Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
May 6, 1973 - Part one of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Anishinaabe Means Original People, focuses on conversations with Indian people about their feelings about the place where they live.
May 13, 1973 - Part two of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Prairie People, River Folk, and Denizens of the Big Lake Region, focuses on how geography influenced the settlement of various regions in the state.
May 14, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman visits Al’s Breakfast in Dinkytown. Goldman interviews customers about why they like to eat at restaurant, and owner Al Bergstrom about the changes over the twenty years he's had the restaurant.
May 20, 1973 - Part three of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled A Region Within Walls, focuses on motherhood with young children.
May 27, 1973 - Part four of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?, focuses on life on the farm and of the farmer.
May 29, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman Interviews Peter Mass, author of "The Valachi Papers" and "Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System." This recording was made available through a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
May 31, 1973 - Singer, composer, and political activist Malvina Reynolds performs her satirical work “Watergate Song.”
May 31, 1973 - Excerpt of speech in which Carl Bernstein shares his view on the political practices in Watergate.
June 3, 1973 - Part five of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Mining, Music, and Much Ado about Sports, explores the relationship between a miner and the giant corporation he works for.
June 10, 1973 - Part six of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled All the News that's Fit, is a study of how journalism influenced regional feeling as the state grew.