All Things Considered is a comprehensive source for afternoon news and information provided by various MPR hosts in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington over the decades. The program contains interviews, reports, speeches and breaking coverage.
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 17, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten gets the scoop from Marilyn Nelson on the various pre-Super Bowl festivities. It is a true Minnesota winter affair. Activities include a “warm-up” aerobic workout outside the Metrodome that includes motions of shoveling snow, throwing snowballs, and pushing cars.
January 20, 1992 - Karal Ann Marling, professor of Art History and of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, chats with MPR’s Gary Eichten about St. Paul’s marketing coup with Winter Carnival taking place during run-up to Super Bowl being hosted in Minneapolis.
January 23, 1992 - Commentary on how a peace conversion to a new Minnesota economy will affect the state.
January 29, 1992 - Minnesota U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about the national health insurance debate.
January 30, 1992 - Sports commentator Howard Sinker provides his thoughts on the status of Twins team for the 1992 MLB season. Sinker breaks down players and positions after a World Series championship win in 1991.
January 31, 1992 - Al Quie, former Minnesota governor, talks with MPR’s Gary Eichten about dropping approval ratings for Governor Arne Carlson, as his administration addresses a struggling economy and taxes.
February 3, 1992 - An interview on the development of a soup kitchen in Fergus Falls to assist the homeless and those struggling after job losses in area. A definition on what exactly the term “soup kitchen” means is provided.
February 7, 1992 - Nancy Mudge Cato, of Elk River, reflects on her professional baseball playing years. Mudge was an infielder for Kalamazoo Lassies and played for numerous All-American Girls Professional Baseball League teams.
February 10, 1992 - With the passing of author Alex Haley, All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews Jim Toscano about his recollections of the author developing and researching for his acclaimed book “Roots” during his visits in Minnesota.