April 4, 1979 - On this segment of People on Books, author Melita Denning (Vivian Godfrey), of St. Paul’s Gnostica Magazine and Bookstore, reviews Atlantis, Fact or Fiction?, edited by Edward S. Ramage.
April 10, 1979 - A profile of Leland Sateren, Augsburg College choir director and composer. Nancy Fushan interviews Sateren and they discuss the choir, writing, recording, touring, and his upcoming retirement.
April 11, 1979 - Midday presents a Poets-in-Residence Series profile of Minnesota poet and writer Paul Grukow. Program examines his work The Tramp. It also includes commentary and music elements.
April 19, 1979 - Veteran actors Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, married for 36 years and performing together in "The Gin Game," speak to the National Press Club about their experiences in the acting profession.
April 24, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Minnesota author Tim O’Brien, winner of the National Book Award for his book Going After Cacciato.
May 5, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, two points of view on Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II). Author Sidney Lens and Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, speaking at Carleton College in Northfield, share their perspective of the SALT II Treaty and our strategic future.
May 12, 1979 - On this special regional public affairs program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan and Tom Meersman examine current economic and legal issues affecting visual artists. The landmark court action involving late abstract painter Mark Rothko's estate is highlighted, via the comments of an attorney on the case.
May 15, 1979 - This MPR Special Coverage presents acclaimed poet Robert Bly reading at Southwest State University in Marshall. This appearance includes occasional dulcimer accompaniment as Bly performs and dissects his own works as well as the works of others. This is an edited excerpt from his Marshall appearance.
May 22, 1979 - Alan Dundes, professor of folklore at the University of California at Berkley, speaks about the importance of folklore and how it is a scholarly discipline.
May 23, 1979 - Ann Payson reviews the Jack Higgins book Day of Judgment.