{"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":"2026-09-25T04:18:19.069267+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489"},"episode":{"title":"The Mississippi River: A history of conflict, connection and change","slug":"the-mississippi-river-a-history-of-conflict-connection-and-change","published_at":"2026-09-01T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/the-mississippi-river-a-history-of-conflict-connection-and-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/09/01/the-mississippi-river-a-history-of-conflict-connection-and-change","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/angela-davis/2026/09/01/mississippi_river_20260901_64.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-ADavis&awEpisodeId=01M1C1FDG5VRQ5X1BCCKJN9AH7","summary":"The Mississippi River has provided water, food, transportation and a place of connection for generations of Minnesotans. But its history is also marked by displacement, environmental damage and decisions that have often prioritized industry and commerce over communities and the health of the river. A new documentary, “ We Are the River: How the Mississippi Shaped Minnesota ,” explores the complicated history of the river and the people who have lived alongside it. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about what that history can teach us about caring for the Mississippi today and in the future. Guests: Kate Beane is Flandreau Santee Sioux Dakota and Muscogee Creek. She is the executive director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art , has taught at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis College and serves on the board of Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi , a nonprofit that oversees two Dakota sacred sites in St. Paul. Devin Ashley Brown is the founder of Sovereign Waters , a Minneapolis-based organization that creates culturally responsive pathways to water confidence, environmental connection and outdoor leadership. She works to dismantle barriers that have excluded historically underserved communities from outdoor recreation. She also attempted to be the first Black woman on record to solo the Mississippi River before flood waters ended her trip. John Anfinson is a Mississippi River historian, author and former Superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area . He previously worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is the part-time river historian at the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory . He is also a founding board member of Friends of the Mississippi River and is active in many o…","meta_description":"The Mississippi River has provided water, food, transportation and a place of connection for generations of Minnesotans. But its history is also marked by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2770,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/episodes/the-mississippi-river-a-history-of-conflict-connection-and-change/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/the-mississippi-river-a-history-of-conflict-connection-and-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}