June 15, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Jewelean Jackson about Miss Black Minnesota Pageant, and the greater focus of Black women self-esteem.
June 16, 1993 - MPR’s Karen Boothe interviews poet and editor Carolyn Forché, who shares insights into putting together Against Forgetting: Twentieth-century Poetry of Witness, an anthology of 140 poets writing on war, torture, exile, and repression.
June 17, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil visits Chandler on the anniversary of a major tornado that devastated the town and surrounding area. Steil details the recovery efforts in past year and remembrance on what was lost.
June 18, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports from Duluth on local bands performing along Grandma’s Marathon course in support of the runners. Kelleher interviews race coordinator and various members of bands playing during race.
June 18, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Maxene Andrews about her recollections of Andrew Sisters fame. Andrews is co-author of the book, Over Here, Over There-the Andrews Sister.
June 18, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles St. Paul playwright Marion McClinton’s Enlightenments on an Enchanted Island, an Illusion Theater production, and interviews the playwright about the work and race in American culture.
June 18, 1993 - MPR’s Jon Gordon interviews Bob Sloan, a teacher, chef, and mystery writer. Sloan discusses his book, Dad's Own Cookbook, and how men can get comfortable in a kitchen.
June 18, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, American essayist Barry Lopez reads from his book, Crow and Weasel.
June 19, 1993 - A Weekend Edition interview with Minnesota writer Jim Heynen, author of The One-Room Schoolhouse: Stories About the Boys. Segment includes a discussion on imagery and reading of "The Hike,” a story from the book.
June 22, 1993 - An interview with Marlin Bree, who decided to sail Lake Superior on a sailboat that he built. The journey is chronicled in the book, In the Teeth of the Northeaster.