MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
September 4, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder talks with Minnesota author Michael Dorris about his book, Morning Girl. During segment, Dorris reads snippet from novel.
September 4, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Duluth writer Barton Sutter reads his essay on blueberries. Segment also includes Sutter reading Jim Johnson’s poem, In Isabella, Minnesota, I Have Found Crystals of Dirty Snow under a Log, Even in July.
September 5, 1992 - A reading of an unflattering essay on goldfish.
September 5, 1992 - American cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry performs reading of I Remember Mike, a story recalling childhood memory of fellow high school student.
September 5, 1992 - On 31 August 1992, Prince signed a new recording contract with Warner Bros. Records worth a potential $100 million. Which was more than several pop mega-deals struck earlier: Madonna's contract with Warners and Michael Jackson's pact with Sony Music, both estimated at $60 million each. The deal was made public on 4 September 1992.
September 7, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten gets a history lesson on Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. The Corn Palace, created to promote South Dakota agriculture, celebrates its 100th birthday in 1992.
September 7, 1992 - Susan Berkson, resident worrier commentator, comments on food and politics and is confident all are actually having a good time.
September 7, 1992 - Political analysts Bob Meek and Tom Horner provide commentary of the 1992 presidential campaign between incumbent George H. Bush and challenger Bill Clinton.
September 7, 1992 - MPR’s Mark Heistad talks with Marylee Fithian, a Minnesota State Fair chaplain, about what a day at the fair is like for her. Those days entail a lot of walking, lost children, and spiritual guidance.
September 7, 1992 - On this Sound Money segment, MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Ruth Hayden, author of How to Turn Your Money Life Around. Ruth discusses the obstacles and mindsets that face women regarding money.