October 2, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks Bruce MacDonald about Autumn Poems II anthology. MacDonald reads classic poems “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas and “Ephemera” by William Butler Yeats.
October 7, 1993 - On this Midday, a call-in program about baseball's golden age. Guests include author Roger Kahn, Minnesota State Representative Phyllis Kahn, and local U of M baseball star Paul Geil.
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October 12, 1993 - MPR’s Euen Kerr talks with Native American poet Jamison Mahto about poetry and cultural misconceptions. Mahto reads "The Blue Apache" from his book “Blues For Franklin Avenue: A Collection of Poetry.”
October 15, 1993 - A Voices from the Heartland Q&A with Duluth poet Barton Sutter. Feature includes Sutter reading of “Taconite Harbor,” and a discussion on his poetry collection “The Book of Names.”
October 19, 1993 - National Press Club speech by famous horror writer Stephen King.
October 23, 1993 - Twin Cities poet Michael Dennis Browne reads "Potatoes, October."
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October 26, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of Anthony DeCurtis, a features editor at Rolling Stone; and Hilton Kramer, editor at New Criterion, speaking at Hamline University as part of a program entitled "Who is Raising Our Kids? Families and Media in the ‘Age of MTV’." DeCurtis and Kramer debate the role of media, and its influence on American families.
October 29, 1993 - MPR’s Marianne Combs tours the Gibbs Farm Museum, where guide Ann Bruggeman tells a group of children about the Samhain and Celtic traditions behind items many know as Halloween related.