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Lifelong learning with Dr. Dan Sullivan and Jack Sielaff of the Cannon Valley Elder Collegium 12/8/23
This week's hosts, Joe Moravchick and Rich Larson talk with Dr. Dan Sullivan, the Curriculum Director of the Cannon valley Elder Collegium, and Jack Sielaf, a retired...
Veterans Day and veterans' issues with Commissioner Brad Lindsay of the Minnesota Department of Veteran's Affairs 11/10/23
Hosts Jon Olson and Steve Sviggum speak with MDVA Commissioner Brad Lindsay about caring for our veterans, the State of Minnesota's responsibilities and priorities vs....
The Fentanyl Epidemic with Northfield, Minnesota Chief of Police Mark Elliott, 10/27/23
Hosts Nathan Leaf and Rich Larson talk with Northfield, Minnesota Chief of Police Mark Elliott about the Fentanyl epidemic, what is being done at the federal, state a...
Issues in Long Term Care with Assistant Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services with the Minnesota Department of Human Services Natasha Merz 10/13/23
Hosts Rich Larson and Nathan Leaf talk with Assistant Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services Natasha Merz with the Minnesota Department of Human Services about ...
Public Policy This Week - Previewing the Supreme Court docket with Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School, 10/6/23
Host Steve Poskanzer and his guest, Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School, discuss some of the most interesting cases the Supreme Court ...
The United States Constitution with Professor of Constitutional Law and President Emeritus of Carleton College Steve Poskanzer 9/29/23
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Rich Larson talk with Con Law Professor and President Emeritus of Carleton College Steve Poskanzer about the United States Constitution, and ho...
Civics Education in the State of Minnesota with Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel and Northfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann 9/15/23
Hosts Nathan Leaf and Joe Moravchik talk with Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kent Pekel and Northfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann ab...
A Much Too Soon Look at the 2024 Presidential Election with Professor Christopher Galdieri of St. Anselm College, 9/8/23
Hosts Christopher Chapp and Rich Larson discuss the state of the 2024 Presidential election 14 months before Election Day with Professor Christopher Galdieri of St. An...
The new media with Axios-Twin Cities reporter Torey Van Oot 8/25/23
Hosts Christopher Chapp and Rich Larson talk with Torey Van Oot, the political reporter for Axios Twin-Cities about new models of media, the challenges of covering the...
The Role of Medical Examiners with Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker 8/18/23
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Nathan Leaf discuss the importance of forensic medicine, the role it plays in society, and the trends being seen by medical examiners around th...
The 6th Mass Extinction with Dr. David Tilman and Dr. Jeannine Cavendar-Bares of the University of Minnesota 8/11/23
Hosts Nathan leaf and Rich Larson speak with Dr. David Tilman and Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares about the ongoing 6th Mass Extinction and how it might affect our environ...
New Minnesota legalized cannabis statutes with Northfield Chief of Police Mark Elliott 8/4/23
Host Rich Larson talks with Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott discussing the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota, getting into specifics of where an...
End of life and funeral issues with author and Funeral Director Scott Mueller 7/28/23
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Rich Larson discuss the things that nobody wants to talk about - what to do when we lose a loved one. Scott Mueller of Mueller Memorial in the...
Artificial Intelligence with former North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley 7/21/23
Hosts Bruce Morlan and Rich Larson talk with Shawn Riley, the co founder of Bisblox, and the former CIO of North Dakota about the emerging technology of Artificial Int...
Social Media and Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Christina Farhart of Carleton College 7/14/23
Hosts Chris Chapp and Bruce Morlan discuss the widespread use of misinformation and how social media has made it so easy to insert conspiracy theories into our lives, ...
The recent Supreme Court rulings with Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School 7/7/23
Host Steve Poskanzer, the President Emeritus of Carleton College, and Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School discuss the slate of decisio...
Gangs and gang violence with Dr. James Densley 6/23/23
Dr. James Densley returns to Public Policy This Week to talk with hosts Nathan Leaf and Joe Moravchik about the problem of street gangs in our society.
The 2023 Minnesota Legislature with Walker Orenstein of MinnPost 6/16/23
Hosts Joe Moravchik and Christopher Chapp talk with Walker Orenstein of MinnPost about the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session, which is being called the most impactful...
Minnesota's Changing Demographics with State Demographer Susan Brower 6/2/23
Hosts Christopher Chapp and Jon Olson discuss the importance of demographics to a democracy with Minnesota State Demographer Susan Brower, and how Minnesota's shifting...
The World Expo 2027 with John Stanoch 5/26/23
Hosts Nathan Leaf and Rich Larson talk with Judge John Stanoch about the efforts to bring a World Expo - commonly known as the World's Fair - to Minnesota, the cost b...