A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 21, 1988 - Benjamin Barber, political scientist at Rutgers University, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Barber’s address was on the topic "Politics as a Spectator Sport: Is Voting Enough in Our Democracy?" After speech, Barber answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
October 25, 1988 - Second debate between Senator Dave Durenberger and Minnesota Attorney General Skip Humphrey who are vying for the Senate seat in the November election.
October 28, 1988 - Shirley Williams, a Ramsey Medical Center registered nurse and oncology clinical specialist, answers listener questions about breast cancer detection and treatment.
November 1, 1988 - Donald Woods, a journalist who was forced to flee South Africa for being critical of the government and apartheid, spoke recently at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He is now the director of the Lincoln Trust, a foundation which supplies information about apartheid to media organizations worldwide. He is also the author of three books, one of which "Biko", is a biography of Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa, and Woods' friend. Another cause for Woods' exile was that he tried to expose the true cause of Biko's death after Biko was beaten by police.His talk at UMD was entitled "Apartheid and the Tragedy of South Africa".
November 2, 1988 - Sir Charles Hyde Villiers, chair of the British Steel Corporation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Villiers address was titled "A View from Europe: the new Culture of Capitalism." After speech, Villiers answers listener questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
November 19, 1988 - On this Midday program, a special documentary about teenage pregnancy produced by Carol Gunderson from member station KLSE in Rochester. Following dcocumentary, Dr. Betty Jerome, director of the Teenage Medical Center at Minneapolis Children's Hospital, answers listener questions on the subject.
November 22, 1988 - Ralph Huessner, medical writer at the University of Minnesota and co-author of "Warning: the media may be harmful to your health!" answers listener questions about medical reporting.
November 29, 1988 - Steve Keefe, Metropolitan Council chairman, discusses the Council's role in future of air transportation system, light rail transit, and other issues. Topics include building of new runways and airport, expansion of 35W, and cost of establishing a light rail. Keefe also answers listener questions.
November 29, 1988 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles those in Meeker County as they endure the extreme drought conditions. This part of the state was one hit hardest by the dry weather in 1988.
December 1, 1988 - Edson Spencer, chairman of Honeywell and of the Governor's Commission on Financial Management at the University of Minnesota, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Spencer’s address was titled "The University of Minnesota: Who Manages? Who Governs?" After speech, Spencer answers audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.