December 8, 1979 -
December 12, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Edgar Nash reviews Erik Bruhn: Danseur Noble by John Gruen.
December 12, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Grace Paley, writer and activist, who reads from her short stories and talks about her life, writing, and political involvement. Segment also includes her speaking to an audience.
December 12, 1979 - Terry Lappin, a local playwright who recently appealed a Minnesota State Arts Board denial of a grant to him; and Jim Olsen, member of the Minnesota State Arts Board, talk with MPR’s Mary Stucky. They discuss Lappin's case and the procedure of granting funding to artists and writers.
December 14, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, Iantha LeVander, former governor’s wife and Republican National Committee woman, reviews Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth by Howard Teichmann.
December 15, 1979 - A discussion on the meaning and history of Hanukkah. Segment includes musical elements.
December 17, 1979 - A Midday broadcast of author and journalist David Halberstam speaking as part of the Minneapolis Public Library's "Portrait of a Lifestyle" program. David Halberstam talked about the media and its effect on us. Halberstam’s books include The Powers That Be, a critique on the media; and The Best and the Brightest, which examines the motivations behind U.S. policy in Vietnam.
December 17, 1979 -
December 18, 1979 - MPR’s Brigid Shea interviews Robert Spaeth, vice-president for sales and marketing for the Corn Products Council (CPC International), who discusses the bright future for corn and sugar products.
December 19, 1979 - On this segment of People On Books, writer Lawrence Sutton reviews A Coat of Varnish by C. P. Snow.