A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 29, 1980 - Calvin Bradford, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs professor, speaks on the neighborhood movement, from its definition to the struggle between national and local control.
November 29, 1980 - MPR's Bob Potter interviews energy consultant Michael Murphy on this live call-in program.
December 1, 1980 - MPR's Dan Olson hosts this live call-in program on the economics of wood heat, how to burn wood safely, and other helpful hints, with University of Minnesota extension forester Lew Hendricks and Elroy Derdahl of the state building code division.
December 5, 1980 - Kris Sanda, director of the Minnesota office of consumer services, discusses Christmas shopping and other seasonal consumer issues on this live call-in program.
December 6, 1980 - Governor Al Quie in for a call-in.
December 8, 1980 - University of Minnesota soil scientist and agricultural meteorologist Donald Baker discusses crop yields and weather predictions as well as answers live listener questions.
December 10, 1980 - Futurist Arthur Hawkins, associate professor of Education at the University of Minnesota, talks about his ideas for shaping the future.
December 12, 1980 - MPR's Tom Meersman interviews Minnesota writer Frederick Manfred, whose novels include "Lord Grizzly" and the recent "Sons of Adam".
December 13, 1980 - Jack Nelson, author of "Hunger for Justice: The Politics of Food and Faith", speaking at a Minneapolis conference on organic farming, sponsored by Clergy and Laity Concerned. Nelson’s address was on the topic "Hunger and the Crisis in American Agriculture." He shared his believe that America being the world's breadbasket was a myth. Nelson is a native of Minnesota. He is a critic of many of the trends in American agriculture.
December 13, 1980 - Mary Williams, an analyst for the Minnesota Project (a private study group in the Twin Cities), appears before the join legislative commission on energy to discuss the Minnesota Energy Agency's conservation goals and other energy issues.