June 14, 1986 - MPR’s Jerry Cassidy reports on speech given by U.S. Senator Joe Biden at the 1986 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) Convention. Report includes excerpts form Biden’s keynote address.
July 2, 1986 - Dusko Doder, author and sovietologist, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Doder’s address was on Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev's chances for success in achieving the social and economic transformation for the Soviet system. After speech, Doder answered audience questions. Doder is a Yugoslavian native, was educated in the United States, and served as Moscow correspondent for UPI and the Washington Post, and a Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the author of "Shadows and Whispers: Power Politics Inside the Kremlin from Brezhnev to Gorbachev." Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
July 10, 1986 - James Oberstar, Minnesota U.S. congressman (DFL), discusses his legislative concerns: aircraft safety, economic development, and trade. Oberstar also answers listener questions.
August 9, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Roger Ledding, chief State Patrol officer, discusses the new seat belt law, where all front seat passengers must wear seatbelt. Other topics include safe driving, highway traffic enforcement, and DWI. Colonel Ledding also answers listener questions.
August 11, 1986 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Dave Bishop, District 33B Minnesota House representative, about his concerns on backlog of Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
August 25, 1986 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich as he walks the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, shaking a lot of hands and dispensing brochures.
August 30, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Bernie Brommer, of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, discusses the current status and prospects for organized labor in the state and country. Program begins with Brommer sharing his views on potential end of Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota. Other topics include labor-management relationships, loss of U.S. industrial base, international trade, and organizing service industry. Brommer also answers listener questions.
September 1, 1986 - MPR’s Stephen Smith produces a sound portrait on a staple of the State Fair…the politician. Smith interviews various Minnesota politicians, who share their different styles in interacting with the fair crowd.
September 6, 1986 - Joseph Rossillon, president of the Freshwater Foundation, discusses the adequacy and quality of drinking water. Rossillon also answers listener questions.
September 8, 1986 - On this MPR Journal program, a collection of reports, interviews, and a news rundown hosted by Gary Eichten.