March 10, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Mary Hu, high school poetry champion of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest held at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. Segment also includes clip of Hu performing a Thomas Hardy poem. The students recited poetry of old -- by Longfellow, Poe, Kipling and Browning -- as well as new, like Maya Angelou, Billy Collins and Sharon Olds. After three rounds, Morris Area High School student Mary Hu emerged as this year's winner.
February 8, 2008 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Ann DeGroot, outgoing executive director & co-founder of OutFront Minnesota. DeGroot shares her thoughts on the most impactful things to have happened in the gay and lesbian movement over the previous two decades.
January 11, 2008 - Nanci has posted some more resources for Parents of "emerging adults" on our website, Minnesota Public Radio.org. There you'll also find some video interviews with U of M students who talk about why they drink. There's also a discussion underway at a Gather.com...parents, and students are posting their thoughts about binge drinking. A link to that discussion is at Minnesota Public Radio dot org. Monday night at 7, Minnesota Public radio News hosts a Public Insight Forum on the topic of College Binge drinking. Kerry Miller hosts in the UBS Forum, here at our downtown St. Paul studios. Our special report, Death by Drinking, was edited by Mike Edgerly...it's all online, at Minnesota Public Radi-dot-org.
December 4, 2007 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann talks with MPR reporter William Wilcoxen about Minnesota Twins star pitcher, Johan Santana. The Twins are widely expected to trade Santana, but to what team and for which players, no one really knows yet.
November 23, 2007 - The humanitarian crisis in Somalia is worsening. But a growing insurgency against those forces is promoting firefights and assassinations throughout the city. Aired on November 23, 2007.
November 22, 2007 - La Velle Neal comments on announcement that the Minnesota Twins have lost star outfielder Torii Hunter, who signed a $90 million 5-year contract. Hunter had spent 11 seasons as a Twin, winning seven Golden Gloves for his play in center field.
November 9, 2007 - Manny Laureano, principal trumpet of the Minnesota Orchestra, takes on new role of conductor, as he leads musicians of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies for a Latin program with special guest, Cuban jazz pianist Ignacio "Nachito" Herrera.
October 23, 2007 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Wabasha native Nelson Peery, who describes growing up Black in Minneosta, his path to the Minnesota Communist Party, and his book "Black Radical."
October 10, 2007 - Minneapolis native Chuck Love shares his thoughts about being a house DJ and his album “Bring Enough to Spill Some." What sets Love apart from most other house DJ's is that he considers himself first and foremost a musician, and he plays several instruments during his live shows.
September 21, 2007 -