We spoke to MN Department of Natural Resources State Climatologist Luigi Romolo about the dry weather this season.

Margo Ashmore of the Northeaster Newspaper joins The Mornings Show to highlight some Fringe Festival Shows, plus details on one artist using discarded rope and plastic to make entirely new creations

Overview of this weekend's FLOW Northside Arts Cral

The Roots Rock band Red Eye Ruby celebrates its new CD, the Ruby EP, at the Hook and ladder in Minneapolis, Friday night July 29. Red Eye Ruby is led by Ruby Blue, who writes the songs. Ruby explained to Phil Nusbaum that for her, songwriting is a way of expressing how she feels about things.

Wain McFarlane is a transcendent Minnesota musician. Wain figured prominently is the famed Ipso Facto, and he’s still touring widely with his eclectic musical fusion. Wain is also known as the Dreadlock Cowboy, but his shows are even more eclectic that that sounds. Wain brings it all to the Dakota in Minneapolis Tuesday July 26 at 7PM, and recently stopped to talk with Phil Nusbaum about the show.

We spoke to State Climatologist Luigi Romolo from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources about Heat advisories and warnings and listed some of the thresholds for this alerts to be issued.

Hear Scotty Barnhart talk about the upcoming show at Crooner's alongside a discussion about the role of trumpet in jazz and Scotty's take on the most important jazz musician of all time.

We spoke with Noor Adwan about her article in the Sahan Journal on the Urban Bird Collective and their work to close the nature gap by spreading the love of birding to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities

No Room For Squares is a be-bop era tune originally released by iconic tenor saxophone Hank Mobley. And No Room For Squares is also the name of the local be-bop band led by drummer Bill Stieger. The group plays at 8PM this Saturday at KJ’s Hideaway in Saint Paul. When Bill talked to Phil Nusbaum, Bill explained why No Room For Squares is the name of the band.

We check in with Ali about great places to grab all kinds of seafood, plus his thoughts on so of the new dishes you can grab at the state fair this year.