74 Seconds Podcast

Philando Castile's mother and sister are featured in an @MPRnews series called "ChangeMakers" which highlights the work of black Minnesotans making history to celebrate Black History Month mprnews.org/story/2019/02/…

I briefly reunited with my @74secondsMPR colleague @RihamFeshir last week to put out promo of the 16 Shots podcast at @wbez, covering death of Laquan MacDonald and trial of officer who killed him. It's fantastic, compelling and important work. Listen! 16shots.wbez.org

Listen: @WBEZ and @chicagotribune have a new podcast, 16 Shots, about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke, and the troubled relationship between African-Americans and the Chicago Police Department. 16shots.wbez.org

Falcon Heights is hoping to bring people together this weekend to commemorate Philando Castile, who was shot and killed by a police officer two years ago during a traffic stop. Castile's family is also hosting a candlelight vigil and community barbecue. mprnews.org/story/2018/07/…

"He used to have secret handshakes with people," she tells her dad, Chad Eisen-Ramgren, in a StoryCorps conversation last month. "And if you didn't have enough on your tray, he would pull out graham crackers or something." mprnews.org/story/2018/07/…

We're a Peabody winner! What an amazing set of stories: peabodyawards.com/stories/story/… twitter.com/JonSCollins/st…

The @PeabodyAwards nominees for radio and podcast are incredible -- and we're honored to be among them: peabodyawards.com/stories/story/…

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, charged in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk last summer, has posted bail and was released from jail this evening mprnews.org/story/2018/03/…

BREAKING: Hennepin Co. Attorney Freeman says he does not have enough evidence to decide on charges against the Minneapolis cop who fatally shot Justine Ruszczyk mprnews.org/story/2017/12/…

Our reporting in @74SecondsMPR made the @Vulture list of best 2017 podcasts. They say: "a remarkable feat of documentary production" on an important case. Congratulations to the team: @RihamFeshir @mumfordmumford @hansbuetow @meg_e_martin vulture.com/2017/12/best-p…

"Minnesota Public Radio's podcast delivered a staggering second-by-second account of the tragic event that added to the nation's growing conversation about race and police violence." @74secondsMPR is #10 on @EW's 10 Best Podcasts of 2017. apple.co/2klyPDG

We're hugely humbled and thrilled to be on @EW's list of best podcasts of 2017. What an amazing group of shows. ew.com/podcasts/the-1…

@lessia_ann We did not release episodes for every day of the trial, just when the news warranted an update.

The city of St. Anthony's insurance premiums will increase by $36,000 over next three years because of settlements around Castile's death, according to League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust.

St. Anthony agrees to pay $675K to Diamond Reynolds, girlfriend of Philando Castile. mprnews.org/story/2017/11/… via @mprnews

St. Anthony City Council flies back into room 15 minutes. Bring resolution to settle with Diamond Reynolds and daughter for $675,000 @74secondsMPR

St. Anthony City Council has recessed to discuss claims from Diamond Reynolds in city manager’s office. They cite client/attorney privilege for private discussion. @74secondsMPR

Officials in the city of St. Anthony are planning to meet in a closed-door session today to discuss a possible settlement with Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile mprnews.org/story/2017/11/…

Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening. twitter.com/thirdcoastfest…