Worldview was an hour-long news program that focused on international events, issues, and social issues across the world. The program, hosted by Mike Maus, was broadcast from 1991-1993.
Worldview was the pilot program that launched the PRI syndicated program, The World.
March 26, 1992 - Writer Joe Follansbee provides a book review for Marshall Goldman’s What Went Wrong with Perestroika.
April 6, 1992 - On this segment of Worldview, MPR’s Kate Smith profiles Mai Vang, a young Hmong woman working to support her parents and siblings in Rosemount, Minnesota.
April 8, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus completes a phone interview with Tennessee U.S. Senator Al Gore about global warming and earth’s environment. Gore has released the book on the subject, entitled Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.
April 9, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele interviews performer Cassandra Shore and a musician about Southern Theater’s production of 1001 Nights (ALF LAYLA WA LAYLA). Segment includes singing performance with an oud.
April 10, 1992 - American writer and orator Gish Jen discusses her book, Typical American, which explores the immigrant experience of the Chang family as pursue the American dream, amongst the tension of traditional Chinese values and adapting to American life.
April 16, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus talks with travel writer Deanna Swaney on writing numerous Lonely Planet publications, including those for Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
April 17, 1992 - Author and instructor Jim Latimer and fiddle player Martin Hayes introduce the listening audience to the children’s book, The Irish Piper.
April 23, 1992 - Local writer Joe Follansbee reviews the book Kaisha, the Japanese Corporation. The book is written by James Abegglen and George Stalk, Jr. and looks at the success of Japanese business in the world market.
April 29, 1992 - Local writer Joe Follansbee reviews the book Between Worlds: In Czechoslovakia, England, and America. The book, written by Susan G. Bell, is a biographical look of her Jewish refugee experience amongst different cultures.
April 30, 1992 - Worldview’s Mike Maus interviews American poet and activist Nellie Wong about the state of affairs in the country regarding Asian Americans, racism, and police brutality. Topics include Rodney King, Vincent Chin, stereotyping, David Mura, and Asian American Renaissance conference.