June 2, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, a presentation of Alex Haley speaking at the World Press Institute at Macalester College in St. Paul. Haley’s address is on his book "Roots," the story of his search for his ancestors in Africa.
June 4, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Isabel Wolf, extension specialist in foods and nutrition at the University of Minnesota, who reviews popular literature on nutrition. Wolf also answers listener questions.
June 7, 1979 - MPR’s Rich Dietman and Dan Olson interview Dr. Tom Norris, of Children's Health Center in Minneapolis, who discusses children safety and children's diseases. Topics include issues of proper immunization, resurgence of certain diseases, automobile safety, and the United Nations-declared International Year of the Child.
June 8, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Victoria Van Slyke, director of Working Opportunities for Women Program; and by Mary Ann Wurm, A St. Paul resident who has benefited from the displaced homemakers portion of the program.
June 9, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, Ray McGee, children's counselor at Washburn Guidance Center in Minneapolis, discusses problems and challenges of children during the summer. McGee shares skills and resources to assist parents.
June 11, 1979 - Harvey Cox, author and theology professor at Harvard Divinity School, speaking at the Unity Unitarian Church in St. Paul. His discussion of new religious movements included what he considers to be the two most important theological movements of our time: dialogical theology and liberation theology. Dr. Cox discussed each movement, and then explained how he believed they related to one another. Cox was considered by many to be the most radical theologian of the day in America.
June 16, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, a presentation of Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner, psychologist at Cornell University and a leading expert on changes in the American family, speaking at the annual meeting of the Community Planning Organization at St. Catherine's College in St. Paul.
June 16, 1979 - MPR’s reports on situation in western area of the Twin Cities after a large thunderstorm passed over the area. Olson describes downed trees, overturned boats, fires, and power outages in the west metro.
June 18, 1979 - Minnesota poet Joe Paddock reads Frogs, a raucous small-town happening in a narrative poem style. Frogs was written by a native of Southwest Minnesota.
June 19, 1979 - MPR’s Dick Daly examines the controversy over the designation of public land in Northern Wisconsin, as part of the Roadless Area Review and Evaluations (RARE II). Reports contains various interviews and diverging viewpoints.