For this installment of the Bright Ideas series, host Steven Smith will talk with Kristy Curry Rogers, a vertebrate paleontologist and assistant professor of geology at Macalester College in St. Paul. They will discuss dinosaur bones, why a handful of sauropods shrunk through the course of evolution and how Rogers reconstructs the lives of these extinct creatures.
Minnesota Public Radio announced today that it has named Lisa Radzak managing director for Public Strategy. In this role, Radzak will oversee MPR's government relations efforts, both on the state and local level as well as nationally in Washington, D.C.
89.3 The Current host Steve Seel and guests singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith, graphic designer Mike Davis from Burlesque of North America, and attorney Mick Spence, will sift through the changing landscape of copyright law and intellectual property.
Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist Series has invited two renowned authors and journalists for lively and topical discussions about their craft--NPR News' Ron Elving on March 26 and The New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Ross Douthat on April 23.
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) announces the spring season of Wits, featuring six shows at MPR's Fitzgerald Theater with host, John Moe and musical guide, John Munson.
Classical MPR announced today the Featured Artists for "Minnesota Varsity"--a program to showcase the best young Minnesota classical musicians. To participate in Minnesota Varsity, music students ages 14-18 (grades 9th-12th) from around the state were asked to submit a recording of themselves performing.
89.3 The Current will present Rock the Cradle on Sunday, February 26--a free day of fun for kids and their grown-ups, held at two of the state's premier arts and culture institutions. The Current is proud to welcome Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota as the first presenting sponsor of Rock the Cradle. Now in its seventh year, the event has grown to host nearly 10,000 people year after year.
Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald® Theater announces a culture-packed spring season featuring acclaimed personalities, storytellers and musicians.
MPR News announced today the launch of "The Daily Circuit," a news-talk program to air weekdays 9 a.m.-noon, starting Tuesday, Feb. 21.
MPR News and KARE 11, two of the largest radio and TV broadcasters in the Midwest, said today that they will share news coverage leading up to the Iowa caucuses Jan. 3, 2012.