Debbie Duncan and Dennis Spears present an evening of jazz vocals at 7PM this Thursday, July 23 at Crooner’s in Minneapolis. It’ll be a drive in or dine out show. When Debbie got together with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to song selection.

Karen DeVet is a Senior Operations Officer with Minneapolis Public Schools, and she talks about some of the options and challenges for returning to school in the fall.

Craig Rice from MSP Film talks about the offerings on their virtual cinema.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about how clouds get to the point of saturation.

The Hook and Ladder performance space helps local artists find audiences and serves the broader community. When Chris Mozena of the Hook met with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to the Shackletons, a young group that plays The Hook’s Roots Rock Festival coming soon.

The website Music in Minnesota has launched a fundraiser for iconic music venues around the state that have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Writer and photographer Tom Smouse talks about the fundraiser.

Sarah Northrup from the LSS Training and Education Center talks about job searching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Penny performs with his Jazz trio and in groups led by others. The combination of recent crises has caused John to take new musical directions. Events connected with the murder of George Floyd inspired John to write “George Floyd We Hear You.” In an interview with Phil Nusbaum, John spoke first about developing the piece.

Film publicist Peter Schilling talks about the films showing at the Trylon Cinema in Longfellow and the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights starting today, and how each venue is handling social distancing.

Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff talks about transportation and returning to school in the fall.