Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
April 29, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Judy Mahle Lutter, co-founder of Melpomene Institute for Women's Health Research. Also, Anthony Appiah, Harvard Afro-American Studies professor on race in America and Odd Jobs - coffin maker.
May 2, 1996 - Midday presents Scott Cook, the Founder and Chairman of Intuit, speaking at Minnesota Meeting held at Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. Cook’s address was titled "Buying and Selling in Cyberspace: The Future of Electronic Commerce and Financial Services in the Information Age." After speech, Cook answers audience questions.
May 3, 1996 - Midday examines proposals to change the way campaign advertising is done with guests Dean Alger, political science professor and member of the Minnesota Compact Coalition; and Sarah Janecek, co-author of the newsletter "Politics in Minnesota."
May 6, 1996 - Midday examines land mines and their disastrous effects. In the first half of the program, a rebroadcast of the Minnesota Public Radio documentary about about efforts to clear land mines in Cambodia called A Plague of Plastic Soldiers. Afterwards, a call-in program about land mines and defense and military procurement issues with David Evans, director of National Defense Issues for Business Executives for National Security.
May 6, 1996 - Part 2 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Jeno Paulucci, a Minnesota businessmen who was the founder of Chung King and other frozen food companies. He talks about his company and compensation.
May 6, 1996 - Part 1 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Jeno Paulucci, a Minnesota businessmen who was the founder of Chung King and other frozen food companies. He talks about his childhood, his career, and giving back to Northern Minnesota.
May 8, 1996 - Midday presents a special Talk of Minnesota program to hear the views of Minnesota Public Radio listeners on the proposed cut in the federal gas tax repeal and energy conservation in general.
May 10, 1996 - Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public Radio, and Steve Rothschild, MPR board member, discuss a Minnesota Attorney General investigation into executive compensation, other financial matters at MPR, and its affiliated for-profit companies. They express their concern on perceptions and misunderstanding of organization’s funding. Kling and Rothschild also answer listener questions.
May 13, 1996 - Midday puts the focus on education as MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews David Berliner, professor at Arizona State University and author of the book The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools. Berliner also answers listener questions.
May 17, 1996 - Part 2 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Captain Jack McDuff, a jazz organist.