December 22, 1995 - Author Michelle Edwards reads a Chanukah story about a young Jewish boy in wartime occupied France.
December 22, 1995 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on news of a record deal for Aaron Jay Kernis, a composer in residence at The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Kernis has signed an exclusive 5-year recording contract with the British label, Argo Records. He sees the contract as a commitment by the label to contemporary classical music.
December 26, 1995 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles Erling Nicolai Rolfsrud, and highlights the North Dakota author’s last incomplete book, “Close the Door Gently.” Enger visits his wife, Beverly, who reminisces about their life and work.
January 1, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning features Voices of Minnesota with Oscar Howard, founder of Meals on Wheels, and Lt. Colonel Donald Arnold, Salvation Army Commander for Minnesota and North Dakota on the season's donations. It also includes NPR's Susan Stamberg on New York City's 21 Club, and Odd Jobs: Dick Heibel, snow globe repair.
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.