April 4, 1980 - On this segment of People On Books, Mary Gardner, a poet and Bates method teacher, reviews Eye Power by Ann & Townsend Hoopes.
April 26, 1980 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Ruth Mattson Taylor about speaking with the dead. Through the help of British clairvoyant Margaret Flavell Tweddell, Ms. Taylor says she communicated with her deceased father, A.D. Mattson, who was a Lutheran minister, on numerous occasions during which time he told her some of what it is like "on the other side.” Ms. Taylor recently finished editing a book entitled, "Witness from Beyond."
May 30, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, local educator Tom King reviews Breakthroughs: Astonishing Advances in Your Lifetime in Medicine, Science, and Technology by Tom King.
August 27, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, a review of The Reserve Mining Controversy: Science, Technology, and Environmental Quality by Robert V. Bartlett. [?]
January 22, 1981 - Dr. Bevan French, National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s discipline scientist for planetary materials, discusses the space program. Topics include data from Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft, and the new space shuttle program. French also answers listener questions. Dr. French analyzed rocks brought back from the moon. He also helped train NASA Apollo astronauts in geology.
February 7, 1981 - On this Weekend program, Robert Dunn, of the Minnesota Waste Management Control Board, discusses waste and hazardous waste sites control in Minnesota. Topics include burial of waste and recycling options. Dunn also answer listener questions.
March 18, 1981 - Results show water quality has shown marked improvement since Reserve Mining stopped discharge of taconite tailings directly into Lake Superior. Environmentalists believe fibers found in the taconite tailings have carcinogenic characteristics of asbestos.
March 27, 1981 - MPR’s Kim Hodgson reports on speech comments regarding toxic waste from journalist Michael Brown, author of the book Laying Waste: The Poisoning of America by Toxic Chemicals.
June 8, 1981 - Humanist Bruce Bomier shares his concern on the promotion of infant formula in developing countries by food conglomerates.
June 10, 1981 - Mark Ascerno, entomologist at University of Minnesota, discusses common and uncommon pest problems in the home and garden. Ascerno also answers listener questions.