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Homelessness in the United States reached a record high in 2023. On any given night, more than 650,000 people experience homelessness.

People living homeless have higher rates of untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders than the general population. That can make it difficult to find a permanent place to live.

This program will take you to the streets of New York City to hear directly from people who have lived homeless about what they needed most. You’ll also hear from experts who say the best mental health care for people living homeless is no-strings-attached housing. 

Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for The Homelessness Crisis & Mental Health, a one-hour broadcast special.

Journalist Lee Hawkins grew up in Maplewood, Minn., but Alabama has always haunted his family.

In a new podcast, Hawkins uncovers his family history, his father’s painful nightmares and the long-lasting impacts of Jim Crow far beyond segregation.

What Happened in Alabama? is a long-form limited series podcast about the intergenerational ripple effect of slavery and his efforts to heal.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Hawkins about the podcast, out May 15.

And join MPR News for a free event Wednesday, May 22 as Angela Davis and Lee Hawkins explore the topic of intergenerational trauma in the Black community at a North Star Journey Live event: Ending cycles of trauma in Black America. Get your tickets at MPRevents.org.

Listen back to highlights from some of our favorite Wellness Wednesday shows from MPR News with Angela Davis.

Find out how much you do and don’t know about your nose, hear the latest research on colon cancer and learn why more people are experiencing loneliness.

Vernon Neal isn’t your classic classical music host.

He spent his childhood in Belize where his mom hosted a reggae and soca program at a local radio station. He joined YourClassical MPR in 2022, after running a strength and conditioning gym and immersing himself in the sounds of hip-hop, jazz, pop and metal as a self-taught musician and audio engineer.

Now, he’s discovering a passion for classical music alongside his listeners. Last year, he took over as host for the Rhapsody in Black podcast from APM, a weekly, five-minute take on a Black composer, performer or other contributor to the world of classical music, past and present.

MPR News host Angela Davis goes behind the scenes with host Vernon Neal to talk about his experience hosting, Black artists and how to make classical music accessible to more people.

Guest:  


Vernon Neal is a national host and producer for YourClassical MPR and host of Rhapsody in Black, a podcast from APM that turns up the voices of Black artists in the world of classical music.

Every Monday here on MPR News with Angela Davis, we talk about money and the economy. And some of our favorite shows are “news you can use” — giving you personal advice for living your best financial life.  

We revisited some of our favorite shows with personal finance advice.  

You’ll hear words of wisdom for Gen Z, tips on networking and ideas for saving money for fun and travel. 

America’s partisan divides are getting deeper. That means there’s a wider gap between what young progressives and young conservatives think.

And that’s playing out in the dating world, where politics have increasingly become a relationship deal-breaker.

Eighty-six percent of Americans think it has become harder to date someone from the opposite political party, according to a 2020 poll from market research firm YouGov.

MPR News host Angela Davis is talked about it as part of our “Talking Sense” series — a yearlong reporting project helping us navigate difficult political conversations.

Guests:

KC Gammage is a Minneapolis-based licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in trauma and family conflict.

Lyz Lenz is an Iowa-based writer and the author of four books, including her latest, ‘This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended my Marriage and Started My Life.’