  This weekend you’ll take a trip to a new year of music each hour: Bake the pumpkin pie in 1976. Set your table in 1987. Wash the dishes in 1995. Throughout the weekend, we’ll venture back to different eras on Teenage Kicks, Radio Free Current, United States of Americana, The Local Show and The Duluth Local Show.

Shop at the Public Media Market!

November 25, 2021

Looking for a great gift for the public radio listener in your life? Shop and save while you support MPR this Black Friday weekend. November 25 – 29 only, all merchandise in our online shop is 20 percent off. T-shirts, hats, mugs, hoodies, water bottles, and more—find the perfect gift that will also give back to the public radio you rely on and enjoy. Visit our online shop now and enter discount code SAVE20 at checkout to save.  

Turkey Confidential 2021

November 24, 2021

This year host Francis Lam welcomes guests including Southern baking Goddess Cheryl Day of Back in the Day Bakery, the charming Pati Jinich, author of the forthcoming Treasures of the Mexican Table and host of the new PBS Primetime special La Frontera, Co-authors of the newest book, Cooking at Home, Chef David Chang and food journalist Priya Krishna, and J.Kenji Lopez-Alt of Serious Eats. Listen: Turkey Confidential on MPR News Thanksgiving Day 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Rising breakthrough COVID-19 cases cause hassles, health worries

November 22, 2021

As more and more people are vaccinated against COVID-19 and their immunity wanes, breakthrough cases are rising. While it's still uncommon to get COVID-19 after vaccination, getting a breakthrough case can cause a ripple effect of hassle — from family logistics to financial worries. - Friday U.S. opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+ - Where to find a COVID booster And more booster questions, answered

Rethinking Thanksgiving: How to speak to young children about historical and racialized trauma

November 19, 2021

The Thanksgiving “pilgrim and Indian” stories that many of us were taught as children perpetuate harmful stereotypes and whitewash a painful history of violence and colonization that continues to impact Indigenous communities today. How can we have a more honest conversation with our children about this history? On this episode of Early Risers, host Dianne Haulcy speaks with early childhood educator and Dakota language activist Vanessa Goodthunder. She is the director of C̣aƞṡayapi Waḳaƞyeża Owayawa Oṭi, which is Dakota for “Lower Sioux Children Are Sacred School,” an early childhood program in the Lower Sioux Indian community in southwestern Minnesota where children learn Dakota history and language as their birthright. Goodthunder explains why every day is Indigenous People’s Day and how she uses language as a tool to heal from historical trauma. Subscribe to the podcast Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Radio Public | Amazon Music |TuneIn | iHeart | Stitcher | RSS

Support Minnesota Public Radio Today

November 18, 2021

Today is Give to the Max Day, and we’re asking you to support MPR on this important day of giving in Minnesota. In celebration of #GTMD21, your gift can go even further by providing meals for neighbors in need through our partnership with Second Harvest Heartland. Today, your support is maximized thanks to a special match from MPR’s Board of Trustees. The first $50,000 donated on Give to the Max Day will be matched. You can help disrupt food insecurity AND double your donation! Donate today

The Next Challenge for Media and Journalism

November 15, 2021

Are you ready to revolutionize how media is made and distributed? The Next Challenge is looking for groundbreaking startups and student-led ventures that will reinvent media over the coming decade. More than $100,000 in cash grants and other benefits will be awarded to media startups with $0 - $1 million in annual revenue. Deadline Nov. 19: Apply Now