Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 9, 1982 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Dan Olson talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist with the Hennepin County Park Reserve System. They discuss birds, nature, and how the change in seasons is affecting animal life. Heidel also answers listener questions.
October 11, 1982 - ELECTION '82 PREVIEW - NPR’s Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts lead lively discussions of major election issues with commentary from reporters and analysts around the country. Topics include high unemployment figures and trouble on the farm.
October 16, 1982 - On this Weekend program, John Farrell, executive director of the Minnesota Racing Association; and Jordan Lorence, a Minnesota senate staff member, discuss the proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Minnesota. Farrell and Lorence also answer listener questions.
October 18, 1982 - Barry Commoner, biologist and director of the Center for Biological Systems at Queens College in New York, speaking at Grace University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Commoner’s address was titled "The Politics of Disarmament." After speech, he answered audience questions. Barry Commoner, a founder of the Citizens Party and that party's presidential candidate in 1980, is known as one of the first prominent voices speaking in defense of the environment.
October 18, 1982 - ELECTION '82 PREVIEW - NPR’s Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts lead lively discussions of major election issues with commentary from reporters and analysts around the country. Topic is women in politics, including Minnesota’s Project 13, a pro-choice grassroots group focused on precincts.
November 1, 1982 - Sherokee Ilse, Twin Cities area author, talks about pregnancy loss, infant death, bereavement, and her book “Empty Arms.” Ilse also answers listener questions.
November 9, 1982 - Pierre Franey, master chef, author and New York Times columnist, discusses proper use of kitchen utensils, cooking and more. Franey also answers listener questions. Franey is the author of book entitled, "Pierre Franey's Kitchen."
November 13, 1982 - On this Weekend program, Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion host, discusses the show, its origin, and characters. Theme of program is “A Prairie Home Companion: Has it Left Minnesota?” Keillor also answers listener questions.
November 16, 1982 - Carol Bly, poet, author and columnist, discusses the importance of fairy tales (folk tales) for both children and adults. Bly also answers listener questions.
November 30, 1982 - Climatologist Iben Browning speaking to Investment Advisors, Inc., in Bloomington. Browning states a combination of natural forces will cause what he terms a double-dip winter for most of the United States. It will be cold at first with lots of snow, then warm, then cold again late into next spring. For the long term into the next century, Browning predicts that crop growing seasons in many countries will be shortened by a trend to cooler weather in the Northern Hemisphere. Iben Browning holds a PhD degree in zoology, genetics and physiology from the University of Texas, and the author of several books including one titled, "Climate and the Affairs of Man".