Celebrated on-air host Mary Lucia has announced plans to leave The Current. For more than 17 years, Lucia has been a weekday afternoon fixture on the station. - Use the form on this page to share your farewell messages with Mary Lucia - Listen along to Lucia’s final on-air shift on The Current Thursday, April 21, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tamales are delicious, but are hard work to make, particularly on your own. Food writer Mecca Bos tells us about how the creation of this iconic dish helped one Mexican American immigrant create a community while also providing a link with his distant family. More on food and culture - Minnesota cookbook Mesoamerican history, culture and food together - Sean Sherman Teaching Indigenous food traditions as cultural preservation - 'Taste like home' Food program offers free, culturally specific meals - What should we cover next?Pass the Mic
NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have taken over the virtual conversation, but there are still a lot of questions about how they work and why they’re valuable. We will ask Marketplace Senior Editor, Rick Karr to explain NFTs and we have two musicians with answers, Allan Kingdom and Ness Nite. Tuesday, April 19 12 noon CT Free webinar - register now
Owning a home can be an economic stepping stone in America, but the challenges of buying can be immense, especially for new immigrants. With St. Cloud’s East African population rising rapidly, finding answers is important to the region’s future.
Minnesotans should hold off feeding their backyard birds for awhile and should also take steps to sanitize their feeders to help protect birds as avian flu circulates across the state, the head of the University of Minnesota Raptor Center tells MPR News. - Related Bald eagles around the U.S. are contracting the bird flu
“The compelling story of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ has been told and retold for centuries. Artists in every genre have put their stamps on the saga, resulting in some of the most striking, gorgeous music in existence, much of it sung.” - Jodi Gustafson for YourClassical MPR Whatever your religious experience, sitting with some or all of this music will enrich your spirit.
Big changes are coming! Tara Vander Dussen, a New Mexico dairy farmer, will be joining Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora as a Field Work co-host. Throughout Season 4, Zach, Mitchell and Tara will be engaging in honest and authentic conversations about the ups and the downs of sustainable agriculture. They’ll learn about prairie strips, talk to the founders of a regenerative dairy farm, visit the “Godfather of Soil Health,” and continue the conversation about agriculture’s role in curbing climate change. The new season launches April 13. Subscribe and listen: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | more ways to subscribe
Which piece of classical music would you dedicate to your mother (or the mother figure in your life)? Share the work with YourClassical MPR, and then listen to hear selections from your suggestions during our Spring Member Drive.
Monday marks one year since Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer. - Regina Chu Judge who presided over Potter trial, is retiring - Remembering Daunte Wright known as jokester, doting dad
Composer John Adams expresses grief through a beautiful piece, “Put Your Loving Arms Around Me.” Listen to that and more on this episode of Extra Eclectic, with host Steve Seel.