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Kathy Lahr is a parenting specialist from Lutheran Social Service who is going to share how parents are doing these days and what parents can do to navigate these difficult times.

What do you do when you are a guitarist who is prohibited by circumstance from performing? Well, if you are committed player, you just keep on finding new guitar expressions. When Dean Magraw spoke with Phil Nusbaum, Dean spoke of his world in Covid times.

Film publicist Peter Schilling talks about the upcoming series of Martin Scorsese films showing at Trylon Cinema and Heights Theater.

Eric Moore is a Senior Officer of Accountability, Research and Equity at Minneapolis Public Schools.

Craig Rice from the MSP Film Society talks about Virtual Cinema, Cine Latino and the ongoing French film festival.

Sommelier Jill Mott talks about the delightful cocktail known as the Piña Colada.

State climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about how to look for veering and backing winds in the sky to forecast the weather.

Tim Sparks is one of the most versatile guitarists you’ll ever meet. That’s why he was asked to be in residence in the Guitar program of the university of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. But the whole thing was almost brought down by Covid-19. Almost…

Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts talks about reopening the museum with COVID-19 prevention measures in place.

Shannon Doyle from Lutheran Social Service of MN talks about various financial scams that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Debbie Duncan and Dennis Spears present an evening of jazz vocals at 7PM this Thursday, July 23 at Crooner’s in Minneapolis. It’ll be a drive in or dine out show. When Debbie got together with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to song selection.

Karen DeVet is a Senior Operations Officer with Minneapolis Public Schools, and she talks about some of the options and challenges for returning to school in the fall.

Craig Rice from MSP Film talks about the offerings on their virtual cinema.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about how clouds get to the point of saturation.

The Hook and Ladder performance space helps local artists find audiences and serves the broader community. When Chris Mozena of the Hook met with Phil Nusbaum, the talk turned to the Shackletons, a young group that plays The Hook’s Roots Rock Festival coming soon.

The website Music in Minnesota has launched a fundraiser for iconic music venues around the state that have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Writer and photographer Tom Smouse talks about the fundraiser.

Sarah Northrup from the LSS Training and Education Center talks about job searching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Penny performs with his Jazz trio and in groups led by others. The combination of recent crises has caused John to take new musical directions. Events connected with the murder of George Floyd inspired John to write “George Floyd We Hear You.” In an interview with Phil Nusbaum, John spoke first about developing the piece.

Film publicist Peter Schilling talks about the films showing at the Trylon Cinema in Longfellow and the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights starting today, and how each venue is handling social distancing.

Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff talks about transportation and returning to school in the fall.

Craig Rice from MSP Film talks about what's showing on their virtual cinema.

Sommelier Jill Mott from Henry & Son talks about three white wines that can help you beat the heat this summer.

State climatologist Luigi Romolo gives a recap of the weather in June and talks about the National Weather Service's proposed changes to the language they use to alert us of potential weather threats.

Many know Laura Caviani as jazz piano player who leads performing groups. She also teaches at Carlton College in Northfield. But there are no classes now, and scant opportunities to perform, so Laura is doing other projects reflecting her musical roots. For one, Laura is writing music for poetry, an activity she started many years ago.

April Sanderson from Lutheran Social Service of MN gives helpful tax advice and reminds us that the deadline is July 15, 2020.