April 13, 1993 - American author and freelance journalist Russ Rymer talks about Genie: A Scientific Tragedy. His book is about the true story of Genie, a girl who suffered extreme abuse and isolation, leading to severe developmental and language deficits, and her subsequent exploitation by scientists studying language acquisition.
April 14, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Larry Jacobs, assistant professor of political science at the University, about a Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press health survey that captured doctors views on American healthcare.
April 21, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Judi Johnson, of North Memorial Medical Center; and Carrie, a cancer survivor, about the evolution of "I Can Cope" cancer program. Johnson started the program in 1978.
April 24, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on concerns over the catching and eating of contaminated fish in Minnesota waters. Many in the Southeast Asian communities continue a tradition of fishing for food, but are unaware of the dangers of contamination in the waters of Minnesota lakes and rivers.
April 29, 1993 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports that the Minnesota House is taking up health care reform bill. Drafted legislation is designed to reduce health care spending in the state by creating large Integrated Service Networks (ISN).
May 29, 1993 - On this Saturday Midday, Dr. Irving Lerner, a St. Paul oncologist discusses cancer, it's prevention and treatment. Lerner also answers listener questions.
June 2, 1993 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone visits the MPR studios to talk health care and answer listener questions. Wellstone advocates for a single-payer healthcare system as a universal healthcare model.
June 8, 1993 - Dr. Carol Eagle, head of Child and Adolescent Psychology at Montefiore in New York, discusses self-esteem issues of adolescent girls. Topics include scientific study, parental impact, physical changes, and societal influences. Eagle also answers listener questions.
June 11, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on Project Grow, a program that supplies seeds and fertilizer to Leech Lake Reservation families willing to take on the discipline, patience, and stoop labor of gardening.
June 30, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Susanna Kaysen about Girl, Interrupted, a memoir on Kaysen’s experiences as a young woman in an American psychiatric hospital in the 1960s after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.