A growing body of research has found microscopic plastic pollution in our oceans and freshwater. Researchers recently reviewed the risks of plastic in drinking water and found that 93 percent of bottled water tested showed signs of microplastic contamination. So how do we stop plastics from...

Sarah Bellamy of the Penumbra Theatre joined the program to help answer that question. She joined host Mike Mulcahy.

Host Mike Mulcahy spoke to MPR reporter John Enger about his struggles to find childcare in Bemidji. Then he turned to two guests to discuss where parents and childcare providers struggle. They were Marnie Werner, the executive director of the Center for Rural Policy and Development and Jim...