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.
May 21, 1981 - Virginia Kunz, a local author and historian, comments on the history of prostitution in St. Paul, Minnesota.
May 22, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly presents a satire on Minnesota’s northern neighbor invading the Twin Cities. It’s a very Canadian affair.
May 22, 1981 - MPR reporter Rich Dietman details discussions on Veterans Affairs and University of Minnesota sharing hospital facilities and the unlikelihood of merger.
May 28, 1981 - Local historian and author Virginia Kunz comments on the energy crisis’s in Minnesota’s past and how 20th century problems are taking us back to 19th century solutions.
June 11, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with local sports reporter Jay Weiner about potential Major League Baseball strike and its effect on Minnesota Twins.
June 19, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten and MPR reporter Dick Daly discuss the impact of letter written by St. Cloud student Donna Gallus to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. The letter asked why Justice Stewart was still on the court after so many years. Connected or not, Justice Stewart retired shortly after.
June 20, 1981 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Tom Dunn, founder an director of Playwrights’ Lab (now known as the Playwrights’ Center), about the organization’s 10-year anniversary.
June 25, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews local sports commentator Jay Weiner about impact of MLB Baseball strike on the Minnesota Twins and their players.
July 17, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Governor Al Quie’s announcement of administration reorganization, with three “chief of staff” roles being created and merging of governor and lieutenant governor staff positions.
September 24, 1981 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on seminar looking at possible use of the vast peat moss found on Minnesota lands as a energy source. Daly interviews local political figures about the logistics.