January 10, 1981 - Violinist Isaac Stern, while in residence with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, talks with MPR's Nancy Fushan about teaching your musicians, his own playing, and other matters.
January 10, 1981 - Tim Kneeland, a survival expert, talks about winter outdoor activities and possible problems in a live call-in program.
January 11, 1981 - On this edition of New Letters on the Air, poet Gary Gildner reads his works dealing with growing up in America.
January 17, 1981 - On this edition of the KCUR program Letters on the Air, James McConkey reads from his novel The Treehouse Confessions, published by Dutton.
January 19, 1981 - Twin Cities film critic Phil Anderson interviews film director Joseph Mankiewicz Anderson, who discusses his work and his attitudes towards films. Mankiewicz attended the Minneapolis Film Festival, which featured a retrospective of Mankiewicz films.
January 24, 1981 - On this edition of New Letters on the Air, poet-in-residence for the state of Delaware Molly Peacock reads her work.
January 25, 1981 - This portion of "Options" contains profiles of two creative men: the architect, master planner, and holistic builder Paolo Soleri; and the Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda.
January 26, 1981 - Phil Anderson, film critic and writer, speaks with Frank Capra about his career, as Capra visits the Twin Cities to be honored with a retrospective at the Minneapolis Film Festival.
January 31, 1981 - On this edition of New Letters on the Air, the late poet E.L. Mayo is profiled. Mayo is considered a poet's poet.
February 12, 1981 - Stanley Kiesel, poet in residence for Minneapolis Schools, talks with MPR’s Dan Olson about education, poetry, and his new book, The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids.