Jearlyn Steele

Jearlyn takes the first part of the hour to discuss some of the of 2024 Presidential candidates and the traits she looks for in a politician.

Simone Hardeman Jones from GreenLight Fund Twin Cities discusses a new app designed to address maternal health disparities.

On this week's Center Stage hour, Jearlyn chats with the following guests:

• Local Folk/Americana musician Jaspar Lepak
• "Finding Her Beat" executive and producer Jennifer Weir
• Star Tribune lead theatre critic Rohan Preston
• Local singer/musician Skarlett Woods

On Monday, the University of Minnesota welcomes Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to speak on campus…and not everyone is happy about it.  How do schools decide on guest lecturers that will speak to their student body?  Minnesota State University-Mankato Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dr. Henry Morris explains the logistics behind these events.

In the wake of the continued chaos in Washington, D.C., Jearlyn dedicates more time to explain her reasoning of why voting is so important.

Dr. Henry Morris of Minnesota State University-Mankato goes into the details of booking guest lecturers to speak on campus.

This coming Friday is National Mammography Day, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and M Health Fairview has literally taken their initiative on the road.  The organization’s mobile mammography truck fleet is stopping at locations near historically marginalized communities, giving them opportunities for potentially life-saving checkups.  Chelsea McGuire, Senior Clinic Manager at the M Health Fairview Phalen Village Clinic, previews when one of those trucks will stop by her clinic.

Jearlyn takes time to discuss the importance of words and their historical context.  She also stresses how important it is to go out and vote in as many elections as you're allowed.

Chelsea McGuire of M Health Fairview's Phalen Village Clinic previews an upcoming event where people can get mammograms.

Jearlyn welcomes the following guests for this edition of Center Stage:

• Sounds of Blackness founder Gary Hines
• “Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress” playwright Juliany Taveras
• Star Tribune lead theatre critic Rohan Preston
• “Spookley the Square Pumpkin” director Cody Braudt

Last week, the city of Minneapolis announced that they would transfer two parcels of land back to a group of Indigenous peoples.  The Bloomington Avenue parcels are being purchased by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.  What do they plan to do with the land?  And could this be a sign of similar transactions in the future?  Cheri Goodwin, executive director of Family & Children Services for the Red Lake Nation, gives us more on the details of the purchase.

Cheri Goodwin from the Red Lake Nation explains the impact of the tribe buying two parcels of land from the city of Minneapolis.

Jearlyn reaches out to the listeners to ask why support for Ukraine appears to be fading in some corners of the U.S.

Jearlyn shares her frustration about how Congress does its business when it comes to funding the government.  She also discusses the Twins' upcoming playoff series.

Washington Post reporter Jacob Bogage gives us a deeper dive on Congress avoiding a Government Shutdown.