April 13, 2013 - MPR’s David Cazares profiles local jazz band Triose. Cazares interviews guitarist Vincent Rose about group’s playing style; one that doesn’t alienate audience by playing too much.
April 16, 2013 - In an unlikely collaboration double Tony Award winning actor Mark Rylance joins forces with Duluth poet Louis Jenkins to create a new play about ice fishing at the Guthrie.
April 25, 2013 - MPR’s David Cazares profiles acclaimed pianist, composer, and Golden Valley native Craig Taborn. In the jazz world, some listeners might yearn for tradition, while others listen for signs of authenticity. Taborn doesn't worry about such hang-ups. Whether on solo piano, in a trio, or experimenting with electronic music, he tries to reflect an evolving culture.
May 6, 2013 - Funerals are considered the most elaborate and important of all Hmong ceremonies. MPR’s Nikki Tundel looks at how St. Paul’s Hmong Cultural Center wants to integrate the ancient heritage into modern Hmong society.
May 16, 2013 - During a pledge drive, MPR News Presents broadcasts two American RadioWorks documentaries, “Song Catcher: Frances Densmore of Red Wing” and “Artist Charles Biederman.”
July 1, 2013 - With first same-sex wedding ceremonies taking place in Minnesota starting August 1st, 2013, MPR’s Rupa Shenoy reports the anticipation of that day was evident at Twin Cities Pride over the weekend. Instead of an area for commitment ceremonies as there has been in previous years, there was a showcase for wedding businesses that want to help couples with their plans.
July 24, 2013 - Author Benjamin Percy breaks the trend of portraying werewolves as cuddly creatures in his newest novel “Red Moon”.
August 9, 2013 - Is there room in the hyper-masculine hip-hop world for gay artists? Minneapolis rapper Kevin "Kaoz" Moore thinks so. MPR’s Nikki Tundel interviews Moore about being Black and gay in the rap music scene.
August 23, 2013 - On this edition of Daily Circuit’s Friday Roundtable, panelists will discuss "what made them."
August 27, 2013 - MPR’s Matt Sepic reports on record heat in Minnesota, and how some are coping with it at places like the Minnesota State Fair and Minneapolis schools.