December 7, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Stillwater prison guards Greg Carlson and Mack Warren on rule revisions and inconsistent enforcement causing problems for inmates.
December 7, 1973 - Lucy Komisar, journalist and author, speaks about feminism and creativity via women in the literary tradition.
December 10, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Stillwater prison guards Greg Carlson and Mack Warren on what they see as inaccurate public perceptions of prisons and what part the public can play in prison changes.
December 16, 1973 - Ron Libertus speaks about American Indian art, Native American culture, and family et al.
January 3, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on results of Crime Commission report and interviews Douglas Heidenreich, a member of committee that put study together. Heidenreich details the study’s purpose.
January 4, 1974 - Connie Goldman presents a collection of previous reports that illustrate the background to the violence at the Stillwater State Prison. Included are interviews by Goldman of legislators, prison administration, guards, citizens, and ex-inmates. [Please note explicit language present at 00:51:00 and 00:53:15 marker]
January 7, 1974 - MPR’s Greg Barron presents an audio montage of news reports, music, poetry, eyewitness accounts and interviews before and after the 1973 military coup in Chile.
January 14, 1974 - Baron Stig Ramel, CEO of the Nobel Foundation, speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Ramel’s speech was titled “Nationalism and International Peace.”
January 18, 1974 - Polykarp Kusch, winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Physics, speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Kusch's speech was titled “Is Enduring Peace a Realistic Hope?”
January 19, 1974 - In an interview with MPR’s Dennis Hamilton, author and human rights activist Dick Gregory talks about the Wounded Knee occupation and the similarities to the Civil Rights movement. Gregory says the cooling off on college campuses over past two years doesn't signify complacency about human rights. He also discusses school integration, racism, and women's role on campus.