January 29, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on health concerns for workers at strand board plant in Deerwood, Minnesota. The apparent culprit…methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI.
February 4, 1993 - An interview with Dr. Marianne Legato and Dr. Kevin Graham on women's hearts and the increased efforts regarding the study and research of women’s health.
February 9, 1993 - Television journalist Bill Moyers joins Midday’s Gary Eichten in the MPR studio to talk about his new book, Healing and the Mind. In developing the book, Moyers spoke with world experts and lay people about the science, philosophy and folklore of sickness and health.
February 18, 1993 - MPR’s Bill Catlin provides a summary on controversy over forced resignation of Dr. John Najarian at University of Minnesota and reactions of others at UMN Medical School.
March 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: A look at Menstrual Wealth Catalogue; Isabell Mink reads from Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo; Bill Paternostro on sidewalk star making in Hollywood; Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute; filmmaker Kathleen Swann on a Minnesota murder; Jeff Hitt on artificial life; and Pulitzer prize winner Oscar Hijuelos discusses The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien.
March 13, 1993 - On this Saturday Midday, Kent Malcolmson, physical therapist for the Minnesota North Stars, discusses and defines sports medicine. Malcolmson also answers listener questions.
March 13, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on the difficulty to prosecute child abuse on Red Lake and other Indian reservations. On most reservations, state criminal laws don’t apply. The federal government is responsible for prosecuting serious cries under federal law. While child sex abuse is prohibited under federal law, child physical abuse is not.
March 15, 1993 - Minnesota State Senator Duane Benson comments on debate at State Capitol over Minnesota health coverage reforms.
March 22, 1993 - MPR’s Gary Eicthen interviews Lois Quam about plan being developed regarding national health care situation. Quam serves on the Clinton administration's health reform task force.
April 12, 1993 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. First hour of program highlights American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commissioner of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, and issues of gambling in Minnesota.