Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• New terror threat uncovered
  Midmorning looks at the effects on the airline security after the disruption of an alleged terrorist plot involving planes from from Britain to the the United States.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  George Novak: Consultant with Innova Aviation Consulting. He's a former research scientist with the Aviation Institute and an FAA attorney.
  Andrea Dew: Co-author of "Insurgents, Terrorists, and Militias: The Warriors of Modern Combat," and a research associate for the International Security Studies program at Tufts University.
  John Radsan: Former assistant general counsel at the CIA and currently an associate professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.
  Resources
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  Innova Aviation Consulting
  About Andrea Dew
  About John Radsan
• Are we conserving yet?
  Most people are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices, but does that mean we've changed our behavior yet? And does the past energy crisis of the 1970s hold lessons still?10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Akshay Rao: Professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
  Mark Rodekohr: Visiting fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
  Resources
  About Akshay Rao
  About Mark Rodekohr

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• Talking Volumes
  The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
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