June 29, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Jeffrey Barnes reviews Betty Jean Lifton’s book Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience.
July 7, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman presents highlights from Hispanic festival on the West Side of St. Paul. This was the first El Midwest Canto Al Pueblo (aka - Song to the People). Program includes interviews with artists, music breaks, poetry reading, and other sounds from and about the festival.
July 21, 1979 - On this special Spectrum/Home for the Weekend broadcast, MPR’s Rich Dietman presents a group discussion and live call-in program on Minnesota Public Radio's programming decisions, its technical operations, and funding of the network.
July 30, 1979 - MPR reporter John Ydstie presents sound portrait of a powwow celebration. Ydstie went to the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota and recorded various interviews and performances from the Ojibwe cultural event.
August 10, 1979 -
August 10, 1979 -
August 17, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Bob Muscala, former administrator of drug programs at the University of Minnesota, reviews Windward Passage: A Novel by Mark Brewer.
August 23, 1979 - A Midday broadcast of comedian Dick Gregory speaking before a youth session of the NAACP. [Content Warning: some content, language, and statements used in this story may be triggering to listeners]
August 24, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Ron Libertus, liaison officer of the Department of Natural Resources, reviews Hanta Yo: An American Saga by Ruth Beebe Hill.
August 31, 1979 - Author Carol Bly of Madison, Minnesota reads from her poem The Gift of Splendid Sound. Segment features the voices of Carol Bly, Joe Paddock, and Bill Holm, who also provide the musical interludes.