A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 15, 1976 - An exploration of the American burial ritual, including conversations with writers, funeral directors, ministers, sociologists, and anthropologists. Topics include problematic dichotomy of funeral industry as a business vs. providing a social service and the ceremonial nature behind burial or cremation.
November 23, 1976 - Bernadette Devlin, former member of the British Parliament from Northern Ireland, speaking at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul. Devlin gives her views on the problems in her country.
November 25, 1976 - A special Midday program presents a selection of readings for Thanksgiving Day.
November 26, 1976 - On this Midday program, a presentation of a speech by author James Michener, followed by an interview with MPR’s Bill Siemering, where Michener talks about book "Centennial" and preserving local history.
November 27, 1976 - On this regional public affairs program, a panel discussion on the state of the arts in the Twin Cities. The six panel members met at The Place, a downtown club of the Arts Alliance. Panelists share their thoughts on trends, problems, and future of various fields in art community.
November 29, 1976 - Former CBS News correspondent Daniel Schorr, speaking at the Temple of Aaron in Saint Paul, traces the growth of the secret intelligence community in the United States. Schorr is responsible for releasing a secret House Intelligence Committee report on the CIA to the Village Voice newspaper. He was subpoenaed by a special House committee investigating the report's leak but refused to divulge the source of his information.
December 4, 1976 - On this regional public affairs program, a discussion of handbook on agricultural areas (aka Agricultural Planning Handbook), in the metropolitan area. Dan Olson interviews Alexander Dean and Jim Schoettler, both from the Metropolitan Planning Commission, about strategizing land use in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, including farming.
December 14, 1976 - Victor Weisskopf, Director of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, speaking at Nobel Conference XII - The Nature of the Physical Universe held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Weisskopf’s topic was the elementary particle. Victor Weisskopf helped develop the atomic bomb.
December 14, 1976 - Professor Sir Fred Hoyle, astronomer and a mathematician at Cambridge University in England, speaking at Nobel Conference XII - The Nature of the Physical Universe held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This is a short dinner speech made during conference, where Hoyle shares personal anecdotes of fellow scientists.
December 18, 1976 - On this regional public affairs program, studio guests Brother Theodore Drahmann, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; and John Littleford, headmaster of Breck School in Minneapolis discuss nonpublic schools in Twin Cities. Topics include differences from public schools and enrollment.