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Podcasts

Discussions with researchers, community leaders, and service providers to examine pressing issues facing our communities today

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Talking Through the Numbers, produced by Wilder Research, features discussions with researchers, community leaders, and service providers to examine pressing issues facing our communities today to offer insight beyond the numbers.

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Minnesota's Unsheltered Homeless: Understanding Who's Affected

November 25, 2019 withBrian Pittman
Guests discuss the alarming increase in people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota who are staying outside of formal shelter, why this is happening, and what it will take to meet the needs. Host… Read more »
Listen Length: 29 minutes
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Collaborating Across Difference

July 23, 2019 withKirsten Johnson
Guests explore the important considerations and challenges in building effective collaborations between organizations and communities, particularly when collaborating across difference, understanding… Read more »
Listen Length: 28 minutes
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Data Disaggregation: Breaking Down Data to Explore Community Assets and Strengths

May 29, 2019 withNicole MartinRogers
Guests discuss Minnesota's changing population, and how breaking large, general categories of data into more specific sub-groups is essential to understanding the needs, strengths, and challenges of… Read more »
Listen Length: 23 minutes
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Caring for the Caregivers: Supporting the Informal Caregivers of Minnesota's Older Adults

March 28, 2019 withChristin Lindberg andMaureen Kenney
Three guests discuss the friends, family, and communities providing informal caregiving to Minnesota’s older adult population, the need for culturally responsive support services, and how we can… Read more »
Listen Length: 35 minutes
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Sex Trafficking and Exploitation in Minnesota: What it is and What’s Working to Help Victims

December 7, 2018
Guests discuss what we know about sex trafficking and sexual exploitation in Minnesota, the statewide effort to identify and support victims, and what you need to know that could help save a life.
Listen Length: 27 minutes
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Major Minnesota Trends: What They Mean and Why They Matter

August 13, 2018 withAllison Liuzzi
Guests discuss ways Minnesota communities are changing; how data helps to understand and prepare for future challenges; and tips for being an informed consumer of facts.
Listen Length: 28 minutes
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Children's Mental Health: Support Happens in Community

May 1, 2018
Two experts discuss formal and informal mental health services, what we know about building positive relationships, and what you can do to help promote mental health among children.
Listen Length: 26 minutes
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Homelessness is More Than Just a Math Problem

March 1, 2018 withMichelle Decker Gerrard
Guests discuss what we know about who is homeless in Minnesota, the causes of homelessness, and the one thing they would do to end it. 
Listen Length: 28 minutes
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