September 12, 1995 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on Minnesota Twins push for changes with stadium commission at a pro sports task force. The team organization says they need better revenue…and a possibly new venue.
September 19, 1995 - All Things Considered’s John Rabe interviews Minnesota Twin Brian Raabe, who had his first Major League Baseball hit the previous night. It’s a happy moment in a rough year for both the team and MLB as a whole, coming out of strike and fan disillusionment.
September 29, 1995 - Minnesota author Gary Eustice reads an essay on a reflection on playing football in his youth.
October 13, 1995 - Paul Thatcher, member of state professional sports task force; Dee Long, state representative; and Michael Danielson, author and Princeton professor, discuss professional sports versus public dollars. The guests also answer listener questions.
November 18, 1995 - MPR Weekend Edition’s Jay Weiner joins Chris Roberts to celebrate and discuss the 20th anniversary of the Women’s Department at the University of Minnesota.
January 25, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton about what is taking place at Mayors' Conference in Washington D.C. Interview topics include professional sports teams obligations to cities, education funding, and crime.
February 16, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on "King of the Hill" toughman contest has sparked an uproar on the White Earth Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. The event is like boxing, except that anyone can enter…and as the ads say, the last one left standing wins $5,000. With that sort of incentive, the fight card filled quickly, but opponents of the contest say there's enough violence on the Reservation, without paying for more.
February 23, 1996 - On this special Mainstreet Radio version of Midmorning from Crosby, a panel discussion on education and public choice in the region. Rachel Reabe interviews educators Bob Bross, superintendent of schools in Brainerd; and Duck Thomas, school board member in Le Sueur, about school choice and its potential impact to public schools.
March 1, 1996 - All Thing’s Considered’s John Rabe talks with baseball analyst Kevin Hennessy about the upcoming 1996 Twins season. Hennessy shares a number of stats that provide an indication of what may be to come on the ballfield.
March 13, 1996 - MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on ice fishing along and on Lake Superior during winter, when ice flows become fishing opportunities…but not without potential costs and risks to life.