Jearlyn Steele

When you hear the name Dessa, so many descriptions come to mind.  As a rapper, singer, poet, writer, and more, she continues to grow into her career in entertainment and connecting to other people.  She sits down with Jearlyn for an extended look at her career and how she's trying to stretch even more boundaries.

On this week's Center Stage, Jearlyn gets to chat with:

Rapper/Singer/Poet/Entrepreneur Dessa

"Stuart Little" director Cory R. Braudt

Comedian/Entertainer C. Willi Myles

It’s officially Fall, which means the leaves will change, Winter clothes are getting closer to being worn, and pumpkins…everywhere.  But it also means the return of the Sever’s Fall Festival.  The organization is back for another year of business, including the signature corn maze.  We hear about what kind of fun your family can get into this year from Nicola Peterson of Peterson Farms.

This week, the Department of Justice charged dozens of people with fraud in the ongoing scandal around the now-disgraced Feeding Our Future organization.  It’s the biggest case-to-date regarding misappropriating pandemic relief, it happened in our own backyard.  What does it all mean?  Jearlyn asks attorney and owner of the Caplan & Tamburino Law Firm Joe Tamburino.

Attorney Joe Tamburino discusses the federal fraud charges initiated this week against members of the disgraced non-profit Feeding Our Future.

Peterson Farms officer Nicola Peterson gives us a preview of what to expect at this year's edition of the Sever's Fall Festival.

We hear from Space.com writer Mike Wall about NASA's failed efforts to launch the Artemis 1 rocket and the latest news from Space X.

Earlier this week, the St. Paul City Council passed amendments to the rent control measures passed by voters last Fall.  What do these tweaks mean for the policy as it's about to be implemented?  Guest host Steve Thomson talks with Ward 5 Councilwoman and current City Council president Amy Brendmoen about the changes.

St. Paul City Council president Amy Brendmoen talks about the council's proposed amendments to the upcoming voter-approved rent control policy.

Steve and producer Jonathan Lowe discuss the latest hurricane to hit the island of Puerto Rico.

This week's report on the latest Consumer Price Index did not appear to provide any relief for the current round of high inflation we're going through.  But what do the numbers truly mean?  University of Minnesota economics professor Christopher Phelan joins guest host Steve Thomson to parse them out.

A man familiar to the Upper Midwest, former Packers and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is now embroiled in fraud investigation in his home state of Mississippi.  Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe published an in-depth story this week on how deep Favre is in this scandal.  She joins guest host Steve Thomson to discuss the latest details.