For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what "witness" songs do you want to hear?

History is being made in Minnesota, across the country, and all of the world in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that pay tribute to history being made?

From Laurie Anderson to Frank Zappa, Robert Dimery writes about 50 challenging artists who've made singular music entirely on their own terms.

The Twin Cities community has been impacted deeply by the killing of George Floyd. In the wake of tragedy, many forms of neighborly support have surfaced. We’ve compiled a list of ongoing efforts that are seeking and offering aid locally. Donation and Distribution Sites Interactive map of sites in the Twin Cities taking donations and…

Jeffrey Bissoy is a former MPR News producer, a contributor at The Current, freelance reporter at the Sahan Journal, and founder of an app called Plugged. Bissoy spoke to Jill Riley about his experiences growing up as a black man in the Twin Cities, as well as the impact his app, Plugged, could potentially have on black communities nationwide.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about "growth" do you want to hear? Ranging from backyard gardens to personal growth to systemic change, let's put together a set of music this morning for all of the growth happening (or that needs to happen) around us.

Toki Wright has worn a lot of hats: artist, activist, The Current host, and most recently, educator. This week, he called up The Current's Jill Riley to educate about injustice, white silence, and the hard truths of "being Minnesotan."

Though he wasn't a believer in birthdays, Prince would have turned 62 yesterday. A whole pile of his collaborators put together a collaborative version of "The Cross" yesterday as a message of hope, love and peace in the midst of a global pandemic and widespread unrest gripping Minneapolis and America. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Prince songs do you want to hear?

“We all miss it; the live audiences, the fun, and the laughter.” said Tom Franek in a conversation with me regarding his cruise ship entertainment career that, due to the pandemic, has been put on hold. People have been speculating how the pandemic is going to impact the future of the live entertainment industry, and…

Ahead of their times at all times, Run The Jewels deliver anthems for 2020 filled with hair raising passages and an allstar list of collaborators from 2 Chainz, Pharrell Williams, Zack De La Rocha and Mavis Staples.