Esme Murphy

WCCO's Esme Murphy with Dave Schultz-Prof. of Law, Hamline University. Dave and Esme talk about the week in politics plus, they discuss Dave’s blog.

WCCO's Esme Murphy with Gordon Chang-Author of Nuclear Showdown. Otto Warmbier was held captive in North Korea for 17 months before being released last week only to die a week later. Dennis Larson- The Food Guy, MN State Fair. Thirty-one new foods will be debuting at the MN State Fair this simmer.  We review.

WCCO's Esme Murphy with 15 Mark Ritchie-Former MN Sec. of State and President, Minnesota World's Fair Bid Committee. We have now learned that Russia hacked about 20 states in the last election.  What preventative measures can be taken to keep us safe from future hacks?  And, Mark Ritchie and his MN World’s Fair bid committee just got back from France with some exciting news about Expo 2023. David Gaither-Executive Director, International Education Center and Faisal Deri-Attended Zuckerberg’s Dinner Mark Zuckerberg came to Minneapolis to meet with Somali refugees and celebrate the end of Ramadan with them at an Iftar dinner.

Dave Schultz-Prof. of Law, Hamline University. Dave and Esme talk about the week in politics plus, they discuss Dave’s blog.

New research shows that not only are women making less than men, but the gender gap grows as we get older. 25-year-old women out of college make 89 cents on the man’s dollar. But that drops to 57 cents by the time women reach age 45! Dr. Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman, advisor to the society of women engineers chapter at the University of St. Thomas, is here to talk about how we can encourage girls and women to close the gender pay gap. WCCO's Esme Murphy talks with Jane E. Kirtley, J.D. - Director, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.

WCCO's Esme Murphy talks with Curtis Massey is the founder of Massey Disaster Planning, a fire/life safety firm that creates emergency preparedness preplans and mobile technology solutions for the commercial real estate sector across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. A world-renowned fire service instructor, he trains many of the largest North American fire departments in advanced high-rise operations. Massey is a 20-year veteran of the fire service and a frequent lecturer at international fire conferences. He was a first responder at the World Trade Center on 9/11 and in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Massey launched The Massey App™ in 2012, a mobile technology that provides detailed building schematics, crisis communication, and action advice on more than 100 emergency events to hand-held devices and attorney Joe Tamburino – Partner at Caplan Tamburino.