August 28, 1986 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Larry Williams, a Twin Cities cab driver, about the danger and difficulty of driving a taxi cab.
September 8, 1986 - On this MPR Journal program, a collection of reports, interviews, and a news rundown hosted by Gary Eichten.
September 13, 1986 - R.T. Rybak, former writer of the Star Tribune; and Karin Winegar, feature writer at the Star Tribune, discuss what is “in” within the Twin Cities. Topics include the caliber of “hotness,” nightlife, gay community, coastal influence, neighborhoods, restaurants, Minneapolis warehouse district and St. Paul’s Lowertown. Rybak and Winegar also answer listener questions.
October 9, 1986 - Hennepin County Park Commissioner Patti Baker talks about the nostalgia, declining usage, and rehabilitation needs of Parade Stadium outside of downtown Minneapolis. The field was Minneapolis's first public football stadium (even hosting NFL games), though it was mostly meant for high school, amateur, and small-college games. It also was host to a number of high-profile concerts over the decades.
October 27, 1986 - Jim Klobuchar talks about his book, Eight Miles without a Pothole, a collection of his columns from the previous ten years.
December 31, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend visits the Minneapolis home of Charlotte Kula as she prepares latkes in celebration of Hanukkah. Kula shares her thoughts on the recipe and much more.
January 14, 1987 - Peter Fuhrken, a local junior high school student, interviews a Prairie Home Companion’s Garrison Keillor. As conversation progresses, Keillor attempts to flip the script and interview Peter.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Public Radio, MPR’s Gary Eichten takes a stroll through MPR News history with reflections and clips of what the first 20 years of the organization sounded like.
January 18, 1987 - MPR’s Gary Eichten recounts an early MPR memory which he thinks may have influenced his…and other’s trajectory. It involves classical records and a less than stellar joke.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary of Minnesota Public Radio, Marilyn Heltzer talks with Bill Kling, MPR’s founder and president about organization’s beginning, important milestones, and staff hirings of Marilyn Heltzer, Michael Barone, Gary Eichten, Arthur Hoehn, Garrison Keillor, and Marvin Granger.