A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 21, 1981 - Ralph Nader, author and consumer activist, speaking at the annual convention of the Minnesota Education Association in Minneapolis. Nader’s address was on the topic of consumerism. He also talks on various topics such as contaminants and competency tests. Nader has been active in consumer affairs for nearly two decades. Auto safety, hazards in the workplace and contaminants in the environment are just a few of the areas that Nader and his associates have investigated. A few years ago, the Nader organization examined the competency tests given to students seeking college admission.
October 28, 1981 - Bruce Bomier provides commentary on the joyousness of a strange “holiday” called Halloween.
October 29, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews Tom Scallen, president of the Minnesota Kicks. The local professional soccer team is in dire financial straits as a new owner is sought.
October 31, 1981 - Jack Cann of the Coalition for Affordable Housing and John Horner of the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association debate the merits of a Minneapolis charter amendment that would provide a system of rent control, and they also answer live listener questions on rent control and housing in general.
November 2, 1981 - Five candidates for mayor of Minneapolis at a candidates' forum sponsored by the Hennepin County Bar Association.
November 4, 1981 - Dr. George Young, superintendent of St. Paul schools, answers questions from MPR listeners on how budget cuts will affect schools.
November 5, 1981 - Governor Al Quie state of the state address from governor's office in St. Paul.
November 8, 1981 - Ward Swingle and The Swingle Singers visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments.
November 10, 1981 - A discussion on the grain export boom, with participants Willard Cochrane, Philip Raup and Vernon Ruttan, all professors of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Bill Larson, a USDA soil scientist based at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Harlan Cleveland, Director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs moderates the discussion. He opens with brief intro which refers to the Spring 1981 article in the magazine, "Foreign Affairs", where author Lawrence Soth discusses his view that our reliance on the export of agricultural products is mining our soil. The panel members discuss that view and other topics.
November 13, 1981 - MPR's Nancy Fushan talks with playwright Edward Abee about theater, his work, and the Chimera's recent production of his play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"