Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Return to Mars
  NASA's Phoenix is the first spacecraft to attempt a landing on Mars since the crash of their Mars Polar Lander nearly a decade before. Midmorning discusses the search for ice and life in the Martian atmosphere.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Robert Zubrin: Aerospace engineer and author of "The Case for Mars."
  Resources
  The Mars Society
  NASA's Mars exploration program
  About Robert Zubrin
• Origins unknown
  In his new book, linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman gets to the root of 55 words previously dismissed as being of unknown origin. He joins Midmorning to talk about words united by their etymological obscurity.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Anatoly Liberman: Professor in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. His new book, "an Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology," came out in March.
  Resources
  About Anatoly Liberman
  An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology
  The Oxford Etymologist

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Of Note

• Talking Volumes
  The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
• Reporter forum
  Join Kerri Miller and intelligence reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal for a discussion about national security.
• What Kerri's Reading
  Check out what Kerri's reading, see her upcoming conversations or listen to past episodes.
• Recommended Reading
  Looking for a good book? See the books in Midmorning's Recommended Reading list.
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• Midmorning's Leadership Series
  Conversations with leaders of organizations, nonprofit and for-profit companies, who reflect on how they work and what they've learned.

Resources

• About Kerri Miller
• Talking Volumes

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