May 24, 1983 - Jehan Sadat, wife of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, speaking as part of the Carlson Lecture Series, sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Sadat’s address was on world peace. Since her husband's assassination, Sadat has emerged as a humanitarian leader of Egypt. During the wars of 1967 and 1973, Mrs. Sadat visited troops in the combat zone and made daily visits to the wounded and won widespread admiration from the Egyptian people.
May 24, 1983 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Daniel B. Frank, author of Deep Blue Funk, a book about teenage unwed mothers.
June 3, 1983 - MPR’s Jim Ragsdale reports on Hmong students as they prepare to graduate. They not only had to learn the English language, but also American highschool culture. Now they must prepare for the challenges that lie ahead after graduation.
June 24, 1983 - Elizabeth Winship, author of the syndicated column "Ask Beth" and of the new book, Reaching Your Teenager, answers listener questions.
June 27, 1983 - Rudy Boschwitz, Minnesota U.S. senator (I-R), discusses various political topics, including abortion, arms race, and El Salvador. Boschwitz also answers listener questions.
July 5, 1983 - MPR’s Dan Olson profiles the local "Hurricane Alice: A Feminist Review" magazine. Olson interviews Martha Roth, executive editor of the publication, about the purpose of feminist journal.
July 16, 1983 - On this Weekend program, Matthew Stark, executive director of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, discusses current civil liberties issues. Topics include disenfranchisement, religious organizations, and private schools. Stark also answers listener questions.
July 28, 1983 - MPR’s Jim Ragsdale reports on National Coalition Against Sexual Assault meeting in Minneapolis. Segment includes interview with Peggy Miller, assistant director of Sexual Offense Services at Ramsey County, an agency that helps victims of sexual violence; and speech by Sharon Sayles, outgoing president of National Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
July 30, 1983 - On this Weekend program, Becky Montgomery, sexual assault program coordinator at Rape and Abuse Center in Fargo/Moorhead, discusses the definitions and misconceptions of sexual assault. Montgomery also answers listener questions.
August 23, 1983 - Dr. Paul Rosenblatt, author of Bitter, Bitter Tears: Nineteenth Century Diarists and Twentieth Century Grief Theories, answers listeners' questions about grief and bereavement.