Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
August 12, 1978 - Dr. Sam Keen, a psychologist from Sausalito, California and faculty member of the American Humanistic Psychology Institute, conducts a workshop in Minneapolis on how stories and legends from our past shape present values and expectations.
August 12, 1978 - Dr. Earl Joseph, a futurist and a staff scientist with the Sperry Univac Corporation in St. Paul, speaking at the Saint Paul Rotary Club. Joseph specializes in the study of how computers will influence our lives in the coming years.
August 16, 1978 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews Susan B. Anthony the second, grandniece of Susan B. Anthony. Anthony discusses the history of the women's movement in the country along with personal recollections of her great aunt.
August 17, 1978 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Dr. Michael Eisenberg, head of gastro-intestinal surgery at the University of Minnesota hospitals in Minneapolis. Eisenberg discusses definition of ulcers, causes, and their impact on those inflicted by them.
August 21, 1978 - Dr. Virgil Richard Zarling, of St. Mary's Hospital in Minneapolis, discusses the causes and diagnoses of muscular dystrophy with reporter Dan Olson.
August 25, 1978 - MPR's Pat Kessler interviews Father Urban Wagner, vice chancellor and Vicar for Religious in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, who discusses the selection of a new Pope.
August 26, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a segment of guitarist Sharon Isbin providing a demonstration on playing the instrument. Isbin shares some views on performance.
August 26, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a segment of guitarist Sharon Isbin giving lecture on guitar playing and performance. Topics include confidence, technique, and music memory.
August 28, 1978 - MPR’s Don Manildi interviews Charles Rosen, visiting Minnesota Orchestra pianist, who discusses his work as an artist. Rosen performs Beethoven prior to interview.
August 28, 1978 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Geraldine Gage, family counselor and expert trial witness, who discusses how much homemakers are worth.