December 5, 1992 - A Midday Christmas music special with Rick Shefchik, music critic for St. Paul Pioneer Press, who reviews various holiday releases for gift-givers and plays some seldom-heard seasonal treasures.
December 30, 1992 - With the the book reissue of Radio Comedy by Arthur Frank Wertheim, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews local music and radio historian Arne Fogel about the music and entertainment history of radio's Golden Age.
December 30, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Jim Walsh, local songwriter and music editor at City Pages, about Minnesota rockers that made a national impact in 1992. Walsh notes bands such as Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, Sugar, and Cows.
February 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, a collection of stories including Stepin Fetchet, trend-watching, can poetry matter?, barn poetry, stress of racism, who music serves, snowboarding terms, “Thank You, M’am,” and minor league baseball stadiums.
February 27, 1993 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki profiles the Minnesota music group Sounds of Blackness. Report includes interviews with founder Russell Knighton and black students of Macalester College.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with famous musician Doc Severinsen, who has been named the first principal pops conductor for the Minnesota Orchestra. Severinsen details what symphony orchestra program will look like as a “pops” concert.
May 21, 1993 - Award-winning lyricist Richard Engquist, who is the 1993 commencement speaker at Hamline University, talks with MPR’s Lynne Warfel about his view on the state of humanity.
June 12, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews musician Ludmilla Sollertinsky about her experience immigrating to United States from Russia, Jewish life, and the Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
June 18, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Maxene Andrews about her recollections of Andrew Sisters fame. Andrews is co-author of the book, Over Here, Over There-the Andrews Sister.
June 19, 1993 - On this segment from Weekend Edition, historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling discusses a visit of Elvis Presley’s Graceland.