A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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December 3, 1988 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Clark Morphew, religion writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press dispatch. Morphew discusses current issues in religion, including decline in membership of mainline churches, rise of fundamentalist churches, Jewish definition debate, and social aspect of church. Morphew also answers listener questions.
December 6, 1988 - Al Santoli, author of "New Americans: Immigrants and refugees in the US today," discusses the current wave of immigration to the United States. Santoli also answers listener questions.
December 10, 1988 - New University of Minnesota president Nils Hasselmo speaks and takes listener's calls.
December 12, 1988 - Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaking at the Itasca Seminar. The theme of seminar was "Balancing Educational Excellence and Equity in the Public Schools". Shanker stated educators face a daunting challenge, but a challenge that can be met if we looked at the system in new and creative ways. He also shared his view that U.S. schools are turning out 80 percent lemons - students who can't handle routine tasks. He suggested treating schools less like factories that churn out students on an assembly line and more like an office where co-workers cooperate on achievement. Itasca Seminar is a summit for Twin Cities political and business leaders.
December 17, 1988 - Author Paul Gruchow answers listener questions about his new book, "The Necessity of Empty Places".
December 27, 1988 - Barbara Coffin and Lee Pfannmuller from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources talk about their new book "Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna" and take listener's questions.
December 28, 1988 - David Brower, environmentalist and founder of Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth, speaks at Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota as part of the Carleton Lecture series. Brower addressed restoration of earth’s resources. Brower also answers listener questions during break in speech.
December 30, 1988 - Wes Jackson, co-director of The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, speaking at Mankato State University. Jackson’s address was on the topic “The Problem of Agriculture vs Problems in Agriculture: Life in a Fallen World.” Jackson is author of "New Roots for Agriculture" and editor of "Man and the Environment" and "Meeting the Expectations of the Land". In his writing, Jackson has called for "an agriculture that will not destroy human or biological communities, that will minimize soil erosion and reliance on chemicals and fossil fuels, that will preserve the information contained in the genetic codes of plants and animals now threatened with extinction."
January 3, 1989 - Chuck Slocum, Executive Director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, answers listener questions about some of the issues his group will follow in the 1989 legislative session, and the results of a survey on public attitudes toward business.
January 7, 1989 - University of Minnesota cross country ski team coach Ahvo Taipale answers listener questions about cross country technique and equipment.