December 24, 1992 - On this Midmorning segment, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer gets a quick lesson on how to make different types of lefse from Bergliot "Bitten" Norvoll and Gary Legwold. There is also a discussion relating to stories of how lefse helped feed people in occupied Norway during World War II.
December 24, 1992 - Duluth writer Michael Fedo shares his family memory of holiday slideshow presentations and how it became a powerful time-marker.
December 25, 1992 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads her Northwoods essay, ‘Twas the Week Before Solstice.
December 28, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Native journalist Gordon Regguinti, executive director of the Native American journalists Association, about the history and purpose of Native American Journalists Association. Topics in conversation include bridging Native communities, mainstream media, and mentoring.
December 29, 1992 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Julie Englebrecht on women in sports journalism. They discuss the lack of women in the field, getting in to the locker room, and Englebrecht’s new position as a sports journalist at the Star Tribune.
December 30, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the importance of 1992 for Minnesota’s gay & lesbian community. Roberts details how political and social attention during the year created momentum in furthering civil rights and social acceptance.
December 30, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Jim Walsh, local songwriter and music editor at City Pages, about Minnesota rockers that made a national impact in 1992. Walsh notes bands such as Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Sugar, and Cows.
January 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Minneapolis police officer Sharon Lubinski, who has come out as a lesbian to the department. Lubinski shares both the her reasons and fears on making her sexuality public.
January 1, 1993 - An MPR Special Coverage broadcast entitled “A Sense of Place,” which presents a collection of Voices from the Heartland essays by Barton Sutter and Laurie Allmann.
January 1, 1993 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone talks about Russia elections, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II), and his takeaway view of the George H. Bush presidency.