September 11, 2014 - MPR’s Matt Septic reports on a public discussion at Penumbra Theatre about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
September 18, 2014 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Peggy Flanagan, executive director of Children's Defense Fund Minnesota, about recent U.S. census numbers that stated 14 percent of the state's children are living in poverty. Flanagan discusses the definition of poverty, the racial disparity in the numbers between groups, and potential solutions to child poverty.
September 18, 2014 - The Daily Circuit presents a transgender panel discussion moderated by MPR’s Marrianne Combs. The group discuss that for many whose gender doesn’t conform to the traditional image of male or female, the barriers to success…and sometimes even to basic survival, are everywhere.
September 22, 2014 - Poetry has long fascinated former Star Tribune editorial board member Jim Lenfestey, both as a reader and a writer. Back in 1970 a bookseller gave him a collection of poems by Han Shan, or Cold Mountain, a Chinese poet who lived 1400 years ago.
September 25, 2014 - On this episode of MPR’s Minnesota Sound and Voices, Dan Olson profiles the wildlife management of bison in Blue Mounds State Park and raising them for meat on a nearby ranch.
September 26, 2014 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer gets sports commentator Howard Sinker’s take on yet another disappointing Minnesota Twins season, losing 90 or more games for the fourth season in a row. Sinker says there is blame to go around and sees personal changes on the horizon.
September 29, 2014 - MPR’s Matt Sepic reports on the dismissal of Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire, as well as the entire coaching staff. The action came after four straight seasons of the team losing more than 90 games each of those year. Despite a rough four years, Gardenhire leaves the Twins having a winning record overall and six titles in his 13 seasons as team manager.
September 30, 2014 - A months-long MPR News and KARE 11 reporting project on football head injuries found hundreds of high school players have been pulled from games and practices, game rules have changed, and parents have been involved more fully in what their teenage players are experiencing.
November 4, 2014 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert reports on Paul Molitor being introduced as the new Minnesota Twins manager. In his first news conference as a manager, Paul Molitor insisted he can pull the Minnesota Twins out of the team's four-season slump.
November 18, 2014 - Larry Millett is an architectural historian and writer. His newest book is called "Minnesota's Own." Millett and photographer Matt Schmitt, who's pictures add so much to the book, will be signing copies tonight at Common Good Books.