Episodes
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Episode 88: The Struggle of Local Restaurants in the Twin Cities
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
The Daily's podcast producer, Lexi Kiecker, spoke to three different restaurant owners in the Twin Cities about their experiences running a small business during a pandemic.
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Episode 86: Back to class!
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
In this episode, we talk to students and faculty about how they’re feeling about returning to mostly in-person classes next semester. We hear what people are going to miss about remote-learning, and the things they can’t wait to finally do in class. We also speak with a professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication about how he’s going to adjust come next fall.
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Episode 85: Blurb
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Please check back next week for our regularly scheduled coverage.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Episode 84: Meet the new regents
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
In this episode, we talk to three newly elected regents about their backgrounds and goals for their six-year terms. The Minnesota State Legislature voted to elect four new regents: James Farnsworth, Kodi Verhalen, Ruth Johnson and Doug Huebsch. These four regents replaced Michael Hsu, Tom Anderson, Richard Beeson and Randy Simonson. In this episode, we get to know university student James Farnsworth, engineer and lawyer Kodi Verhalen and internal medicine physician Ruth Johnson.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Episode 83: Black women trailblazers at UMN
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
In this episode, we learn about historical Black women and their contributions, which helped pave the way for the future at the University of Minnesota.
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Episode 82: Activists spring to fight Line 3
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
In this episode, we talk to Winona LaDuke, an environmentalist, economist, writer, and the executive director of Honor the Earth, about her work fighting against the Line 3 pipeline, its history, and the community's activism. We learn about the many years Winona has been on the front lines fighting against sands pipelines, and we hear from her about what she says is a better plan. We also speak with University student and MN350 intern Karly Beaumont at a rally she helped organize about the student movement to stop Line 3.
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Episode 81: Organizers and activists prepare for the Chauvin trial
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
In this episode, we talk with activists and organizers to learn how they have been preparing for the Derek Chauvin trial and their experiences protesting on the first day of public court proceedings.
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Episode 80: Students are graduating during a pandemic…again
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
In this episode, we talk to a few students about their plans after graduation and how they’re feeling with commencement in less than three months. We also get insight from those who are working with students, including career counselors, university coordinators and recruiters, and speak with a 2020 graduate about his experience with virtual commencement last year.
MN Daily In The Know
In the Know: Breaking Down the U's News is a weekly podcast from the Minnesota Daily, the independent student-run media group at the University of Minnesota.