Tom Crann

Saint Paul

Host, All Things Considered at Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, MN)

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Highlights from Tom Crann‘s 20 years hosting All Things Considered on MPR News

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. May 10 was Tom Crann’s last day hosting All Things Considered after over 20 years. Over the past two decades, Crann talked to people on the worst days and best days of their lives; to endless politicians, newsmakers, artists and chefs; and hosted hours and hours of breaking news coverage.
‘It’s a very big deal’: Benedictine monk on election of first American pope

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The Catholic Church has chosen its first American leader: Robert Francis Prevost who takes the name Pope Leo XIV. He was chosen to succeed Pope Francis, who died last month.
As the conclave begins, a look at Minnesota's changing Catholic Church

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Catholic cardinals have begun their conclave to elect a new pope. The first vote ended in black smoke billowing out of the Sistine Chapel chimney into the early evening sky in Rome — signaling no new Pope has been elected. The next Pope will shape decades of church doctrine. The Catholic Church looks different after Pope Francis’s tenure. Minnesota’s Catholic congregation looks different, too.
MPR leader addresses executive order seeking to end funding to NPR and PBS

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. President Donald Trump has been talking about plans to end federal funding for public media. And now he has signed an executive order calling for a halt in funding for NPR and PBS through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and eliminated CPB funding budget plans released today.
In 'Fierce Delight,' MPR's Emily Bright makes poetry of early motherhood

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown

Emily Bright is familiar to MPR News listeners as a newscaster and fill-in host. But she’s written poetry for most of her life — and her debut collection is out this week. The book is called “Fierce Delight: Poems of Early Motherhood.” Bright will be at Red Balloon Booksellers in St. Paul on Sunday, May 4 for a poetry reading. She spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann about the new book. Press play above to listen to their conversation.
Appetites: Korean stationery store brings life back to an empty corner of Uptown

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Lukas Levin

When Paper Source left Uptown in Minneapolis, it created another hole in a neighborhood plagued by empty storefronts abandoned by national chains. But first-time business owner Angie Lee saw an opportunity. “I have played with the idea of having a small business, probably for the past 10 years,” she said.
The fall of Saigon through the eyes of 3 Vietnamese Minnesotans who lived through it

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc Bui

On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces captured what was then called the city of Saigon. It marked the beginning of Communist rule in Vietnam and the end of a long war that left almost 3 million people dead. Chaos followed as Americans and South Vietnamese tried to escape however they could. These are the stories of three Vietnamese Minnesotans who lived through that historical moment. MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding.
Economist: Minnesota has strong economy amid international uncertainty

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Uncertainty and unpredictability under President Donald Trump's administration, including unprecedented international tariffs, have left many Minnesotans worried about their financial futures. On Friday, MPR News host Tom Crann spoke with economist Andrea Raffo about Minnesota’s economic picture, and how well-positioned the state is to weather chaos.
How Minnesotans are bucking the loneliness epidemic

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Lukas Levin |Ngoc Bui

It’s been widely reported that Americans are suffering from a nationwide loneliness epidemic, but it turns out Minnesota may be an outlier. A report by the Washington Post reveals that Minnesota is one of the few places in America where people feel "rarely" lonely. Andrew Van Dam, data columnist for the Washington Post, pored over responses from more than half a million Americans from the Census Household Pulse survey. He shared his surprising results on All Things Considered.
Osterholm: Federal health agency cuts, vaccine misinformation is 'urgent issue'

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Gretchen Brown

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. With federal vaccine funding up in the air, a University of Minnesota researcher announced Thursday a new project intended to safeguard vaccine information, research and access in case the federal government doesn't. The Vaccine Integrity Project comes from Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.