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The first iPhone came out in 2007, when this year’s graduating high school seniors were toddlers learning to speak. Today, almost all high school students (95 percent) have access to a smartphone, according to the Pew Research Center.
Scrolling through social media posts has become central to young people’s lives, but there’s also a growing conversation about the downsides. Constant connectivity is linked to an increase in teen mental health struggles, attention problems and slumps in academic achievement.
The issue got more attention at the state Capitol this year too. Lawmakers passed legislation that requires schools to have cellphone policies in place by next spring.
MPR News correspondent and guest host Catharine Richert talks about how lawmakers, parents, educators and teens themselves are trying to better manage screen time for their wellbeing.
Guests:
Rep. Sandra Feist, DFL-New Brighton was co-sponsor of the bill in the Minnesota House that was passed into law this spring requiring Minnesota public schools to adopt a cell phone policy by March 15, 2025.
Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove was co-sponsor of the bill in the Minnesota House that was passed into law this spring requiring Minnesota public schools to adopt a cell phone policy by March 15, 2025.
Katherine Myers is the executive director and co-founder of LiveMore ScreenLess, a Minnesota nonprofit organization that works with families, communities and schools to reduce screen time and promote digital wellbeing. She retired in 2018 after teaching English for 25 years in public and private schools.
Catalina Martinez is a junior at Two Rivers High School in Mendota Heights and a member of the school’s Digital Wellbeing Club.
LaRae Dodson is a senior at Two Rivers High School in Mendota Heights and a member of the school’s Digital Wellbeing Club.
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Would you know the signs of a stroke if you saw them in a friend or a family member?
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States.
MPR News host Angela Davis hears from a neurologist about the causes, signs and symptoms of a stroke.
She also hears from a survivor about her road to recovery after her life-changing stroke — and why she teamed up with a colleague to share her experience with the medical community, resulting in a study published in the medical journal Rehabilitation Nursing: “The Lived Experience of Serious Stroke Survival.”
Guests:
Dr. “Vic” Vikram Jadhav is an interventional neurologist at Essentia Health in Duluth.
Roberta Hunt, Ph.D., is a former professor of nursing at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She survived a serious stroke in May 2020, and together with her former colleague published an academic case study on her survivorship experience.
Barbara Champlin, Ph.D., is a former professor of nursing at St. Catherine University and the University of Minnesota and Roberta’s former colleague. She worked with Roberta to publish an academic case study on Roberta’s survivorship experience.
Jackie Smith is Roberta’s daughter.
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We’re almost through the month of May and the peonies are getting ready to bloom.
Maybe you’re wondering if it’s too late to plant flowers or get some seeds in the vegetable plot. Well, it’s not!
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with two horticultural experts about how to make our yards and gardens flourish as we head into summer.
They talked about all the things you can still plant this season, ways to make your yard more friendly to the birds and the bees and how to adapt to the longer and warmer growing seasons brought by climate change.
Guests:
Laura Irish-Hanson is a horticulture educator with the University of Minnesota Extension. She works primarily out of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska.
Catherine Grant is a horticulturalist and manages the greenhouses, medicinal garden and pollinator habitat for the Department of Biology at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul.
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We hear a lot about students who are not engaged in school.
But what happens when schools begin to do things differently to give students more control over their education — in everything from hiring staff to student discipline policies?
MPR News host Angela Davis shares a conversation she moderated this spring with high school students, principals and teachers from three public schools who are finding new ways to support student leaders.
A technical high school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is helping students explore careers and Indigenous identity. A small public charter high school in Brooklyn Park involves students resolving discipline issues. And, at a small-town school in southeastern Minnesota high school students help out in the elementary school classrooms.
The panel discussion was held May 7 in Minneapolis at an annual education reform gathering called “Student-Centered Learning for Equity” convened by the Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization Education Evolving and supported by the Bush Foundation.
Guests:
Cari-Ana Garcia Luna is the director and superintendent of SAGE Academy, a public charter high school in Brooklyn Park.
Skye Leng is a ninth grader at SAGE Academy.
Marlin Kingi is a social studies teacher and student council advisor at Lakota Tech High School, a public high school in Oglala Lakota County on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Marcel Swallow is a sophomore at Lakota Tech High School.
Luke Kjelland is principal of Spring Grove Public Schools, a public kindergarten through 12th grade school in Spring Grove in southeast Minnesota.
Ellie Halverson is a senior at Spring Grove Public Schools.
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Four years ago this week, a movement to defund and abolish the Minneapolis Police Department ignited across the city and the world.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man and St. Louis Park resident, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis.
In those four years since his murder, everything — and nothing — has changed.
The Minneapolis Police Department was not defunded. And the city is still struggling to come to terms with what safety and accountability look like in the aftermath.
A new book traces how Minneapolis arrived at the brink of police abolition, and why true reform is so hard to come by.
It’s called “The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence and the Politics of Policing in America.”
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with the book’s author, sociologist Michelle Phelps.
Guest:
Michelle Phelps is an associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Minnesota and the author of the new book, “The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America.”
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The weather is warmer, and many are itching to enjoy the sunshine.
In Minnesota, there’s a recreational team for just about every sport you can imagine — and you most likely don’t need to travel far to find them.
MPR News guest host Dan Kraker and his guests are talked about ways to get active and play the sports you love as an adult, whether you’re a total beginner or an all-out fanatic.
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Just this past week, tech giant Google unveiled its new AI music tool, ”Music AI Sandbox,” which the company says will be “the ultimate collaborator” for musicians.
It’s an example of how rapidly AI is integrating into the art world — for better or for worse.
MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests talked about what the rise of artificial intelligence means for artists, musicians, actors and writers.
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Depression, anxiety and other mental health issues are the most common complications during and after pregnancy, yet 75 percent of postpartum problems go untreated. The consequences can be devastating. Suicide and overdoses are leading causes of maternal death in the United States.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first-ever pill specifically aimed at postpartum depression, but most health plans don’t cover the medication.
This special program looks at the under-recognized public health issue of postpartum depression and the challenge of treatment. We’ll hear first-hand from people who have experienced it.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Birth & Depression: The Unspoken Conversation a one-hour broadcast special.
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Schizophrenia affects about 24 million people worldwide. It can be a disruptive illness, making it difficult to find a meaningful job, attend school or manage relationships.
People with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment, but there is hope. A growing body of research shows that with new interventions it’s possible to live well with the illness.
This program shares stories about schizophrenia that don’t make the headlines. We’ll hear from people living with this illness and from leading experts about new treatments that make it possible to manage.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Schizophrenia: Finding Hope on a Hard Road, a one-hour broadcast special.
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Nearly half of incarcerated Americans have a history of mental illness — that’s twice the prevalence of mental illness in the adult population of the United States. People with serious mental illnesses encounter law enforcement and the court system for many reasons.
This program brings together stories of people who have lived with mental illness while incarcerated.
We also meet mental health providers calling for increased mental health care in prisons and jails, and legal experts pioneering new systems.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Incarcerated with Mental Illness, a one-hour broadcast special.
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Black women and girls experience discrimination, microaggressions and stereotypes every day. Living with daily racism has a profound impact on the mental health, well-being and lives of all those coping with it.
This special program explores the unique mental health burdens of Black women and girls in the United States. Through interviews with mental health providers and people sharing their personal stories, we’ll explore the effects of racism and how care systems can shift to better help Black women thrive.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for The Burden of Being, a one-hour broadcast special.
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Homelessness in the United States reached a record high in 2023. On any given night, more than 650,000 people experience homelessness.
People living homeless have higher rates of untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders than the general population. That can make it difficult to find a permanent place to live.
This program will take you to the streets of New York City to hear directly from people who have lived homeless about what they needed most. You’ll also hear from experts who say the best mental health care for people living homeless is no-strings-attached housing.
Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health, a one-hour broadcast special.
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Journalist Lee Hawkins grew up in Maplewood, Minn., but Alabama has always haunted his family.
In a new podcast, Hawkins uncovers his family history, his father’s painful nightmares and the long-lasting impacts of Jim Crow far beyond segregation.
What Happened in Alabama? is a long-form limited series podcast about the intergenerational ripple effect of slavery and his efforts to heal.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Hawkins about the podcast, out May 15.
And join MPR News for a free event Wednesday, May 22 as Angela Davis and Lee Hawkins explore the topic of intergenerational trauma in the Black community at a North Star Journey Live event: Ending cycles of trauma in Black America. Get your tickets at MPRevents.org.
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Listen back to highlights from some of our favorite Wellness Wednesday shows from MPR News with Angela Davis.
Find out how much you do and don’t know about your nose, hear the latest research on colon cancer and learn why more people are experiencing loneliness.
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Vernon Neal isn’t your classic classical music host.
He spent his childhood in Belize where his mom hosted a reggae and soca program at a local radio station. He joined YourClassical MPR in 2022, after running a strength and conditioning gym and immersing himself in the sounds of hip-hop, jazz, pop and metal as a self-taught musician and audio engineer.
Now, he’s discovering a passion for classical music alongside his listeners. Last year, he took over as host for the Rhapsody in Black podcast from APM, a weekly, five-minute take on a Black composer, performer or other contributor to the world of classical music, past and present.
MPR News host Angela Davis goes behind the scenes with host Vernon Neal to talk about his experience hosting, Black artists and how to make classical music accessible to more people.
Guest:
Vernon Neal is a national host and producer for YourClassical MPR and host of Rhapsody in Black, a podcast from APM that turns up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.
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Every Monday here on MPR News with Angela Davis, we talk about money and the economy. And some of our favorite shows are “news you can use” — giving you personal advice for living your best financial life.
We revisited some of our favorite shows with personal finance advice.
You’ll hear words of wisdom for Gen Z, tips on networking and ideas for saving money for fun and travel.
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America’s partisan divides are getting deeper. That means there’s a wider gap between what young progressives and young conservatives think.
And that’s playing out in the dating world, where politics have increasingly become a relationship deal-breaker.
Eighty-six percent of Americans think it has become harder to date someone from the opposite political party, according to a 2020 poll from market research firm YouGov.
MPR News host Angela Davis is talked about it as part of our “Talking Sense” series — a yearlong reporting project helping us navigate difficult political conversations.
Guests:
KC Gammage is a Minneapolis-based licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in trauma and family conflict.
Lyz Lenz is an Iowa-based writer and the author of four books, including her latest, ‘This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended my Marriage and Started My Life.’
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Our bones are constantly breaking down and remaking themselves. In fact, an adult human skeleton replaces itself every five to 10 years.
As we get older, that creation of new bone can’t keep up with the loss of old bone. Our bones get weaker and more brittle, a condition called osteoporosis, and that puts us at higher risk of breaking a hip, a rib or something else if we fall.
But there’s a lot we can do at all ages to build stronger bones.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two doctors about how diet, exercise and medications can build our bone density and help prevent fractures as we age.
Guests:Dr. Jad Sfeir is an endocrinologist and gerontologist and an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester. He specializes in osteoporosis and age-related decline in bone strength. He also sees patients with rare bone diseases.
Dr. Suzanne Hecht is an associate professor with the Program in Sports Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a sports medicine physician with M Health Fairview. She’s also a team physician for University of Minnesota Athletics and U.S. Figure Skating and is a member of the USA Gymnastics National Healthcare Referral Network.
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Bartenders do more than mix cocktails and mocktails.
They’re rubbing elbows with politicians and entrepreneurs, with people celebrating and people down on their luck, with regulars from down the block and tourists from across the world.
Our guests are bartenders at the St. Paul Grill, inside the St. Paul Hotel in downtown St. Paul.
We’ll hear stories and tricks of the trade from their decades on the job.
Guests:
Wesley “Wes” Winfield and Jacob “Jake” Zimmerman are bartenders at the St. Paul Grill in downtown St. Paul.
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How much is too much when it comes to the financial support of adult children?
With the rising cost of living, more parents are supporting adult children for longer.
One recent survey from Pew Research Center found a third of people in their early 30s received financial help from their parents.
Many parents struggle with where to draw the line between helping and enabling. How do parents support grown children in ways that help them move forward, toward a secure financial future?
And how can parents make sure they’re not putting their own financial future at risk by supporting their grown kids?
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a Washington Post personal finance columnists and listeners about parenting, adult children and money.
Michelle Singletary is a nationally syndicated personal finance columnist for the Washington Post. Her award-winning column is called “The Color of Money.” And she’s written four personal finance books, including, “What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide.”
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