June 9, 1983 - MPR’s Deborah Fisher reports on U.S. Senator Walter Mondale’s comments while touring University of Minnesota. Mondale is critical of President Reagan’s education plan and administration’s trade policy.
June 14, 1983 - MPR’s Jim Ragsdale reports on concerns and anger of Ely outfitters, as the gradual restrictions of motorized vehicle use to Boundary Waters lakes take effect, following the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act.
June 21, 1983 - Alvin Toffler, author of "Future Shock," speaking at an Edison Electric Institute meeting in Minneapolis. Toffler’s address is titled "Our Energy Future." He speaks on energy in the future. Edison Electrical Institute is an organization of electric utility companies.
June 21, 1983 - Donald Hodel, U.S. Energy Secretary, speaking at an Edison Electric Institute meeting in Minneapolis. Hodel addresses the future of our energy resources. Hodel outlines the highlights of a report on expected electric demand, which was to be released formally the day following his talk. He also addressed the broader activities the Energy Department is currently engaged in. Edison Electrical Institute is an organization of electric utility companies.
June 27, 1983 - Rudy Boschwitz, Minnesota U.S. senator (I-R), discusses various political topics, including abortion, arms race, and El Salvador. Boschwitz also answers listener questions.
July 14, 1983 - On this Midday program, a broadcast of author and former New York Times reporter Seymour Hersh speaking at the Minnesota Press Club. Hersh talks about writing his book The Price of Power: Kissinger and the Nixon White House. After speech, Hersh answers audience questions.
July 16, 1983 - On this Weekend program, Matthew Stark, executive director of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, discusses current civil liberties issues. Topics include disenfranchisement, religious organizations, and private schools. Stark also answers listener questions.
July 22, 1983 - Bob Mattson, Minnesota Treasurer, addresses the controversy of his office; including his absence from the state, his call for the abolition of the office, and other issues. Mattson also answers listener questions.
August 11, 1983 - On this Midday program, a conversation with Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, who breaks down the process of auditing government entities and comments on the fiscal health of the state. Carlson also answers listener call-in questions.
August 13, 1983 - Joseph N. Alexander, the state's longest-serving Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, discusses various topics involving the DNR, including wolf management plan, oil, gold deposits, and peat harvesting. Alexander also answers listener questions.