A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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March 14, 1981 -
March 15, 1981 - This program looks at the relationship between creativity and politics in the life and work of some Latin American novelists currently living in the United States
March 16, 1981 - Matt Walton, Director of Minnesota's Geological Survey, answers live listener questions on the search for permanent storage of nuclear wastes in Minnesota.
March 20, 1981 - Bill Nunn, who writes a gardening column, discusses horticultural practices on the first day of spring.
March 21, 1981 - John Knoepfle talks briefly about his poetry and reads a number of his poems including those entitled After Gray Days, Pilgrims' Day, and a found poem based on speech by an old chief of the Winnebago Indians in 1836.
March 21, 1981 - 5th district democrat Rep. Martin Sabo and and 3rd district republican Rep. Bill Frenzel with moderator Bob Potter along with listener participation. They discuss the budget, foreign policy, and other issues.
March 22, 1981 - This is the premiere broadcast of Saint Paul Sunday Morning, a new series exploring the unique world of chamber music. This first program is a musical celebration in honor of Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday. Members of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with the Dale Warland Chamber Singers join Host Bill McGlaughlin in the Studio M for lively conversation and music-making in a relaxed and informal studio setting.
March 25, 1981 - Dr. Dan Kohen, a member of the Children's Health Center child abuse team speaks on the subject of child abuse and answers listeners questions.
March 31, 1981 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews St. Paul native Gerry Spiess, who talks about his solo voyage across the Atlantic in a boat he built himself named "Yankee Girl". Spiess also discusses his plans for his next journey with "Yankee Girl", this time across the Pacific ocean with stops in Hawaii, Samoa, and Australia.
April 4, 1981 - George Hitchcock, writer and artist