http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/midmorning/ Every weekday, host Kerri Miller welcomes guests and audience members for lively, in-depth discussions of news events, issues, the arts and more. Each hour addresses a different topic. en-us Minnesota Public Radio, 2009 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/midmorning/images/midmorning_itunes_75.jpg http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/midmorning/ Itasca::util_func.php::createPodcast() Every weekday, host Kerri Miller welcomes guests and audience members for lively, in-depth discussions of news events, issues, the arts and more. Each hour addresses a different topic. Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio mail@mpr.org No No Tommy Watson overcame a childhood of poverty and instability to graduate from college and receive a master's degree in education. As an elementary school principle, he uses the lessons of his experience to help a new generation of low income kids close the achievement gap. (Broadcast 11/25/2009) http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/25/midmorning2 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:56:00 CST 2009/11/25/midmorning2-V1 Two masters of the art of frightening fiction share the stage at the Fitzgerald Theater in the latest installment of Talking Volumes. Stephen King's latest novel is about what happens to a town that becomes surrounded by an impenetrable dome. Audrey Niffenegger's latest novel has twin teenaged girls haunted by the residents of Highgate Cemetery in London. Talking Volumes, hosted by Kerri Miller, was recorded Nov. 18. (Broadcast 11/28/2009) http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/23/midmorning2 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:03:00 CST 2009/11/23/midmorning2-V1 Local singer Paul Metsa has performed and worked in music for nearly 30 years. He credits his upbringing in the Iron Range and his love of folk for inspiring his songwriting and his bluesman ethos. (Broadcast 11/20/2009) http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/20/midmorning2 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:00 CST 2009/11/20/midmorning2-V2 A renowned British neurosurgeon has traveled to Ukraine for 15 years to treat desperate patients who were given no hope of survival. Henry Marsh performs complicated brain surgery in archaic and hostile conditions in the Ukraine as the focus of a new PBS documentary. (Broadcast 11/19/2009) http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/19/midmorning2 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:00 CST 2009/11/19/midmorning2-V1 Reinhold Niebuhr was one of the most influential, and controversial, theologians and political theorists of the 20th Century. President Obama has called him his favorite philosopher. Two scholars discuss the essence of Niebuhr's philosophy and the book, "Moral Man and Immoral Society." (Broadcast 11/18/2009) http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/18/midmorning2 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:00 CST 2009/11/18/midmorning2-V2