Digitization made possible by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
December 20, 1984 -
December 26, 1984 - Author of the book "Where the Waters Gather and the Rivers Meet: An Atlas of the Eastern Sioux"
December 26, 1984 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles Prince Rogers Nelson. Segment includes interview with critic Jon Bream, author of the book "Prince: Inside the Purple Reign," and local evangelists who find Prince’s music offensive.
January 7, 1985 - Author and literary critic Doris Grumbach discusses her writing and reads from her books "Chamber Music", "Missing Person" and "The Ladies".
February 7, 1985 -
February 14, 1985 - MPR’s Doug Hamilton speaks with local English Professor and poet Michael Dennis Brown on the state of modern love poetry today. Brown speaks on poetry’s decreasing popularity in comparison to other forms of media and expression. He also talks about his expectations for the future of poetry and how he hopes it evolves and grows with the world’s changes.
February 18, 1985 - MPR’s Mark Heistad presents an MPR documentary, titled "When Farmers Took a Holiday." Little more than a half century ago Midwestern farmers staged a revolt against the Depression era farm crisis. This documentary reexamines the Farmer's Holiday Association movement through stories of farmers, political figures, bankers, and others.
February 18, 1985 - MPR’s Kate Moos reports on Minnesota’s second poet laureate, Laurene Tibbetts. Segment includes brief interview and reading.
March 7, 1985 - John Olive
March 15, 1985 - Joel and Ethan Coen talk about Blood Simple.