In our final interview of the season, independent journalist Valerie Lockhart and former Minneapolis City Council President Paul Ostrow interview Kate Cimino, newly appointed Executive Director of the Citizens League (Bio: https://citizensleague.org/who-we-are/kate-cimino/) 

Paul Ostrow and Valerie Lockhart interview Colleen Moriarty of the Hunger Solutions in Minnesota.

In this time of Thanksgiving, we discuss topics like food deserts, food insecurity, and the general kindness of most human beings.

Paul Ostrow interviews former Minneapolis City Council member and Charter Schools Activist John Cairns, Founder of the Friendship Academy of the Arts Wendy Hines, and Current Executive Director of the Friendship Academy of the Arts Charvez Russell. The panel discusses the current state of charter schools in MN, as well as the threat they are under in this time of rapid change in our education system. 

Paul Ostrow and Valerie Lockhart interview T. Williams, community leader and one of the original founders of the Urban Coalition in Minneapolis in the 1960's. 

Paul Ostrow and Valerie Lockhart interview Gary Hill, Chair of the Board for the MN Coalition on Government Information, and Matt Ehling, President of Public Record Media and board member of MNCOGI. 

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Paul Ostrow and Valerie Lockhart interview Minneapolis Watchdog, Chuck Turchick. 

Chuck has spent years tracking police and city accountability, and persistently questioning the Minneapolis City Council to address public concerns regarding police brutality and policies. 

Paul and Valerie interview former Minneapolis City Councilmember Ralph Remington. 

County Attorney Paul Ostrow and Governor Carlson interview Chris Knopf, Executive Director of the Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (https://www.friends-bwca.org/) about the threats of Glencore, mining in Northern MN, and some of the sneaky things happening in the MN state legislature. 

Paul and Val interview Bill from Braver Angels for a discussion on how to maintain discourse, the importance of understanding those we don't agree with, and how to have meaningful conversations in a world of tension and high emotion. 

Former Minneapolis City Council Member Paul Ostrow and former MN Governor Arne Carlson interview Jane Leonard, President of Growth and Justice (growthandjustice.org) about the current state of MN Government transparency, public civic engagement, and what people can do to stay informed and involved.