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.
July 30, 1994 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling reflects on more leisure time being more present in our society’s past.
August 6, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin gives some off the beaten path recommendations on summer reading: the fantasy novel A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, the poems of Constantine Cavafy, and the work of scholar Wendy Doniger.
August 13, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin sees the Major League Baseball strike as a very cold sign.
August 20, 1994 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews author Neal Karlen about his book, Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band. Karlen discusses his experiences following the band during the creation and reaction of Babes in Toyland’s first album.
August 20, 1994 - Historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling details the history of Woodstock, New York beyond a particular festival weekend.
August 20, 1994 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Money Magazine’s Marguerite Smith about their 1994 rankings of U.S. cities. Minneapolis came up #32 and Roberts tries to figure out “why so low?”
August 27, 1994 - Local writer and commentator Lawrence Sutin confronts the need of author’s to take responsibility for their words and subject matter.
September 3, 1994 - Local writer and cyclist Dan Buettner discusses his book, Sovietrek: A Journey by Bicycle Across Russia. Buettner details the bike journey in the former USSR.
November 18, 1995 - MPR Weekend Edition’s Jay Weiner joins Chris Roberts to celebrate and discuss the 20th anniversary of the Women’s Department at the University of Minnesota.
January 27, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews author Carol Shields about her award-winning works, research, and the business of writing.