September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend & John Biewen present the documentary “No Jews Allowed.” In the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis enjoyed the dubious distinction of being one of the most anti-Semitic cities in America.
September 28, 1992 - Sharon Sayles Belton, president of the Minneapolis City Council, shares her thoughts after the shooting death of Minneapolis police officer Jerry Haaf. Sayles Belton also discusses community-oriented policing and United for Peace group.
September 29, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with former Minneapolis Police Chief Tony Bouza about the professional life and mindsight and how it is impacted by some aspects of the work, social environment, and local politics.
October 2, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten presents a summary report of the week since shooting death of Minneapolis police officer Jerry Haaf. Eichten shares various audio clips of police and activists speaking on the crime and its aftermath in the community.
October 8, 1992 - Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson visits Midday program for the first time. Carlson discusses the state budget struggles, taxes, statewide response to crime issues/gangs, and education, amongst other topics. Carlson also answers listener questions.
October 14, 1992 - Linda Chavez, former staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under President Reagan and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute; and Angela Davis, author and professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz, speaking recently at Hamline University’s Justice for Everyone lecture series. Both addresses are on the question, "Justice for Whom?" Larry Osness, president of Hamline University, introduces speakers.
October 14, 1992 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Shirley and Adrienne, a mother and daughter who share their relationship after Adrienne came out as a lesbian. The two describe the experience of parent and child coming to terms and strengthing the love for each other.
November 6, 1992 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks to the playwright and cast behind "We are Hmong," an original play collaboratively produced in St. Paul. The play explores the generational and cultural tug-of-war that characterizes Hmong family life in America.
November 8, 1992 - Mary Frances Berry, U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner, giving inaugural lecture in a new series of Hamline University Lectures on "Creating Community Through Diversity". Berry’s speech was titled "Achieving the American Dream". Berry gained national attention in 1983, when she and several other commissioners on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights were fired by President Reagan for criticizing the President's civil rights policies. Berry successfully sued the government and was reinstated by a Federal District Court. She is a former Assistant Secretary for Education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and is now a Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania.
November 9, 1992 - Mickey Kaus, senior editor at The New Republic, speaking recently at Hamline University’s Justice for Everyone lecture series. Theme of this lecture was "Democracy, Diversity and Disparity: The Growing Urban Poor." Kaus is the author of a book called “The End of Equality”. Larry Osness, president of Hamline University, introduced Kaus.