November 7, 1979 - An interview with Marisha Chamberlain, who compares her new play "Snow in the Virgin Islands" to her poetry, and who talks about the source of her play.
November 9, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews electronic composer Morton Subotnick, who describes how he develops the sounds and forms of his pieces.
November 21, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews writer Meridel Le Sueur and choreographer Margaret Fargnoli about dance interpretation of Le Sueur’s poetry.
December 1, 1979 - One year after the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission decided to authorize a domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis , MPR reporter Dale Connelly talks with Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company Chairman John Cowles, Jr., a strong proponent of the domed stadium, and community activist Julian Empson of Save the Met and Minnesotans Against the Downtown Dome (Madd)
December 12, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Grace Paley, writer and activist, who reads from her short stories and talks about her life, writing, and political involvement.
December 12, 1979 - Terry Lappin, a local playwright who recently appealed a Minnesota State Arts Board denial of a grant to him, and Jim Olsen, member of the Minnesota State Arts Board, talk with MPR’s Mary Stucky. They discuss Lappin's case and the procedure of granting funding to artists and writers.
December 15, 1979 - A discussion on the meaning and history of Hanukkah. Segment includes musical elements.
December 17, 1979 - Author and journalist David Halberstam speaking as part of the Minneapolis Public Library's "Portrait of a Lifestyle" program. David Halberstam talked about the media and its effect on us. Halberstam’s books include "The Powers That Be", a critique on the media, and "The Best and the Brightest,” examining the motivations behind U.S. policy in Vietnam.
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December 22, 1979 - MPR’s Rich Dietman talks with MPR producer Nick Nash on the upcoming live U.S. stereo broadcast of “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” by King's College, Cambridge.