January 30, 1980 - Experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs spoke with MPR reporter Nancy Fushan commenting on his description of filmmaking as a salvage business.
January 31, 1980 - Minnesota House of Representative Majority Caucus Leader Irv Anderson presents a DFL response to Governor Al Quie's State of the State address.
January 31, 1980 - Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman presents a DFL response to Governor Al Quie's State of the State address.
February 1, 1980 - MPR’s Mark Heistad reports on a group in Madison, Minnesota, that are writing their own soap opera. Heistad interviews local author Carol Bly, who is heading the project.
February 4, 1980 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews George White, director of O'Neill Theater Center, about Eugene O'Neill's play "A Touch of the Poet."
February 8, 1980 - Minnesota novelist Tim O'Brien speaks about and reads from his work The Nuclear Age at a Worthington Community College event.
February 9, 1980 - MPR arts reporter Nancy Fushan reports on the opening of the major exhibit of works by the late artist Pablo Picasso at the Walker Art Center. This exhibit includes works from Picasso's personal collection, now owned by the government of France.
February 11, 1980 - MPR’s Dale Connelly takes All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten on "tour" of new domed stadium. It’s a collective imagination experience for reporters…and the listener.
February 12, 1980 - A broadcast of A Prairie Home Morning Show on February 12, 1980. Program includes, news, performances, and interviews.
February 23, 1980 - John Holt, an author and educator, speaking at Unity Unitarian Church as part of that church's Wider Ministry Lecture Series. The title of his talk is, "Education versus Learning." For years, Holt has been raising eyebrows with his analysis of how we teach and learn. He’s published eight books and scores of articles on the subject.