April 29, 1993 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen profiles Teatro del Pueblo, a performing arts theater on St. Paul’s West Side. Wilcoxen interviews theater founder and artists on the efforts to foster Latino storytelling.
April 30, 1993 - Louis Porter II reviews Thomas King’s "Green Grass, Running Water." The novel is set in a contemporary First Nations Blackfoot community in Alberta, Canada.
April 30, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, American writer and farmer Stanley Crawford reads from his memoir, A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm.
April 30, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews American food journalist Lynne Rossetto Kasper about winning International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook of the Year award. During segment, Kasper reads from The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Annie Baxter interviews an electronic musician who compiled a piece titled August: 1990 as a commentary to politics and media during the Gulf War.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with local pop-culture expert Karal Ann Marling about Ted Mann Concert Hall and general trends in philanthropy.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews American poet and novelist Luis J. Rodriguez about his memoir Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. The book chronicles his youth as a Chicano gang member in East Los Angeles and his eventual escape through writing and education.
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May 3, 1993 - MPR’s John Biewen profiles Minneosta poet Bill Holm after his heart attack. Holm talks about his health, his time in China, writing, and disdain for strict nutrition.
May 4, 1993 - A Worldview interview with Mexican American poet, novelist, and essayist Luis Alberto Urrea. The author discusses his book, Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border, which documents the stories, struggles, and resilience of people in Tijuana.