August 1, 1992 - Historian Karal Ann Marling talks with photographer Frank Gohlke about his book, Measure of Emptiness: Grain Elevators in the American Landscape.
August 4, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts visits University of St. Thomas, where Hmong youth are experiencing the sport of tennis. The hope is the sport will be an avenue for young Hmong boys and girls to be active. Whacking the ball is a ‘hit.’
August 4, 1992 - Midmorning’s Paula Schroeder interviews local sportscaster and historian Stew Thornley, who has written numerous books on baseball.
August 5, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with local critic and author Karal Ann Marling about controversial art at the Minnesota State Fair. Marling share shares her thoughts about fair in general.
August 7, 1992 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, an essay on Aspen Parkland by Minnesota naturalist writer Laurie Allmann. The essay was later collected in Far from Tame: Reflections from the Heart of a Continent, published by University of Minnesota Press in 1996.
August 8, 1992 - Photographer and author Jim Hubbard talks about photography exhibit "Shooting Back, Little Earth Kids,” which presents a collection of images by young photographers at Little Earth.
August 10, 1992 - A Worldview interview with artist and author Carroll Dunham about the book she co-authored, Mamatoto: A Celebration of Birth. The published work is a compilation of international lore, legends, remedies, and advice, revealing different cultures' conceptions of the mysteries of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
August 11, 1992 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews Baxter Clarence Hall, Jr. and Clyde Thornton Wood about travels along the Mississippi River. The two wrote the book Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's Heartland, capturing environmental elements, the past, and the people along the river’s shores.
August 12, 1992 - MPR’s Jim Wishner talks with Bob Anderson and Padee Yang about Hmong American Partnership, a nonprofit social service and community development organization. The two discuss the unique challenges for Hmong as they adapt to life in the United States.
August 13, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with playwright Laurie Carlos and director Lou Bellamy on the Penumbra-Walker collaboration of Carlo’s White Chocolate For My Father.