July 2, 1993 - Chuck Ruhr, owner of a Minneapolis ad agency, reflects on the Aug. 13, 1973 Time magazine promoting the state. The issue included a cover shot ("The good life in Minnesota") and six-page spread to Minnesota ("A state that works").
July 2, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, Minnesota actress and writer Kim Hines gives a lively take on summer festivals.
July 2, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, local writer Andrea Matthews reads her essay, Paris By Email.
July 2, 1993 - Actor Nat Fuller reads the poem "Season at the Shore" by Phyllis McGinley. For sand enthusiasts.
July 2, 1993 - First Friday’s Beth Friend profiles Nagamandala, a play that weaves together two Kannada folk tales, exploring themes of marriage, fidelity, and female agency. Segment includes interview with playwright Girish Karnad.
July 2, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, American writer Anita Shreve reads from her novel, Where of When. Where and When is a contemporary romance and drama about an unhappily married insurance broker in Rhode Island.
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July 3, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin pauses to consider an overgrown house along his commute.
July 5, 1993 - Midday broadcasts an MPR documentary called The Voice of Meridel Le Sueur, which includes various interviews and readings of Le Sueur’s work.
July 6, 1993 - Dave Nimmer, former reporter for the Minneapolis Star and WCCO-TV and a journalism teacher at the University of St. Thomas, answers listener questions about print and broadcast media. The topic of negative public perceptions of media and the growing competition is the focus of program.