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Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine shared her thoughts on having open dialogue about whiteness and privilege in America. This virtual program was hosted by Minnesota Public Radio.

Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Senate Republican candidate Jason Lewis participated in a virtual televised debate. Minnesota Public Radio News hosted the event. Senator Smith (D-MN) was …

Candidates in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District race, Joe Radinovich (D) and Pete Stauber (R-MN), took part in a debate.

Candidates in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District race, Jim Hagedorn (R) and Dan Feehan (D), met in a debate. They discussed tariffs, agriculture, health care, the Republican 2017 tax cut…

Erik Larson talked about his book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, about the sinking of the British ocean liner by a German U-boat in 1915 and the influence of the event on Am…

Bill Moyers talked with Garrison Keillor about his latest book of interviews drawn from his PBS series, “Bill Moyers Journal.” He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Th…

Professor Diann Jordan talked about her book Sisters in Science, published by Purdue University Press, which profiles the lives and careers of 18 black women scientists. She described the li…

In the third of a series of reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, participants in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including Eleanor Lanahan, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s granddaughter, read chapte…

Sarah Vowell read excerpts from her collection of essays, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book, Ms. Vowell focused her gift for humorous social commentary …

Candidates debated one another in a Minneapolis theater. Among the topics they addressed were the economy, their relative experience, health care, and the best person to represent Minnesota …

In the fifth and last of a series, contemporary authors read chapters eight and nine of The Great Gatsby as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth.

In the fourth of a series, contemporary authors read chapters six and seven of The Great Gatsby as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth. This took pl…

In the second of a series, contemporary authors read chapters three and four of The Great Gatsby as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth. Mr. Donalds…