Weekend Review was programming within Weekend series that provided a summary of news of the day and week.
February 21, 1981 - Bruce Benidt provides a grumpy commentary about the lack of winter snow in the Twin Cities.
March 8, 1981 - Bruce Benidt provides commentary on his new rural noisy neighbors…muskrats.
March 14, 1981 - Bruce Benidt shares weight loss advice with the 'Scarfdale Diet.'
March 21, 1981 - Bruce Benidt wonders and wanders about the use of road salt.
April 25, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter hosts a listener commentary call-in regarding rebroadcast of NPR documentary "Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown."
May 9, 1981 - On this Mother's Day, Bruce Benidt salutes Minnesota mothers for what they go through in raising children in the state.
May 23, 1981 - As Minnesotans ready themselves for the glory of summer and the sun, commentator Bruce Benidt say everyone needs to just relax.
May 30, 1981 - Commentator Bruce Benidt reflects on the many summer creatures amongst us in the state.
June 7, 1981 - Commentator Bruce Benidt is “seeing red” after seeing green in Minnesota lakes…waters choked with algae weeds and slime, due to various pollutants.
June 14, 1981 - Proceedings of the United States Senate Field Hearing and High Sulfur Coal Export Conference held June 8–9, 1981, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. This program is on the topic of “Marketing of High Sulfur Coal,” one of a several items addressed at conference. Panel discussions were moderated by United States Senator Charles Percy, United States Representative Paul Simon, and John Castle, Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.