October 27, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews member of Heart of the Beast, a performing arts theater in Minneapolis, about receiving money from National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support non-traditional projects and audiences.
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October 30, 1992 - Master storyteller Duke Addicks tells the real ghost story of “Rex,” a long dead dog.
November 6, 1992 - John Frohnmayer, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Frohnmayer’s address was on the topic “Art and the First Amendment.” Following speech, Frohnmayer answered audience questions. Frohnmayer resigned under pressure, in response to a series of political advertisements launched by Pat Buchanan, which criticized some of the artwork funded by the NEA. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
November 6, 1992 - MPR’s Bill Wareham presents a profile on Minneapolis band Soul Asylum. Wareham interviewed band members on their break into the national scene with album “Grave Dancers Union” on Columbia Records.
November 6, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks to the playwright and cast behind "We are Hmong," an original play collaboratively produced in St. Paul. The play explores the generational and cultural tug-of-war that characterizes Hmong family life in America.
November 7, 1992 - Gary Branson, editor of "Family Handyman," discusses various maintenance projects of the home. Branson also answers listener questions.
November 14, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles District 202, gay and lesbian youth center in Minneapolis that is preparing to open by end of 1992. The site is designed be a safe social space and resource center for gay and lesbian youth. Report includes numerous interviews, including Elissa Raffa, who came up with the idea of center.
November 27, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the annual Hmong New Year’s celebration held in St. Paul. Roberts interviews participants and describes some of the customs on display.