November 26, 1991 - An unknown interviewee reflects on the sports life of Bob Johnson, a famous hockey player and coach, who passed away on November 26th, 1991. Johnson’s impact on the sport spanned decades and included high school, college, NHL, and Olympics.
December 16, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on social justice protests being held outside the Governor’s mansion. Protesters are concerned that cut of Minnesota’s Work Readiness Program will intensify issue of homelessness.
December 20, 1991 - Former Vice President Walter Mondale comments on Mario M. Cuomo announcing he would not run for President in 1992. Mondale states how he is discouraged by the process of debates/campaigns and shares what he thinks would make it better.
December 24, 1991 - Part 2 of Midday After One - "Stories of the Season," where notable community members and Minnesota Public Radio staff read their favorite holiday tales. Lou Bellamy, of the Penumbra Theatre, reads "The Terrible Twos" by Ishmael Reed. MPR’s Greta Cunningham reads "A Brooklyn Christmas" by Betty Smith Gene Harrington, St. Paul resident, reads "A Cup of Christmas Tea" by Minnesota author Tom Hegg.
December 31, 1991 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten completes a phone interview with Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), who is in prison after first degree murder convictions in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. Peltier states he did not kill them and speaks about appeals process.
January 1, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews former Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy, who discusses his 1992 presidential campaign.
January 3, 1992 - Minnesota labor activist Harry DeBoer is remembered by former union radical. De Boer was instrumental in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party.
January 6, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with Gary Doty, newly-elected mayor of Duluth, on what he sees as important going into 1992. Topics of business, tourism, and city infrastructure are at the forefront.
January 8, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews Nina Archabal, executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society, on organization’s court efforts to keep the Minneapolis Armory from demolition. Archabal speaks of the structure’s architectural and historical importance.
January 16, 1992 - Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser shares details on his talks with President George Bush on commission to focus on families in U.S. cities, and how to help foster healthy environment and support for them.