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.
February 12, 1993 - Local playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling reads the poem To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell.
February 18, 1993 - American novelist, playwright, and essayist Darryl Pinckney talks about the ideas behind his debut novel, High Cotton. The story looks into the world of upper-middle-class Black elite.
March 1, 1993 - Minnesota author Gary Paulsen shares details on his research for book, Nightjohn. Paulsen, a writer of children's and young adult fiction, also comments on the importance of children in our culture.
March 8, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews a member of Minnesota Historical Society about new issuance of Native language books, including A Dakota-English Dictionary by Stephen R. Riggs, and An English-Dakota Dictionary by John P. Williamson.
March 9, 1993 - Allan Kornblum, editor and publisher of Coffee House Press, lays out a short history of books and printmaking.
March 15, 1993 - An All Things Considered interview with American writer Dorothy Allison about her book, Bastard Out of Carolina. The focus of conversation is on abuse and the family network.
March 18, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Abraham Rodriguez’s Spidertown: A Novel. Segment includes interview with Rodriguez and reading from book by the author.
March 24, 1993 - American writer Natalie Goldberg shares another reading from her book, Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America. This reading excerpt reflects on a childhood French teacher. Goldberg has deep roots in Minnesota, having studied for 12 years with Katagiri Roshi at the Minnesota Zen Center.
March 29, 1993 - Penny Rosenwasser, author of Visionary Voices Women on Power Conversations With Shamans, Activists, Teachers, Artists & Healers, describes contents and purpose of her book.
April 8, 1993 - An All Things Considered interview with Andrew Vachss, American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney. Vachss talks about characters from his novel, Shella, and his fight against horrific abuse of children.