Minnesota Now

Minnesota Now: April 10, 2025


Listen Later

Minnesota has made it’s first wage theft criminal conviction. It was after a man underpaid his employees at least 37,000 dollars for their work. We talked to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty about the office’s effort to protect workers.


Two mothers whose sons were killed by police in Brooklyn Center have been fighting for police reforms. But four years later, the city is reversing course on some of their initial promises.


A Minnesota couple joined the show to talk about their work to make the vanilla bean trade more sustainable.


In our “Thank You, Stranger” series, a group of professional women athletes rally around an 8-year-old girl.


A hub for the Black community in Minneapolis, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, is celebrating 100 years.


Our Minnesota Music Minute was “Sculpture Garden” by Semisonic.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Minnesota NowBy Minnesota Public Radio

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

47 ratings


More shows like Minnesota Now

View all
The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,959 Listeners

NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,609 Listeners

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

3,978 Listeners

Minnesota Today by Minnesota Public Radio

Minnesota Today

217 Listeners

1A by NPR

1A

4,674 Listeners

Pod Save America by Pod Save America

Pod Save America

87,896 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,521 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

57,047 Listeners

Runaway Country with Alex Wagner by Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

Runaway Country with Alex Wagner

12,846 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,410 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,473 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,457 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Strict Scrutiny

Strict Scrutiny

5,860 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,470 Listeners

Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

6,311 Listeners