University of Minnesota
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A public research university system headquartered in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, with major programs in medicine, science, and public health.
14 episodes featuring University of Minnesota
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Weak jobs report deepens the Fed’s policy dilemma
Falling job creation, rising unemployment, softer wage growth, and heavy debt issuance are reshaping expectations for rates, bonds, and equities.
Oct 2, 2026 · 26 min
Stock Movers
Weak jobs report strengthens higher-for-longer rate case
The report shows a labor market stuck at weak growth while supply pressures, borrowing needs, and investment keep bond yields elevated.
Oct 2, 2026 · 26 min
American Alchemy with Jesse Michels
Aztec UFO case tests witnesses against physical evidence
The episode revisits a foundational UFO crash story while acknowledging that one of its most extraordinary physical claims failed modern testing.
Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 56m
Huberman Lab Essentials
Gut biology reshapes the fight against obesity
The episode connects everyday digestive health with cancer prevention, metabolic disease, weight-loss treatment, and emerging medical technologies.
Sep 21, 2026 · 2h 28m
Friday Night Economic Review
Reincarnation research challenges brain-based theories of consciousness
The cases discussed could force a reconsideration of whether consciousness is produced entirely by the brain and whether it survives death.
Sep 20, 2026 · 56 min
Friday Night Economic Review
Germany’s sovereignty fight tests Europe’s political future
The discussion connects the AfD’s rise to Germany’s industrial decline, war policy, immigration debate, and fears of expanding technocratic control.
Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 12m
Today, Explained
Alzheimer’s drugs offer progress after decades of disappointment
The episode weighs modest gains from two approved treatments against research failures and a broader shift beyond amyloid.
Sep 16, 2026 · 27 min
Friday Night Economic Review
Biotech’s promise collides with weak oversight and institutional distrust
The conversation connects disputed COVID-era governance with a broader question: whether institutions can manage biotechnology whose benefits and risks are expanding faster than regulation.
Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 16m
Ologies with Alie Ward — Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE)
Deep-sea microbes reveal life’s hidden possibilities
The deep ocean may contain unfamiliar ecosystems, useful chemistry, and clues to life beyond Earth, yet pollution and mining threaten what science barely understands.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 24m
Unexplainable
Scientists urge a moratorium on mirror-life research
Mirror organisms could evade biological defenses and spread through ecosystems, forcing researchers to decide how to govern a technology before it becomes irreversible.
Sep 2, 2026 · 38 min
Friday Night Economic Review
Schlanger links modern war to finance, censorship and credit
The conversation presents war, surveillance and economic inequality as connected outcomes of concentrated financial and political power, then argues for sovereignty, education and productive credit as alternatives.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 8m
Unexplainable
Synthetic cells challenge the boundary between chemistry and life
Cells built from nonliving chemicals could expand biology’s manufacturing potential while forcing new decisions about safety, governance, and access.
Aug 31, 2026 · 36 min
Planet Money
Universities turn tomatoes into branded agricultural bets
Produce branding can raise value for growers and researchers, but a crowded market may leave consumers with too many premium choices.
Aug 28, 2026 · 34 min
Up First from NPR
Missile shortages collide with Democratic strategy and vaccine politics
The episode connects a consequential Senate primary, wartime weapons constraints, and an FDA decision that could shape the future of mRNA vaccines.
Aug 5, 2026 · 15 min