January 15, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Arvonne Fraser, a human and women's rights activist, and Marlene Kim Connor, author of "What Is Cool?: Understanding Black Manhood in America," on the roots of cool.
January 20, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Walter Breckenridge, an ecologist, ornithologist and artist, Jeanne Calvit and Howard Miller, founders of Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts and programs for the developmentally disabled, and Odd Jobs - piano tuner.
January 26, 1996 - On this special Mainstreet Radio version of Midmorning from Bemidji, a collection of segments on Native, historic city, and literary topics in the region.
January 27, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews author Carol Shields about her award-winning works, research, and the business of writing.
January 29, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Roger Erickson of WCCO Radio.
January 30, 1996 - MPR’s Laura McCallum profiles the Minneapolis-St. Paul a cappella group Tonic Sol-fa. McCallum interviews members of the vocal group about their origin and influences.
February 1, 1996 - Joe Dowling, Guthrie Theater's new artistic director, visits the Minnesota Public Radio studios to discuss the new season of Guthrie plays and the theater world in general. Dowling also answers listener questions.
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February 5, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning featuring Voices of Minnesota with Polly Mann, a political activist and Scott Minerbrook on "Divided To The Vein," his book about growing up in a biracial family.
February 5, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe profiles Maud Hart Lovelace and her Betsy-Tacy books, which present nostalgic stories about growing up in turn-of-the-century Mankato. As part of report, Reabe talks with Louise King and Kathy Baxter, of the Twin Cities based Maud Hart Lovelace Society, about the resurgence in interest of ten book series.