Weekend Edition (Regional Edition) is an MPR News segment series that runs as a companion to broadcasts of NPR’s Weekend Edition. As a regional version, the series highlights local news, commentary, profiles, and reports.
September 12, 1992 - Pop culture expert and historian Karal Ann Marling comments about political climate and debate of the American kitchen.
September 19, 1992 - A Weekend Edition interview about censorship in Minnesota schools with a member of People For the American Way. Banned books discussed are The Witches by Roald Dahl and Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn.
September 19, 1992 - Weekend Edition’s Jim Wishner interviews Steven Gillon, author of The Democrats' Dilemma: Walter F. Mondale and the Liberal Legacy. Gillon discusses and reads from his book.
September 26, 1992 - American journalist and food writer Michael Pollan reads "The Harvest", an excerpt from his book, Second Nature: A Gardener's Education.
September 26, 1992 - Pop culture expert and historian Karal Ann Marling comments on the debate of TV in American homes.
October 3, 1992 - Suzanna Danuta Walters, author of Lives Together/Worlds Apart: Mothers and Daughters in Popular Culture, talks about the problematic presentation of the depiction mother and daughter relationships in film, TV, and books.
October 10, 1992 - MPR’s John Merli presents a profile of American novelist and short story writer N. Scott Momaday. The report highlights his writing and Native American background.
October 17, 1992 - American philosopher, author, and social activist Myriam Miedzian talks about her book, Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence. Miedzian details her findings on violence and gender.
October 17, 1992 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling talks with Minneapolis author M. D. Lake about his books, including A Gift of Murder. Lake’s mysteries revolve around murder and universities.
October 31, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on the new location in Minneapolis Warehouse District for Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the celebrated local theater company. The space was once the Minneapolis Van and Warehouse Company.