Thousands of Minnesota State seniors graduated on Saturday, virtually.   The sad ending to a year filled with so much promise.   How did the last two months go for those seniors?   What will happen to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in the fall?

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Jearlyn chats with her son Michael Battle about how Californians are handling the COVID-19 crisis.

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Sheletta tells Jearlyn all about her time as a contestant on Ellen's Game of Games. She didn't win the grand prize of $100,000 which she had planned to use to buy an RV from Pleasureland RV Centers. for her special needs children so they could go camping.

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Jearlyn's son Michael Battle joins the show to talk about the Hollywood movie industry amid the coronavirus. 

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Star Tribune lead theater critic Rohan Preston talks about the impact coronavirus is having on the Twin Cities theater scene.

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The coronavirus is infecting and killing black people in the United States at disproportionately high rates, according to data released by several states and big cities, highlighting what public health researchers say are entrenched inequalities in resources, health and access to care.  Why?  Jearlyn tries to find out when she talks with DR. Paul Erickson from North Point Health & Wellness.

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Rep. Angie Craig joins Jearlyn to talk about Gov. Tim Walz address to Minnesotans and the latest on the national efforts to combat the coronavirus crisis.

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The story of one Minnesota business chipping in to help the rest of the community by turning his distillery into a business making hand sanitizer. Chris Montana, who moved to Minnesota from Indiana like Jearlyn, talks about Dunord Craft Spirits and the All Hands Minnesota Initiative that blossomed from an idea.  

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So, how is the COVID-19 pandemic effecting the lights and sights of Los Angeles?  Michael gives us an up-close look at what this could mean for the future of Hollywood.

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The theatre continues to go online, and that was especially the case for the "Quanratine Bakeoff".  Performers Nigel Berkeley (University of Minnesota) and Daniel Holzman (New York University) tells us about this unique experience.

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