Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
June 17, 1996 - Midday’s Gary Eichten discusses the results of the Russian presidential election with guest Nick Hayes, live from Moscow. Hayes is a history professor at Hamline University in St. Paul. He has lived and traveled in Russia and studied Russian politics and culture for many years.
June 17, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Gregg White, an early Minnesotan tested HIV positive, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council director and Philanthrofund founder. Also, Odd Jobs - mosquito trapper and author Brendan Gill on Late Bloomers.
June 19, 1996 - On this Midday program, a discussion on religion and spirituality in the 1990s and the role of churches in society with guest Al Quie, former Minnesota Governor and Chairman of the Greater Twin Cities Billy Graham Crusade. Quie also answers listener questions.
June 26, 1996 - The Reform Party's endorsed candidate for the U.S. Senate, Dean Barkley, is on Midday to answer listener questions, as part of a series of programs with the candidates for U.S. Senate which will be running on Midday during summer and fall.
June 27, 1996 - Midday rebroadcasts the Minnesota Public Radio documentary Signs and Wonders, produced by Mary Losure. It takes a look at tongue-speaking and the rapidly growing Pentecostalism movement.
July 1, 1996 - Part 1 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Mary West, professor emeritus of the violin at the University of Minnesota and MacPhail Center for Music.
July 1, 1996 - Part 2 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Mary West, professor emeritus of the violin at the University of Minnesota and MacPhail Center for Music.
July 3, 1996 - Midday examines juvenile crime with guests Hennepin County Juvenile Court Chief Judge Charles Porter and Minneapolis Police Sergeant Bret Lindback. Topics include first-time offenders, juvenile justice system, and current trends. Porter and Lindback also answer listener questions.
July 4, 1996 - Midday rebroadcasts the award-winning MPR documentary about "Freedom Summer" in Mississippi in 1964. It's called "O Freedom Over Me."
July 5, 1996 - This Midday program presents speeches by Manning Marable and Glen Loury from the World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic inequality, which was sponsored recently by the University of Minnesota’s Roy Wilkins Center and the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.