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.
September 29, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with former Minneapolis Police Chief Tony Bouza about the professional life and mindsight and how it is impacted by some aspects of the work, social environment, and local politics.
September 30, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews nature filmmaker about the growing industry of shooting preserves, in which hunting enthusiasts can shoot more fowl. These preserves are mostly made up of private farmland.
October 2, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten presents a summary report of the week since shooting death of Minneapolis police officer Jerry Haaf. Eichten shares various audio clips of police and activists speaking on the crime and its aftermath in the community.
October 6, 1992 - All Things Considered presents part one of an interview with Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, activist, and Nobel Prize winner. Gordimer discusses her activities as a Nobel Prize recipient and the political and social changes taking place in South Africa.
October 8, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele reports on announcement of poet Derek Walcott as winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. Segment includes brief interview with Walcott.
October 15, 1992 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on a hunting event at Camp Ripley for disabled veterans. The excursion is part of a collaboration between Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Cloud, Camp Ripley, VFW American Legion, and disabled American veterans groups.
October 16, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisle interviews performers of “Selected Shorts,” a World Theater production featuring the work of Minnesota writers interpreted by popular actors. Stories include those by by Julie Schumacher and David Haynes, amongst others.
October 19, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with Larry Buboltz about meeting in Detroit Lakes with Senator Paul Wellstone regarding closed turkey plant in city and the attempts to sell business and reopen.
October 20, 1992 - Canadian poet and fiction writer Michael Ondaatje reads from his novel, The English Patient.
October 20, 1992 - Canadian poet and fiction writer Michael Ondaatje reads from his novel, The English Patient.