Stephanie CurtisNekima Levy-Pounds recommends two histories and a classic work of literature. Read more →
MPR News Quirks, quips and questions off the air
Archives for August 2013
Melissa Townsend
On Wednesday The Daily Circuit aired a show marking the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To prepare, we talked with three local residents who were involved in the events of that day. Craig Neal was a high school senior in suburban New Jersey. He traveled by bus to Read more →
Books recommended by our guests, our listeners, and Kerri Miller. You should be reading Barbara Tuchman, Simon Van Booy, and Rebecca Solnit. Read more →
Books that offer career advice, rethink the entire capitalist system, and expose the underworld of Hennepin Avenue. Read more →
At the State Fair today, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak recommended four books about Minnesota history: “A Love Affair with Birds,” a biography of Thomas Sadler Roberts, an ornithologist who also served as a director of the Bell Museum. “The Assassination of Hole in the Day” is a biography from the Minnesota Historical Society about the Read more →
“Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, who signed the law, is the heir to a department store fortune and knows a lot about inheriting wealth but not much about creating it.” Read more →
“I don’t think the president has figured out where our interests lie.” Read more →
“…without ambition, firefighting becomes the default position, as was evident during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.” Read more →
Molly Bloom
Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton is on a mission to save the sounds of silence. Hempton joins The Daily Circuit today to discuss what we’re missing in our noisy world. He’s shared some of his recordings with us. Give a listen.
“Walmart and Target earn between three and four cents on the dollar; a typical McDonald’s franchise restaurant earns around six cents on the dollar before taxes, according to an analysis from Janney Capital Markets.” Read more →