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Every Wednesday The Current’s Morning Show host Jill Riley connects with experts and local personalities for some real talk about keeping our minds and bodies healthy—from staying safe in the music scene, to exercising during a pandemic, to life coaching and personal journaling.
Find all the episodes on thecurrent.org or subscribe using your favorite podcast app!
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Wellness Wednesday from The Current is sponsored by YWCA Minneapolis.
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Make Me Smart With Kai & Molly is a daily news podcast that breaks down the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the most complex topics of the week.
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So you want your company to go green. You understand the science and you support sustainability. But what’s the best strategy? How do you adapt your business and preserve jobs? What about supply chains? Shifting business models to be more environmentally friendly can be expensive — at least in the short term.
Join MPR Senior Economic Contributor for Marketplace® Chris Farrell and a panel of experts for The Greener Good in the next online event!
Green Adaptability
Tuesday, May 18
12 noon CT
FREE online event
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The Radical Monarchs — a Girl Scouts alternative focused on social justice — will launch a troop this summer in the Twin Cities. Its mission: help girls and girl-identified youth of color ages 8 to 11 navigate their experiences and conversations about race, gender and class.
- Full series ¡Adelante Minnesota!
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA) is a 1,090,000-acre (4,400 km2) wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in a northeastern part of Minnesota. A mixture of forests, glacial lakes, and streams, the BWCAW's preservation as a primitive wilderness began in the 1900s and culminated in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act of 1978. While a destination for canoeing, hiking, and fishing, it has also been a focus and debate for its resources in both the forest and mining industries.
Notable Minnesota figures tied to the BWCAW area include conservationist Sigurd Olson, resident Dorothy Molter ("Rootbeer Lady"), and outdoorswoman Justine Kerfoot.
Explore and share the MPR Archive stories about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Children ages 12 to 15 start to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday across Minnesota, after federal health advisers endorsed the Pfizer vaccine for younger children Wednesday afternoon. The question now is — how many will?
- Everything you need to know Teenagers and the COVID-19 vaccine in MN
- Ahead of anticipated expansion Teens jump at appointments
- MPR News with Kerri Miller What caregivers should know
Get into a new groove and enjoy a new Saturday morning routine!
The Current makes Saturday mornings extra special for kids (and their grown-ups) by bringing Rock the Cradle straight to your home. Starting Saturday May 15, you’ll get to enjoy some of the best parts of Rock the Cradle’s in-person event to video with a dance party, ways to play, new things to learn, surprises and of course, music!
Rock out together - check thecurrent.org every Saturday mornings May 15 - June 19 for the latest Rock the Cradle episode.
