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The Daily Circuit Blog

MPR News Quirks, quips and questions off the air

By Maddy Mahon

mmahon@mpr.org
Books

A very dark summer house: Herman Koch’s latest, reviewed

Maddy Mahon June 26, 2014, 2:21 PM Jun 26, 2014
0

Summer House is a certainly a great beach read – it’s gripping and quick, and smarter than your average summer novel – but it’s certainly no lighthearted affair. Read more →

Economy, Business & Jobs

Op-ed pick: Fight pay gap with public salaries

Maddy Mahon May 16, 2014, 8:07 AM May 16, 2014
4

Max Nisen at Quartz suggests that making salaries public could help fight the problem – and he points out that some companies are already trying out this idea. Read more →

Economy, Business & Jobs

How did you spend it? Best and worst purchases

Maddy Mahon April 9, 2014, 8:51 AM Apr 9, 2014
19

Our favorite financial guru Ruth Hayden joins us at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 17, to talk about your most memorable financial decisions. When you look back, what was the best money you’ve ever spent? What was the worst thing you’ve ever done with your cash? For me, the best money I’ve spent lately was a Read more →

Science

5-year-old Daily Circuit dinosaur analyst weighs in on Bracketosaurus

Maddy Mahon April 2, 2014, 9:02 AM Apr 2, 2014
5

Five-year-old Owen analyzes The Daily Circuit’s Bracketosaurus. Read more →

Economy, Business & Jobs

Op-ed pick: Tax the childless

Maddy Mahon April 1, 2014, 4:27 PM Apr 1, 2014
20

A recent op-ed piece in Slate argues that we should raise taxes on childless working professionals in order to give working parents a break. Author Reihan Salam, childless himself, says the financial burden of raising a child is staggering. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that raising a child born in 2012 will cost Read more →

News & Trends

Op-ed pick: A better black box

Maddy Mahon March 11, 2014, 3:28 PM Mar 11, 2014
29

It seems nothing short of spooky that a giant jet could simply vanish and we’d be left waiting to find some sort of physical evidence. Read more →

Arts & Culture · Book Lists · Books

Daily Circuit guests recommend…

Maddy Mahon February 19, 2014, 3:23 PM Feb 19, 2014
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David Stuart MacLean — the author of the wonderful new memoir, “The Answer to the Riddle is Me” — offers his recommendations for great books to get you through the rest of winter. If you missed David on The Daily Circuit this week, take a listen here. His story will make you grateful for all your Read more →

Arts & Culture · News & Trends

Op-ed pick: Saying no to Sochi

Maddy Mahon February 13, 2014, 2:28 PM Feb 13, 2014
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The Guardian’s Heidi Moore – a frequent guest on The Daily Circuit – published an op-ed piece last week on why she’s decided to boycott broadcasts of the Sochi Olympics. While most of us are tuning in to follow everything from figure skating to the luge competitions, Moore argues that Russia’s stance on gay rights and the Read more →

Book Lists · Books

When at first you can’t finish a book …

Maddy Mahon January 13, 2014, 3:26 PM Jan 13, 2014
9

In our show last week, Kerri talked with Kevin Smokler about going back to the books he was assigned in high school, and finding new appreciation for the stories when he wasn’t forced to read them. We asked you what book you love to re-read, but now we want to hear what books from your Read more →

Op-ed pick: Thinking beyond the pill

Maddy Mahon January 7, 2014, 1:59 PM Jan 7, 2014
1

In a recent Room for Debate, the New York Times asks whether new research exposing the dangers of some hormonal birth control will cause us to reconsider the options available for women. Why aren’t we seeing innovation in this area of the market, and what would it take to get more options on the table? Read more →

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