{"podcast":{"title":"MPR News with Angela Davis","slug":"mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","podcast_index_feed_id":239489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/mpr-news-with-angela-davis","website_url":"https://www.mprnews.org/topic/angela-davis","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/4c1a409ffb901a63f6d5f1542c2d6798f0ca559f/square/fcc246-20241021-angela-davis-mpr-news-podcast-2000.jpg","author":"Minnesota Public Radio","episode_count":200,"summary":"Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, weekdays from MPR News. Programming note: Our colleague Angela Davis is taking a leave of absence after a recent breast cancer diagnosis. Thank you to all who have checked in and shared kind words. Angela is touched by your support as she focuses on her recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:20:58.464378+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489"},"episode":{"title":"Power Pair: The mother-daughter duo behind Kobi Co. candle and wellness brand","slug":"power-pair-the-mother-daughter-duo-behind-kobi-co-candle-and-wellness-brand","published_at":"2026-06-04T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/power-pair-the-mother-daughter-duo-behind-kobi-co-candle-and-wellness-brand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/06/04/power-pair-the-motherdaughter-duo-behind-kobi-co-candles","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/angela-davis/2026/06/04/Power_Pair__The_mother-daughter_duo_behind_Kobi_Co._candle_and_wellness_brand_20260604_64.mp3","summary":"Back in 2020, Kobi Gregory began making scented candles to cope with the stress of distance learning in high school. What started as a hobby quickly became a business with help from her mom, Tasha Harris. Today, Kobi Co. has a downtown Minneapolis storefront, sells signature candles paired with curated playlists, and hosts popular candle-making workshops. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Kobi and Tasha about what it’s like to work together and how they spread self-care through their business. Guests: Kobi Gregory is co-founder of Kobi Co ., a candle and wellness company in downtown Minneapolis. Tasha Harris is co-founder of Kobi Co. and Kobi Gregory’s mother and business partner. Do you know a Power Pair? “Power Pairs” is a series featuring prominent Minnesotans in a close relationship. You may know of them separately but they reveal a new side of themselves when they sit down together. Listen to past interviews here and submit your idea for a future Power Pair here . Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts , Spotify or RSS . Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.","meta_description":"Back in 2020, Kobi Gregory began making scented candles to cope with the stress of distance learning in high school. What started as a hobby quickly becam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2817,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/episodes/power-pair-the-mother-daughter-duo-behind-kobi-co-candle-and-wellness-brand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/power-pair-the-mother-daughter-duo-behind-kobi-co-candle-and-wellness-brand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}