A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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April 25, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter hosts a listener commentary call-in regarding rebroadcast of NPR documentary "Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown."
April 29, 1981 - What is business doing in the face of competitive challenges from foreign manufacturers. Criticism of business maybe a reaction to confusion. Inflation is rampant, the national debt is rising, interest rates are high, productivity is flat. The news does not sound very encouraging. David Lilly is Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Minnesota and discusses the state of American business.
May 2, 1981 - Nyla Stegameyer, from the Better Business Bureau talks with Bob Potter on "Weekend." Also includes listener response.
May 4, 1981 - Everette Dennis, professor and director of graduate studies at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication, talks with Dan Olson about journalistic practice. Includes listener call-ins.
May 7, 1981 - Four HMOs in the Twin Cities are offering a new program to senior citizens, which would allow the federal government, through Medicare, to pay part of the cost of HMO enrollment. This is an experimental plan and is designed to be an alternative to Medicare.
May 8, 1981 - Examination of how nuclear war might affect the upper midwest. Dr. Richard Huset of the Minnesota Department of Health and Dr. Thomas MacKenzie discuss the probable results of a nuclear attack on the Twin Cities and answers live call-in questions on civil defense, the medical effects of nuclear radiation and other related issues.
May 9, 1981 - Minneapolis garden columnist Bill Nunn answers live listener questions about spring planting and gardening.
May 12, 1981 - Arthur Miller, professor at Harvard Law School, gives a lecture at Macalester College on "The press versus privacy."
May 13, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with MPR reporter Rich Dietman about University of Minnesota hospital proposal to build largest hospital construction project in state.
May 14, 1981 - John Yngve, chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Commission, talks about the future of public transportation in the Twin Cities and answers live listener questions on this call-in program.