Episodes

Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Episode 55: Students with learning disabilities tackle online instruction
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
The switch from in-person to online classes has been challenging for students with learning differences like dyslexia, ADHD and autism.

Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Episode 54: Checking in with essential student workers
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Reporter Megan Palmer interviews three student workers who have continued in their professions after Gov. Walz's 'stay-at-home' order.

Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
More than a decade before COVID-19 came to the University of Minnesota, the School of Public Health was planning how to respond to an outbreak.

Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Goodbye, for now: Daily temporarily halts podcasting after COVID-19 outbreak
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
To protect the safety of our staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, In the Know is going on a hiatus.

Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Episode 53: Bernie Sanders' big win near the University of Minnesota
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won all of the precincts near the University of Minnesota on Super Tuesday, despite losing the state to Joe Biden. Podcast reporter Jessica Toledo talked to students about why they think that's the case.

Friday Feb 28, 2020
Episode 51: Erbert & Gerbert’s red pepper bánh mì draws campus criticism
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Erbert & Gerbert’s plant-based roasted red pepper bánh mì retains few ingredients from the traditional Vietnamese sandwich.

Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Hundreds gathered at the Minneapolis American Indian Center last week to march, sing and show support for the missing women.

Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Episode 49: Ramping up efforts to count students in the census
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Students are one of the populations most likely to not respond to the census.

Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Episode 48: U awarded grant to help Minneapolis youth
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Natalie Rademacher and Jessica Toledo talk to two reporters about their recent work, including a story about a grant supporting Minneapolis youth and a trend of "micro apartments" near campus.

Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Episode 47: Protests, from India to Minnesota
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Throngs of people gathered at the Capitol on Jan. 26 to protest the Indian Citizen Act, which grants Indian citizenship to religious minorities from three neighboring countries — excluding Muslims.

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.