Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
June 19, 1979 - ‘Polka Power,’ a report and poetic response to the polka festival subculture in the Upper Midwest with local poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
June 20, 1979 - Southwest Minnesota poet Phil Dacey reads several of his poems, with musical accompaniment by his wife.
June 21, 1979 - Nancy Paddock shows her attempts to strike a balance with nature in poem It's a Pity. Segment includes musical elements.
June 22, 1979 - Minnesota poet Joe Paddock shows his perceptions of the migration of wild geese across the Minnesota prairie in poem The Geese. Segment includes musical elements.
August 31, 1979 - Author Carol Bly of Madison, Minnesota reads from her poem The Gift of Splendid Sound. Segment features the voices of Carol Bly, Joe Paddock, and Bill Holm, who also provide the musical interludes.
November 7, 1979 - An interview with Marisha Chamberlain, who compares her new play "Snow in the Virgin Islands" to her poetry, and who talks about the source of her play.
November 21, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews writer Meridel Le Sueur and choreographer Margaret Fargnoli about dance interpretation of Le Sueur’s poetry.
December 1, 1979 - On this Weekend program, Joe and Nancy Paddock speak on farm life and read poetry at the Farmers Union Convention.
December 4, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson explores the latest endeavors of retailers during the holiday season. Report includes interview with John Pellegrene, member of Dayton’s Marketing Division, who explains “the future” of shopping via a touch screen computer terminal; and others who look to the more traditional avenues in giving.
December 15, 1979 - A discussion on the meaning and history of Hanukkah. Segment includes musical elements.