May 14, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Joe Mueller, a book dealer at The Book Mailer in Minneapolis, reviews 1915 by Roger McDonald.
May 16, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, local poet Margot Kriel reviews Living Arrows by Gillian Martin.
May 16, 1980 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Dennis Russell Davies, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's principal conductor, as he completes his 1972-1980 tenure with organization. Davies reflects on his time at SPCO, why he programs more contemporary music than other conductors, what different factors make up a successful orchestral season, his experience conducting at Bayreuth for the Ring Cycle, and reflecting on his time at SPCO.
May 20, 1980 - An All Things Considered satire piece about “ash” seating at a restaurant. Mount St. Helens eruption had taken place two days prior, on May 18th, 1980.
May 21, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, library specialist Millie Byrne reviews Great Friends by David Garnett.
May 23, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, retired librarian Laura Jeffrey reviews Amanda/Miranda by Richard Peck.
May 24, 1980 - Dick Cunningham of the Minneapolis Tribune talks with MPR's Greg Barron about his role as reader representative on the paper investigating reader complaints.
June 2, 1980 - Minnesota Public Radio's Nancy Fushan interviews Max Neuhaus on Como Park Conservatory installation.
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June 6, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Dale Huffington, director of the Duluth Festival of the Arts, reviews The Days Grow Short: The Life and Music of Kurt Weill by Ronald Sanders.