A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 12, 1979 - Governor Al Quie call-in program.
November 19, 1979 - Robert Jewett, author of "The Captain America Complex: The Dilemma of Zealous Nationalism," lectures at the University of LaCrosse on how superheros are part of the nation's religion and US foreign policy were developed from biblical interpretations.
November 21, 1979 - Edward “Teddy” Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at Macalester College. Kennedy addresses his candidacy and his reasons for opposing President Jimmy Carter.
November 21, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews writer Meridel Le Sueur and choreographer Margaret Fargnoli about dance interpretation of Le Sueur’s poetry.
November 21, 1979 - Betty Peyton, a needlepoint designer and past president of the Needlework Guild of Minnesota, reviews Needlework in America: History, Designs, and Techniques by Virginia C. Bath.
November 24, 1979 - MPR's Rich Dietman talks with four young foreign journalists about their impressions of the United States, current affairs in their countries, and journalism around the world. The four journalists are Paiter Rotz of the Hungarian News Agency in Budapest; Bruno Lopez of the newspaper Ovaciones in Mexico City; Mohamed Mustafa of the El-Sahafa Arabic Daily newspaper based in Khartoum in Sudan; and Vaiju Mahindroo of the magazine Bombay Today in India. The group are participants in this year's World Press Institute at Macalester College in St. Paul.
November 24, 1979 - MPR Rich Dietman interviews David Hozza, St. Paul City Council president, who has announced he would not seek re-election to the council next spring. Hozza reflects on accomplishments during his tenure and reasons for leaving.
November 28, 1979 - Catherine Watson reviews The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux.
November 30, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Robert Cougill reviews Pappy: The Life of John Ford by Dan Ford.
December 1, 1979 - On this Weekend program, Joe and Nancy Paddock speak on farm life and read poetry at the Farmers Union Convention.