Emily Kaiser
14 Collection Items
- Why are women athletes still paid less than men?
Why do women continue to get paid less? And does the lack of investment translate into fewer opportunities for development and sponsorship? MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews Gigi Marvin, three-time Olympic forward for the U.S. Women's National hockey team; and Mary Jo Kane, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota about the gender pay gap within sports.
- Joy Harjo discusses literature, music and activism
MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews Native American poet Joy Harjo, who discusses literature, music and activism. Harjo also talks about working on a play titled “We Were There When Jazz Was Invented.”
- Voices of Minnesota: Remembering Robert Treuer
With the death of Minnesota writer Robert Treuer at the age of 89, MPR News rebroadcasts Dan Olson interviewing Robert Treuer back in 2007, as part of MPR’s Voices of Minnesota series.
- A profile of "Hmong-Lao Friendship Play"
MPR’s Doualy Xaykaothao interviews local playwright May Lee-Yang and poet/playwright Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay about their work, Hmong-Lao Friendship Play.
- Roger Guenveur Smith discusses his "Rodney King" play at Penumbra
MPR’s Marianne Comb interviews writer and performer Roger Guenveur Smith about his play Rodney King. The one-man show is performed at Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul.
- Author Elizabeth Gilbert on creativity
MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews author Elizabeth Gilbert, who discusses the concept of creativity. Gilbert also answers listener questions.
- An arts panel discussion on "No Child Left Behind"
A panel discussion with local artists and educators about art in Minnesota schools and on updating the education law known as “No Child Left Behind.”
- Friday Rountable: The first generation Asian American experience
On this Friday Roundtable program, MPR’s Kerru Miller holds a discussion on perceptions on immigration and being first generation American with Randy Reyes, artistic director at Mu Performing Arts; Kao Kalia Yang, author The Late Homecomer; and Javier Morillo, union president SEIU 26 and contributor to the “Wrong About Everything” podcast.
- The Daily Circuit: Louise Erdrich on "The Round House"
With the announcement of author Louise Erdrich winning National Book Award for book The Round House, The Daily Circuit presents a rebroadcast of a 2012 interview with Erdrich about her book. The novel tells the story of a crime on a North Dakota reservation in 1988.
- Richard Moe on "Roosevelt's Second Act"
A rebroadcast of a Daily Circuit segment interview with Richard Moe, Minnesota native and former chief of staff to Vice President Walter Mondale, about his book, Roosevelt's Second Act.
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