Jearlyn Steele

If you need some motivation to get over that hump, just you iconic jazz singer Marilyn Maye as your inspiration.  She will mark her 95th birthday, as well as Mother's Day weekend, with a series of shows next week at Crooner's Supper Club.  She joins the program to talk about what keeps her going.

On this week's edition of Center Stage, the following guests chop it up with Jearlyn:

"Defeat of Jesse James" actor Adam Qualls

Iconic jazz singer Marilyn Maye

Star Tribune lead theatre critic Rohan Preston

Some folks may have forgotten about The Taste of Minnesota, with the most recent edition of the event being held in 2015.  Now, it's ready to make a comeback onto the Summer calendar.  This week's announcement set the stage for Minneapolis' Nicollet Mall, which will host the event July 2nd & 3rd.  Taylor Carik, one of the organizers, provides a preview of what we can expect from this latest revival.

With this week's announcement of RICO charges against alleged members of two Minneapolis gangs, Jearlyn asks the listening audience about what they believe need to happen to combat violent crime across the Cities.

Taylor Carik explains why he helped bring the Taste of Minnesota festival back to life.

Winter hung on as long as it could, but Spring is finally coming to life in Minnesota.  That also means more allergens are blooming into the air.  So, with the warmer weather, what should we know to try and keep those pesky allergies at bay?  We asked HealthPartners allergist Dr. Supriya Varadarajulu to offer some "best care" tips.

Jearlyn starts off the show by wondering what would happen if anyone cam up with a way to control the weather.  She also talks about the coronation of England's King Charles.

HealthPartners allergist Dr. Supriya Varadarajulu tells us what to know going into the Spring allergy season.

On this edition of Center Stage, Jearlyn sits down with the following guests:

• Cultural Fluency Initiative creator Beck Lee
• Blues/Soul singer Willie West
• "Returning to Haifa" playwright Ismail Khalidi

Romantic Milllenial and Gen Z couples are not creating joint bank accounts at the same rates as those partnerships of previous generations.  Why is that the case.  Bankrate.com senior industry analyst Ted Rossman recently wrote on the subject and helps us dig into the findings.

Bankrate.com analyst Ted Rossman tells us why younger couples aren't creating joint bank accounts at the same rate of previous generations.

Jearlyn describes how she is seeing some things in a new way.

With severe weather events seemingly on the rise, how much has Climate Change contributed?  Dr. Jonathan E. Martin is a professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He studies this phenomenon and gives us his thoughts on how we can reverse some of the effects.