February 27, 1982 - Weekend host Dale Connelly talks with Ken Cooper, author of the book Always Bear Left...and Other Ways to Get Things Done Faster and Easier. Cooper details various tips.
March 4, 1982 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews actor David Warrilow, who is currently performing in Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Warrilow talks about his career and his roles in plays by Samuel Beckett, as well as the challenge of Shakespeare.
March 12, 1982 - A documentary about Black classical music and musicians. Program looks at the contributions and musical masterpieces of Black composers to classical music. Includes various musical segments, reports, and interviews.
April 3, 1982 - MPR’s Dale Connelly presents Playwrights’ Laboratory 82’, which showcases playwright Paul D'Andrea’s Lumbah Yard, a drama written especially for radio, with assistance from the Minneapolis Playwrights' Lab. Following radio play, Robert Collins, critic for City Pages, and listeners share impressions and ask questions of playwright.
April 10, 1982 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews author Fern Kupfer about her severely mentally and physically handicapped son Zachariah and her book Before and After Zachariah.
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April 11, 1982 - NPR’s Connie Goldman interviews author and poet James Dickey, who shares his thoughts on writing.
April 17, 1982 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Dale Connelly has a conversation with Margaret Atwood, author of Bodily Harm. Atwood comments on the differential power and aggressive dynamics between men and women.
April 17, 1982 - A humorous segment from Weekend program in which character “Bud Buck” comments on the British interest in the Falkland Islands…or rather, the Faulkner Islands.
April 17, 1982 - Survivalist Tim Kneeland answers live listener questions on preparing for and coping with summer outdoors and wilderness experiences.