A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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September 11, 2017 - The APM Reports documentary “Shadow Class: College Dreamers in Trump's America” looks at the rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a policy that allows some individuals with unlawful presence in the United States after being brought to the country as children to receive a deferred action from deportation and become eligible for an employment in the U.S.
September 13, 2017 - MPR’s Dan Kraker reflects on Minnesota’s worst mining disaster and the efforts to memorialize those lost in the tragedy with a park.
September 14, 2017 - An MPR News Presents broadcast of the APM Reports education documentary “Hard to Read - How American Schools Fail Kids with Dyslexia.” There are proven ways to help people with dyslexia learn to read, and a federal law that's supposed to ensure schools provide kids with help. But across the country, public schools are denying children proper treatment and often failing to identify them with dyslexia in the first place.
September 21, 2017 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews April McCormick, a member of the Grand Portage Band, who worked closely with the Nature Conservancy on bringing Susie Island back under the band’s control.
September 26, 2017 - MPR’s Nancy Yang reports that art and farming join forces when the Hmong American Farmers Association and a trio of Twin Cities artists add a new staple to the CSA produce box. The result is ArtCrop.
September 27, 2017 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Linda McBrayer of St. Paul, who discusses her late father, and his war diary found decades after his death. Cpl. Thomas Soliz, a radio operator, was killed in Vietnam on Sept. 6, 1967, just three months after McBrayer was born. Segment includes a reading from diary. McBrayer is one of more than 400 people that have contributed to “Minnesota Remembers Vietnam: The Story Wall” project.
October 20, 2017 - MPR’s Tim Nelson profiles Nekima Levy-Pounds, a local civil rights activist who is a candidate in the Minneapolis mayor’s race. Levy-Pounds gained prominence as a Black Life Matters spokesperson and a leader in numerous public protests.
October 27, 2017 - MPR’s Tim Nelson takes a look at Dai Thao, a St. Paul city council member and a former Hmong refugee, who is running for mayor. Thao shares his personal history and political platform.
October 30, 2017 - MPR News Host, Tom Crann, presents the Brains On!’s podcast episode about Down syndrome on All Things Considered. Molly Bloom, host of Brain’s On!, interviews 10-year-old Fiona Harris and 12-year-old Ezra Harris from St. Paul on the topic. They are also joined by Brains on! Producer Marc Sanchez who explains the science behind Down syndrome.
October 31, 2017 - MPR’s Dan Kraker looks into the ongoing battle to control sea lamprey in the Great Lakes. It was one of the earliest aquatic nonnative species to invade the U.S., long before zebra mussels and Asian carp garnered headlines. Its also been one of the most destructive, wiping out lake trout populations.