Esme Murphy was in for John. She talked to Bloomberg's Camila Russo to learn more about Bitcoin. Then she talked Business of Basketball with Timberwolves VP John Thomas. Finally she got a review of the new Star Wars movie with Chris Shaffer and Peter Nelson!

Esme Murphy was in for John.  She talked to Dr. Peggy Nelson from the U of M about a new hearing-loss study.  Then she talked politics with Dr. David Schultz from Hamline!

Roshini Rajkumar was in for John.  In this hour she talked to Melvin Tennant from Meet Minneapolis about last night's MN Sports Awards. Then she talked with Bloomberg's Scott Moritz about the upcoming FCC vote on Net Neutrality.

Roshini Rajkumar was in for John. In this hour she talked about communication, found out the implications of the latest Fed interest hike with Greg McBride of Bankrate.com, and got 4 Things You Need to Know from Ali Lucia of WCCO-TV

Roshini Rajkumar was in for John. She talked TV with TV Guides Matt Roush and Star Wars "The Last Jedi" with Brian Truitt from USA Today

John talked with Dave Lee on "Extra Innings". Then he talked politics with "political junkie" Ken Rudin

John listened in as Gov. Dayton named his pick to replace Sen. Al Franken. Then he talked to Tim Mapes from Delta on Mid Morning Money! Finally, he got 4 Things You Need to Know from Kim Johnson

John talked to Mick Sterling about his holiday shows, to Blois Olson about Lt. Gov. Tina Smith being named to replace Al Franken, and to comedian Sean Patton who's appearing at ACME this weekend!

John talked with Dr. Murray McAllister of Allina about balancing the legitimate need for opioids with the prevention of addiction. Then he talked risk assessment with Craig Bane of Bane O'Leary on Mid Morning Money. Finally he got 4 Things You Need to Know from Kim Johnson

John caught up with the Star Tribune's Curt Brown on his most recent MN History column. Then he talked with grilling expert "Meathead" Goldwyn about his book and some winter grilling tips!