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December 26, 1977 - In a rare interview, Henry Miller, author of "Tropic Of Cancer," "Tropic Of Capricorn", "Black Spring" and other controversial works of his time, discusses his writing career with NPR's Connie Goldman.
January 2, 1978 - An edited re-broadcast version of A Home for the Weekend program of poetry and music with Nancy and Joe Paddock, writers and poets from Minnesota.
January 8, 1978 - Susan Sontag speaks on art and a critical look into it's meaning.
January 18, 1978 - Ronald Reagan and William F Buckley debate the proposed treaties now under study by the United States Senate. This is part of the "Firing Line" broadcast from public television
February 1, 1978 - Minnesota Public Radio music announcer Bill Parker moderates a panel discussion and listener call-in on Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's “The Mother of Us All”, preceding the opening night of the Minnesota Opera production.
February 2, 1978 - Opening remarks to "The Zestful Generation: Exploding the Myths of Age" two-day conference on aging held at the Dayton's Department Store Auditorium in Minneapolis given by author Garson Kanin. His most recent book was titled "It Takes a Long Time to Become Young: An Entertainment in the Form of a Declaration of War on the Mindless Youth Cult That Has Our Time in Its Grip."
February 3, 1978 - New York columnist Jimmy Breslin speaks about "Colorful People from the Past" at "The Zestful Generation: Exploding the Myths of Age" two-day conference on aging held at the Dayton's Department Store Auditorium in Minneapolis. Introduction by WCCO TV's Dave Moore.
February 3, 1978 - Special: "The Best is Yet to Be" - "The Zestful Generation: Exploding the Myths of Age" two-day conference on aging held at the Dayton's Department Store Auditorium in Minneapolis with Studs Terkel, moderator for the final panel discussion. Panelists include Hoyt Catlin, founder of The Fertile Company in Norwalk, Connecticut; veterinarian William Andberg, "The Grey Ghost" from Anoka; and Sterling Robson, onetime professional whistler and wrestler who tends bar at Jennings' Red Coach Inn in Saint Louis Park. Introduction by WCCO TV's Bill Carlson.
February 3, 1978 - Closing remarks to "The Zestful Generation: Exploding the Myths of Age" two-day conference on aging held at the Dayton's Department Store Auditorium in Minneapolis given by author Garson Kanin. His most recent book was titled "It Takes a Long Time to Become Young: An Entertainment in the Form of a Declaration of War on the Mindless Youth Cult That Has Our Time in Its Grip." Introduction by WCCO Radio's Charlie Boone.