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.
June 12, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews musician Ludmilla Sollertinsky about her experience immigrating to United States from Russia, Jewish life, and the Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
June 17, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil visits Chandler on the anniversary of a major tornado that devastated the town and surrounding area. Steil details the recovery efforts in past year and remembrance on what was lost.
June 19, 1993 - Former MPR reporter Joe Kelly shares his thoughts about the idea of “labels“ and being a parent.
June 19, 1993 - On this segment from Weekend Edition, historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling discusses a visit of Elvis Presley’s Graceland.
June 19, 1993 - A Weekend Edition interview with Minnesota writer Jim Heynen, author of The One-Room Schoolhouse: Stories About the Boys. Segment includes a discussion on imagery and reading of "The Hike,” a story from the book.
June 19, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin tackles the discourse over abortion.
July 3, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin pauses to consider an overgrown house along his commute.
July 17, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the poetry scene in the Twin Cities by visiting local performance venues. Roberts interviews organizers and poets and gets their take on Minnesota’s poetry revival.
July 17, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin reconsiders the garbage man.
July 24, 1993 - On this segment from Weekend Edition, historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling discusses traveling northern Minnesota with Europeans.