August 17, 1979 - Professor Robert McKinnell, of the Department of Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Minnesota, talks with MPR’s science reporter Rich Dietman about the controversy and research concerning cloning.
August 17, 1979 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Jimmy Carter’s visit to St. Paul, which included meeting with Minnesota and North Dakota governors and a speech on energy crisis at the Landmark Center.
August 17, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Bob Muscala, former administrator of drug programs at the University of Minnesota, reviews Windward Passage: A Novel by Mark Brewer.
August 18, 1979 - Highlights of President Jimmy Carter's Citizens Energy briefing held at the Landmark Center in Saint Paul prior to his departure on a week-long trip down the Mississippi River to St. Louis on the sternwheeler riverboat the Delta Queen.
August 18, 1979 - MPR’s John Gaddo reports on President Jimmy Carter’s visit to Wabasha, Minnesota. Segment includes clip of an energy speech by President Carter, followed by a group birthday celebration for Rosalynn Carter and comments from people in the crowd about the visit.
August 23, 1979 - A Midday broadcast of comedian Dick Gregory speaking before a youth session of the NAACP. [Content Warning: some content, language, and statements used in this story may be triggering to listeners]
August 24, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson and Rich Dietman visit the National Weather Service office. They talk to meteorologist John Graff and others who explain their forecasting equipment, the costs of the operations, trends in weather, and other aspects of their work.
August 24, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Ron Libertus, liaison officer of the Department of Natural Resources, reviews Hanta Yo: An American Saga by Ruth Beebe Hill.
August 29, 1979 - Michael Novak, author and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute gives speech, titled “Ethnicity and The Democratic Process.”
August 31, 1979 - Author Carol Bly of Madison, Minnesota reads from her poem The Gift of Splendid Sound. Segment features the voices of Carol Bly, Joe Paddock, and Bill Holm, who also provide the musical interludes.