A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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January 3, 1992 - Minnesota labor activist Harry DeBoer is remembered by former union radical. De Boer was instrumental in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 and a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party.
January 4, 1992 - University of Minnesota futurist Arthur Harkins looks to the year ahead, and beyond!
January 6, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with Gary Doty, newly-elected mayor of Duluth, on what he sees as important going into 1992. Topics of business, tourism, and city infrastructure are at the forefront.
January 6, 1992 - Dan Olson hosts a documentary which takes a look at childhood sexual abuse of boys. In the second part of the program, Dan is joined by Mic Hunter, a licensed clinical psychologist and author of a new book on the topic of sexual abuse of boys.
January 8, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews Nina Archabal, executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society, on organization’s court efforts to keep the Minneapolis Armory from demolition. Archabal speaks of the structure’s architectural and historical importance.
January 10, 1992 - Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator from Nebraska and Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Kerrey’s address was on various political and campaign topics. Following speech, Kerrey answered audience questions. Tim Penny, U.S. congressman from Minnesota; and Jeri Joseph, senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, introduces Kerrey. 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.
January 11, 1992 - Joanne Slavin, nutritionist from the University of Minnesota, takes listener's questions about food, provides insights into healthy food habits for the new year, talks about the cholesterol debate.
January 17, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten gets the scoop from Marilyn Nelson on the various pre-Super Bowl festivities. It is a true Minnesota winter affair. Activities include a “warm-up” aerobic workout outside the Metrodome that includes motions of shoveling snow, throwing snowballs, and pushing cars.
January 20, 1992 - Karal Ann Marling, professor of Art History and of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, chats with MPR’s Gary Eichten about St. Paul’s marketing coup with Winter Carnival taking place during run-up to Super Bowl being hosted in Minneapolis.
January 23, 1992 - Commentary on how a peace conversion to a new Minnesota economy will affect the state.