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Coffee Break: Broadcasting Love

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 30, 2026

A parade onlooker holds a pride flag and makes a heart symbol with their hands during the Twin Cities Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis on June 29, 2025.
A parade onlooker holds a pride flag and makes a heart symbol with their hands during the Twin Cities Pride Parade in downtown Minneapolis on June 29, 2025.Shannon Rathmanner for MPR News

It’s the last day of Pride Month, and we’re going to end it by broadcasting (even more) love!

From The Current: The Current Pride Stream

Even though Twin Cities Pride Festival is over, there is still time to celebrate. As the month comes to a close, let’s put together a play full of your favorite love songs.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what love song would you like to hear and why?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played
Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet
Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
Barry White - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
The Cure - Lovesong
Erasure - Chains of Love
The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
Al Green - Love And Happiness
Bright Eyes- First Day of My Life