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The Morning Show - With Jill Riley

Coffee Break: Let's go swimming

Benton, 10, flashes two thumbs up after jumping into the Webber Natural Swimming Pool in North Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
Benton, 10, flashes two thumbs up after jumping into the Webber Natural Swimming Pool in North Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.Ben Hovland | MPR News

by Jill Riley

August 23, 2023

With an excessive heat warning in effect for a large portion of Minnesota, we gotta cool down. 

Grab your favorite swimwear and we’ll take a dip in the pool for today’s Coffee Break. Actually, hold the coffee — the 9:30 Water Break. You can help me create a playlist of songs that mention swimming in various bodies of water: the pool, lake, river, ocean, swamp, or other swim-related activities. But seriously, come on in. The water's fine. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which swimming songs do you want to hear?


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
R.E.M. - Nightswimming
The Innocence Mission - The Lakes Of Canada
Car Seat Headrest - Can't Cool Me Down
Samia - Pool
Talking Heads - Take Me To The River
Ween - Ocean Man
The Toadies - I Come from the Water (bonus)