October 28, 2009 - Segments from Kerri Miller Book Club events with Louise Erdrich and Diane Ackerman. Louise Erdrich talks about her novel, "Love Medicine" 25 years after the book was published. And Diane Ackerman talks about about the natural history of dawn, the subject of her book, "Dawn Light."
October 29, 2009 - On this episode of the Grammar Grater podcast, we look at interesting words having to do with Halloween. We're joined by MPR News arts reporter and Scotsman, Euan Kerr.
October 30, 2009 - Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary titled “Early Lessons,” which explores the history of preschool.
November 2, 2009 - As part of MPR News series “Stress-Testing the Recovery,” MPR’s Bob Kelleher profiles Hibbing, an area in northeastern Minnesota which has the highest jobless rate of any city in the state.
November 3, 2009 - As part of MPR News series “Stress-Testing the Recovery,” MPR’s Tom Roberston profiles Bemidji, a city with the state’s third highest peak in unemployment.
November 4, 2009 - As part of MPR News series “Stress-Testing the Recovery,” MPR’s Elizabeth Baier profiles Albert Lea, where the pain of the manufacturing slump is acute. The state's important manufacturing sector has lost nearly 43,000 jobs since the start of the recession -- more than any other major industry.
November 5, 2009 - As part of MPR News series “Stress-Testing the Recovery,” MPR’s Annie Baxter profiles Brainerd, where the unemployment rate catapulted to 21 percent earlier in 2009 -- the highest spike among Minnesota's large cities.
November 6, 2009 - As part of MPR's Youth Radio Series, Youth Radio reporter Sadiya Mohamed tells tells her story as a young Somali American, adjusting to a new home and language in Minnesota.
November 6, 2009 - Bemidji based writer Kent Nerburn sometimes struggles to categorize what he creates. He writes fictional narratives based on the real stories of people he has met on reservations in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Euan Kerr reports Nerburn latest book, "The Wolf at Twilight," explores the sad legacy of the Indian Boarding schools.
November 8, 2009 - MPR’s Jess Mador makes a stop at the Metrodome, where the Minnesota Twins were cleaning out their closets at the dome in preparation for their move to their new home at Target Field. The moving sale gave fans a chance to take a piece of the team home with them.