May 28, 1994 - A Weekend Edition interview with journalist Jeffrey Tayler, author of The Pru-Bache Murder: The Fast Life and Grisly Death of a Millionaire Stockbroker. Tayler details Russian emigre and stockbroker Michael Prozunmenshikov and his murder by Zachary Persitz on Lake Minnetonka.
May 30, 1994 - MPR’s Perry Finelli interviews Minneosta born composer and music director James “Red” McLeod, who reflects on his decades long and varied career in music field.
May 31, 1994 - American newspaper columnist and author Molly Ivins speaks at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis, touching on a number of subjects…including politics, the First Amendment and the role of women.
May 31, 1994 - A Midmorning interview with local journalist and novelist John Sandford, aka John Camp, on his book, Night Prey.
June 1, 1994 -
June 2, 1994 - Jane Alexander, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Alexander’s address was on the topic of arts in the Twin Cities. Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, introduces Alexander. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
June 2, 1994 -
June 2, 1994 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on NEA (National Endowment for the Arts)'s Jane Alexander speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Alexander’s speech is part of a local conference on the power of art in collaborating with kids.
June 3, 1994 - Local playwright Syl Jones provides commentary on the Buffalo Soldiers stamp controversy. As a person of both Black and Native ancestry, he shares a very personal perspective.
June 3, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota travel writer John Shepard reads an essay about his father and canoe lessons in the wilderness.