A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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April 14, 1979 - On this special regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Bill Angell, extension housing specialist for the University of Minnesota; Win Peterson, past president of the Minneapolis Board of Realty; Mike Harris of the St. Paul Board of Realty; and Judith Owen, assistant vice-president at the First National Bank of St. Paul, who discuss the housing market in the Twin Cities.
April 17, 1979 - Vine Deloria Jr., Native American activist, attorney, and author, and political science professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, speaks at the eighth annual Putnam Lectureship in Social Ethics at Hamline University. Deloria Jr’s address was titled "The Natural Philosophical Tradition." Following his speech, Deloria took questions from the audience.
April 19, 1979 - Veteran actors Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, married for 36 years and performing together in "The Gin Game," speak to the National Press Club about their experiences in the acting profession.
April 21, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, Dr. Richard Kagan, a Hamline University professor of History and East Asian Affairs, discusses the implications of America's recognition of China for Taiwan. He was visiting Taiwan when the when it was announced that diplomatic ties between Washington and Taipei would be cut.
April 21, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, a presentation of "How the Chinese See Themselves", a BBC report about the Four Modernizations and current Chinese attitudes and intentions about politics, education, culture, economic development, international relations and military affairs.
April 24, 1979 - MPR’s live coverage of Minnesota House Energy and Utilities Committee hearing on fuel supplies in Minnesota. Program includes various speeches and commentary, including that of Dick Wiggly, chairman of the Minnesota House Energy and Utilities Committee, and Al Johnson, director of Minnesota Energy Agency.
April 24, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Minnesota author Tim O’Brien, winner of the National Book Award for his book Going After Cacciato.
April 26, 1979 - Marcia Gelpe, University of Minnesota Law Professor, speaking at Public and Private Land Use Rights Forum held at Wilmar Community College. Gelpe’s addressed the subject of eminent domain. This is an excerpt of speech.
April 26, 1979 - Leslie Green, head of the Minnesota Parole Board, talks with MPR’s Pat Kessler about the work of the board. Topics include his own personal criminal history and reflecting on what it’s like to be on both ends of the table of a parole board session.
April 27, 1979 - Former Minnesota governor Elmer L. Andersen reviews the book The Terrors of Justice: The Untold Side of Watergate by Maurice H. Stans.