September 28, 1994 - Midday presents historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy, speaking at Macalester College on the polarization caused by an emphasis on multiculturalism.
September 28, 1994 - Local activist, scholar, and professor Mahmoud El-Kati shares his thoughts on topic of multiculturalism in the United States. El-Kati strongly disagrees with the view from academic Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that multiculturalism is damaging unity in U.S. society.
October 1, 1994 - On this Saturday Midday, Bruce Hanley, Twin Cities criminal defense attorney, discusses criminal trials. Topics include high-profile cases such as O.J. Simpson and serial rapist Timothy Baugh. Hanley also answers listener questions.
October 6, 1994 - Eli Coleman, director of program on Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota, discusses results of research study, which includes insight that measuring behavior is not the only piece in defining sexual health. Topics of married couples and sexual preference are discussed.
October 11, 1994 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen looks at the ongoing debate over support groups developed for gay and lesbian students in local public schools and St. Paul School District’s approval of a more expansive program, Out For Equity. Reports includes comments from a student who utilized program, educators involved in program, and criticism of the support groups from a member of Minnesota Family Council.
October 13, 1994 - Midday presents Dr. Cornell West, a professor of religion and director of Afro-American Studies Department at Princeton, speaking at the Westminster Town Hall Forum. West’s speech is entitled "The Politics of Race in America."
October 20, 1994 - Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, pediatrician and professor emeritus of clinical pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, speaking at the University of Minnesota on what he sees as the primary problems in childcare, and what we can do to fix them. After the speech, Dr. Brazelton answered audience questions.
October 21, 1994 - MPR’s Marianne Combs interviews Alan Page, an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, on racial bias and diversity in courts. Page describes the steps being taken to foster change.
October 31, 1994 - Manning Marable, author and the director of the Institute of Research in African American Studies at Columbia University in New York, speaking at Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium at Concordia College in Moorhead. The topic of symposium was on multiculturalism, and was titled, “With Respect to Difference: Voices of a Multicultural Society.” Marable shared his view on the importance and need for an emphasis on multiculturalism.
October 31, 1994 - Linda Chavez, a former director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a former White House aide during the Reagan administration, speaking at Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium at Concordia College in Moorhead. The topic of symposium was on multiculturalism, and titled, “With Respect to Difference: Voices of a Multicultural Society.” Chavez’s address was Chavez shared her serious misgivings about the emphasis on multiculturalism. Chavez writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country and has done broadcast commentaries for several radio and TV outlets, including National Public Radio.