A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 28, 1980 - MPR reporters Mark Heistad, Mark Steil and Barb Myers look at the rising rate of crime in rural Minnesota. Their report is called "Stealin': Country Style".
November 1, 1980 - John W. Gardner, former Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) secretary and Common Cause founder speaking about American politics. Gardner shares six key leadership topics.
November 1, 1980 - MacPhail Arts Center vocal teacher Leon Thurman talks about and performs a large repertoire of campaign songs throughout American history.
November 5, 1980 - This program includes excerpts from concession speeches by President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale, Independent candidate John Anderson, and the acceptance speech by President Elect Ronald Reagan.
November 7, 1980 - June Dryer, director of the East Asian programs at the Center for Advanced International Studies at the University of Miami, gives her impressions on life in China today and how the country may change with the modernization now underway.
November 11, 1980 - Senator David Durenberger answers live listener questions on this call-in program.
November 12, 1980 - A special town hall forum held by Minnesota Public Radio and the Science Museum of Minnesota.
November 15, 1980 - Roger Frank, a 2nd district DFL party elector, talks about the process of the electoral college in the presidential election.
November 15, 1980 - Producer John Gaddo produced this sound portrait of life along the Mississippi River.
November 17, 1980 - Interview with Dr. Paul MacCready, who designed and constructed the gossamer albatross, a human-powered flight vehicle. Rich Dietman hosts a live call-in program with MacCready about his invention, which is now on display at the Science Museum of Minnesota.