A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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June 3, 1973 - Part five of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Mining, Music, and Much Ado about Sports, explores the relationship between a miner and the giant corporation he works for.
June 10, 1973 - Part six of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled All the News that's Fit, is a study of how journalism influenced regional feeling as the state grew.
June 17, 1973 - Part seven of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled More Than One Wilderness, profiles living in Minnesota…from city to cabin.
June 21, 1973 - MPR’s Bill Siemering has a conversation with poet Thomas McGrath about poetry and politics. McGrath also reads his poetry.
June 21, 1973 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews poet Mark Vinz, editor of Dakota Territory. The interview is broken into three segments…use of regionalism in writing, young writers, and conflict/war. Vinz also reads numerous poems.
June 24, 1973 - Part eight of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled The New Doctor on Old Main Street, discusses if physicians are being adequately prepared to live in small communities, as well as community reaction to them.
July 1, 1973 - Part nine of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “Just One Studded Tire” and looks at the problems of people living on state borders. What do the boundaries prevent them from doing?
July 8, 1973 - Part ten of the MER documentary series, A Sense of Place. Program is titled “Water: Words and Music.” Program profiles a meeting on June 15, 1973 regarding asbestos fibers found in Lake Superior.
September 1, 1973 - Moorhead poet Mary Anne Pryor reads her poetry about the region. Audio was recorded in segments during the fall of 1973 at KCCM.
September 1, 1973 - Minnesota poet Robert Bly lectures about the importance of reading poetry aloud, starting with Homer, and “feeling” poetry vs. knowing it.