May 29, 1982 - On this Firing Line program, host William F. Buckley Jr. discusses the late President Lyndon Johnson with the author Robert Caro, who has written a biography of Johnson.
June 2, 1982 - Retiring University of Minnesota Political Science Professor Mulford Q. Sibley expresses his political, social, and religious views in a local speech.
June 7, 1982 - Richard Snelling, Republican Governor of Vermont, speaking to the Humphrey institute at the University of Minnesota. Snelling spoke on a framework for a workable government, on the “New Federalism,” and how to make government work. Snelling was first elected Governor of Vermont in 1976, and he won re-election by a wide margin in 1978, and an unprecedented third term in 1980. He had served previously in his state legislature, serving as majority leader in the House. Since becoming a chief executive, he has assumed a larger role in national affairs, working among other things as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. He founded a hardware and ski manufacturing firm in 1959.
June 9, 1982 - Audio clip of former Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy stating why he is running for U.S. Senate seat again.
June 18, 1982 - James Solem, director of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and Kenneth Ford, principal planner at Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development talk about renting and owning homes. Topics include demand with upcoming impact of baby boomers entering house buying market, affordability, interest rates, and rental vacancy rates. Solem and Ford also answer listener questions.
June 26, 1982 - Cornell professor and author Carl Sagan, U.S. Senator Gary Hart (D-Colorado), and the Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr. discuss how to prevent nuclear war. Audio was recorded at a teach-in at Cornell University in November 1981.
July 3, 1982 - On this Midday, host Bob Potter interviews retired University of Minnesota Political Science Professor Mulford Q. Sibley, who talks about his political activism, being an outspoken anti-war activist, his pacifism, and other issues…such as how Garrison Keillor affected his red-sock wearing habit. Sibley also takes listeners' questions.
July 24, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt finds a connection to toilet paper and political ads.
August 25, 1982 - Midday presents a lively debate for state auditor role. Incumbent Independent-Republican State Auditor Arne Carlson and challenger Paul Wellstone, DFL, discuss their differing views on how best the auditor’s office can benefit the state.
September 1, 1982 - Harrison Salisbury, retired associate editor of the New York Times, speaking at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Salisbury talks about Soviet Russia and society; it's past and potential. Address is titled "Russia: Past Present and Future". At the Times, and since his retirement, Salisbury has developed considerable expertise and understanding of the Soviet Union, having traveled and written extensively about Soviet society.