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In the Know: Breaking Down the U's News is a weekly podcast from the Minnesota Daily, the independent, student-run media group at the University of Minnesota.

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    • Oct 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 212 EPISODES


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    More than a t-shirt: The competitive nature of intramural sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2025 9:51


    Intramural athletes share how intensity, passion and pride drive games that are supposed to be “just for fun.”

    Special episode: Interview with Mary Lawlor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 24:23


    Mary Lawlor discusses her role as special rapporteur, her outlook on human rights defenders and how the United States is affecting the global human rights landscape. 

    Budget cuts leave architecture students struggling to keep up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 17:42


    Students pursuing a bachelors of science in architecture uncover the mental, financial and physical intensity of the program.

    The people pushing cancer research forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 22:37


    Meet the scientists at the University of Minnesota who are finding new ways to treat one of the world's toughest diseases

    So, what are you wearing for Halloween?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 10:50


    Students share their Halloween looks and reflect on the meaning of the holiday. 

    Part 2: Beyond the lab — campus reactions to male birth control pill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 14:37


    That's a class?! Five unique courses at the U this fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 10:51


    From spearheads to Italian films to drinking culture, the University of Minnesota offers a course for every interest.

    Breaking ground on birth control for men

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 11:30


    Inside the research behind YCT 529, a first-of-its-kind oral contraceptive for men.

    What's new at the Minnesota State Fair?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 10:25


    Ceci Heinen, Atticus Marse and Tyler Church discuss their opinions on the new foods and new drinks hitting the State Fair menu this summer. 

    A look inside the revamped University of Minnesota Bike Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 14:54


    New faces and big goals for Gopher sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 7:34


    K-Move dances to more than just the music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 20:45 Transcription Available


    Bittersweet goodbyes — Kaylie and Alex reflect on growth, struggles and saying farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 38:28


    Meet the new bosses of the MN Daily, Alexis Letang and Sam Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 17:47


    A goodbye from outgoing EIC Spencer White and ME Amelia Roessler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 26:50


    Science on hold — how federal cuts are shaking up university research

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 20:03


    Three jobs, two apartments, one tax return

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 11:20


    University of Minnesota named #1 alien hotspot according to no one

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 10:02


    Behind the story: Grace Aigner's reporting on the Como's Talmage community garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 27:42


    Springing ahead is more harmful than helpful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 11:44


    Opinion: Uncertainty for DEI programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 30:17


    The science of doomscrolling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 10:56


    Goalball levels the playing field for blind, sighted athletes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 16:00


    A Q&A on the art of Q&As with Alexandra DeYoe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 15:58


    What's it like being a student and social media influencer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 11:36


    2025 is the Year of the Snake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 18:58


    UMN and UCLA students perspective on recent California wildfires

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 13:58


    Coming of Age: because life Isn't hard enough already

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 13:27


    Lessons in journalism: Sophie Eydis talks stories, successes and setbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 23:51


    The search was on for Timothée Chalamet at UMN

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 7:28


    Can AI replicate Christmas magic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 11:11


    Finding your voice at The Whole Music Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 15:01


    Unwrapping the frenzy of Black Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 10:42


    UMN luck and legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 8:53


    A student journalist's experience at the Oct. 21 Morrill Hall protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 28:40


    What do stress awareness, wine and square dancing all have in common?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 12:42


    The spooky origins of Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 21:38


    Minnesota's ballot breakdown and the future of the DFL trifecta

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 17:53


    Behind the scenes of the UMN homecoming parade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 8:09


    The echoes of protest on the 1972 UMN anti-war movement.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 33:22


    The Minnesota Daily's 5K adventure through campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 14:32


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    Dakotah Lindwurm's Olympic journey from Minneapolis to Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 11:29


    Campus protests and UMN leadership challenges with Olivia Hines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 27:44


    Surviving college 101: free food and fun campus events

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 9:25


    Senior reflections and freshman advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 14:28


    Exploring the new State Fair foods with Claudia Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 37:11


    Inside the coverage: Katrina Bailey on her debut story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 22:35


    Facing the future: the 2024 presidential election

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 19:20


    The magic of movie scores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 13:46


    A preview on Minnesota elections with Jack O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 23:55


    Rain, shine and repeat for Minnesota's summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 13:19


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