Wow. I listened to Minnesota Public Radio all through work yesterday, and they had a collection of really great pieces. You should give them a listen if you have a chance (click the links; embedding them apparently doesn't work on Blogger)
I was originally just going to write about Midmorning, which had a story on cancer research. For anyone who is interested in what I do, this had some useful info. They talked mostly about cancer vaccines, which isn't exactly what I study (although I did do research on them before joining my current lab), but there was some discussion about immunology, leukemia and lymphoma, and cancer research in general.
Midmorning then switched gears and talked with a pretty witty etymologist. Although impressively smart, I was a bit dismayed that he didn't know the origin of "moxie" (as any good New Englander does) and he got the explanation of "sympathy" versus "empathy" wrong. That's pretty weak...
On Midday, Gary Eichten spoke with Rep. Keith Ellison. I was fairly ambivilant towards the man before, but I'm a big fan now. I was impressed.
Ellison was followed by a speech given by Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dillema" and ""In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." Really interesting topic.
And finally, to round it all off, the broadcast switched to Tim Pawlenty's press conference in which he announced he would not seek reelection as MN's governor. What a great day!
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