December 3, 1993 - An interview with Bob Holman and Tracie Morris, of New York’s Nuyorican Poets Cafe, discuss poetry slam taking place in Twin Cities. Both also do a poetry reading.
January 7, 1994 - Pai Yang wrote a commentary for MPR about what happened when she left Minnesota and went to college at Harvard. Yang reflects on what it means to be Hmong.
August 5, 1994 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: discussion with rape activists; interviews with authors Jeff Torrington and Nina Vida about their books, a look back at the history of American movie theatres, and the magic of Monarch butterflies, amongst other segments.
October 7, 1994 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection that includes: upcoming Minnesota Orchestra strike; Dayton Hudson charitable priorities; music and spirit of "Cherokee Rose;" radio that unites families from around the world, and meeting between American Jews and his Holiness Dalai Lama of Tibet.
January 6, 1995 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story collection that includes: the dark side of overseas toys; discussion with author Julia A. Boyd on black women self-esteem; school mid-term musings; update on Spielberg’s holocaust survivors video project; shopping the internet, and indoor gardening.
February 3, 1995 - On this February First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a story collection that includes: Poet Christopher Merrill discusses not seeing the evil of Bosnian War, Sci-fi author Octavia Butler on a character who feels other’s pain, Geraldine Brooks on islamic women behind the veil, and Diversity in American Art.
February 3, 1995 - On this segment of First Friday, MPR’s Beth Friend interviews American poet Christopher Merrill, who shares his frustration on the lack of concern in arts community of the Bosnian War tragedy. Segment also includes Merrill reading Bosnian poetry.
July 7, 1995 - A special edition of First Friday, presenting Connie Goldman's "Richard Avedon - A Sound Portrait.” Goldman interviews photographer Richard Avedon. They discuss Avedon’s work, and his thoughts and process of photography. Formally a reporter at MPR, Goldman has since produced several radio profiles. An exhibit of Avedon's work, "Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994", was at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.