July 15, 1977 - Gloria Steinem, women's right advocate and editor of the feminist publication Ms. magazine addresses the annual convention of the American Association of the University Women in Minneapolis.
August 23, 1977 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz profiles the Out and About Theatre Company, a gay and lesbian theatre which presents arts focused gay subject matter. Kranz interviews founder of theatre company about works and the public reception.
August 26, 1977 - MPR’s John Morrill reports on tractor pull at Nobles County Fair. Morrill interviews an organizer on history of event, and contestants themselves as they battle for tractor-pulling dominance.
August 27, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of rural women. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
September 3, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of funding for the arts. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
September 5, 1977 - An excursion through the resort area in Northwestern Iowa known as the Iowa Great Lakes. On Labor Day, most of the tourists and vacationers who swell this area's population from eight to sixty thousand will be going home. But the atmosphere that surrounded the lakes in this and previous summers has been captured in the following sound portrait.
September 26, 1977 - MPR’s Dennis Rooney talks with The Delphi Quartet about their year-long tour of the state through the Minnesota String Quartet Residency Project.
September 28, 1977 - Psychologist Dr. Bruno Bettleheim speaking at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Bettleheim states that fairy tales are therapeutic. His most recent book is entitled "The Uses of Enchantment: the meaning & importance of fairy tales."
October 21, 1977 - A report providing excerpts from National Meeting of State Committees for the Humanities conference held in Minneapolis. Representatives from state councils gathered to discuss the task of defining what their studies involve.
November 10, 1977 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan reports on new theatre opening in St. Paul, called Penumbra. Fushan interviews Lou Bellamy, Penumbra’s company coordinator, about the theater and it’s focus on black talent.