October 1, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews St. Paul book editor Pam Keesey about the publication “Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Tales." Keesey discusses sexuality and other elements in vampire lore.
October 16, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts highlights a same-sex commitment ceremony at Spirit of The Lakes Church in a report on how same-sex couples and churches are approaching a situation where gay unions aren't recognized under state law as a legal contract like heterosexual marriages.
November 11, 1993 - William H. Hull, author of “All Hell Broke Loose: Experiences of Young People During the Armistice Day 1940 Blizzard,” talks about the stories he complied of the surprise storm that struck Minnesota on November 11, 1940. He also imparts the necessity to be aware of the speed of weather changes.
November 26, 1993 - MPR’s Karen Boothe looks at how the Hmong New Year in Minnesota has practical differences to that of previous celebrations in Laos. Boothe talks with Chong Bee Vang, chairman of event, on how gathering is now an experience of the best of both new and old culture, as the Hmong community adapts to environment in the United States.
November 27, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews Karal Ann Marling, a local author and scholar of American popular culture and art. Marling discusses history of the holiday bird, the turkey.
January 3, 1994 - MPR’s Karen Boothe reports on the struggles Southeast Asian elders and research from University of Minnesota Family Studies Professor Dan Detzner. His study looks at the changes in family type and where successes may lie in a bi-cultural environment.
January 7, 1994 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Todd Krause, forecaster at the National Weather Service, about the massive snowfall in Finland, Minnesota. The community is six miles inland from the North Shore and just northeast of Two Harbors.
January 7, 1994 - Pai Yang wrote a commentary for MPR about what happened when she left Minnesota and went to college at Harvard. Yang reflects on what it means to be Hmong.
January 12, 1994 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on various current affairs (including former Yugoslavia, Mexico elections, cigarettes) and his book "Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age."
January 29, 1994 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with author Karal Ann Marling about her take away on being a guest at the annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society. The meeting included discussion on how best to bring the State Fair into the 21st century.