January 14, 1981 -
January 15, 1981 - Vice President Walter Mondale gives a farewell address before the Minnesota Legislature. Following speech, a rebroadcast of a previous news conference from the day.
January 21, 1981 -
January 24, 1981 - On this edition of New Letters on the Air, poet-in-residence for the state of Delaware Molly Peacock reads her work.
January 25, 1981 - This portion of "Options" contains profiles of two creative men: the architect, master planner, and holistic builder Paolo Soleri; and the Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda.
January 27, 1981 - Governor Al Quie addressed a joint session of the Minnesota legislature on the state of the economy, broadcast live.
January 31, 1981 - On this edition of New Letters on the Air, the late poet E.L. Mayo is profiled. Mayo is considered a poet's poet.
February 11, 1981 -
February 12, 1981 - Stanley Kiesel, poet in residence for Minneapolis Schools, talks with MPR’s Dan Olson about education, poetry, and his new book, The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids.
February 17, 1981 - Former Vice President Walter Mondale discusses the office of the Vice Presidency and his experience as Vice President in Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. This is the first of three speeches as part of the Mondale Lectures.