MN Daily News: 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.
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.
Episodes

Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
12 min
What does this mean for streaming services, movie theaters and Minnesotan movie lovers?
Dec 5, 2025
12 min

Dec 2, 2025
Dec 2, 2025
17 min
UMN students, faculty and a high schooler reflect on screen time, phone bans and what it takes to truly unplug
Dec 2, 2025
17 min

Nov 21, 2025
What does it mean to be Latino at the U of M?
Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
16 min
Latino students share how the group, Mi Gente, has shaped their university experience and become a second-family.
Nov 21, 2025
16 min

Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
18 min
Hear from students, food shelf organizers and university staff about how college students struggle with food insecurity and the SNAP freeze
Nov 14, 2025
18 min

Nov 7, 2025
When Washington stops, we all feel it
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
14 min
Two UMN political experts unpack the partisan battle, public frustration and what’s at stake for Minnesotans during this government shutdown.
Nov 7, 2025
14 min

Nov 3, 2025
What students really think of AI
Nov 3, 2025
Nov 3, 2025
27 min
University students and Minnesota Daily journalists share their concerns about AI’s uses, future, and the policies shaping its place on campus.
ALL CONTRIBUTORS: Ceci Heinen, Jeff Young, Wren Warne-Jacobsen, Vivian Wilson, Callie Burch, Amy Watters, Matthew Jegers, Atticus Marse, Lucas Vasquez, Grace Aigner.
Extra editing help from Rob McGinley Meyers.
Nov 3, 2025
27 min

Oct 25, 2025
Oct 25, 2025
9 min
Intramural athletes share how intensity, passion and pride drive games that are supposed to be “just for fun.”
Oct 25, 2025
9 min

Oct 22, 2025
Oct 22, 2025
24 min
Mary Lawlor discusses her role as special rapporteur, her outlook on human rights defenders and how the United States is affecting the global human rights landscape.
Oct 22, 2025
24 min

Oct 21, 2025
Oct 21, 2025
17 min
Students pursuing a bachelors of science in architecture uncover the mental, financial and physical intensity of the program.
Oct 21, 2025
17 min

Oct 12, 2025
The people pushing cancer research forward
Oct 12, 2025
Oct 12, 2025
22 min
Meet the scientists at the University of Minnesota who are finding new ways to treat one of the world’s toughest diseases
Oct 12, 2025
22 min

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.




