November 20, 1980 - Roy Grow, China expert and professor of political science at Carleton College in Northfield, speaking at a conference sponsored by the Minnesota China Council. Grow’s speech was on the topic of China's program of modernization.
November 21, 1980 - MPR's Nancy Fushan prepared this look at Mixed Blood Theater of Minneapolis and their production of the musical revue "Wake!", based on the career of black minstrel performer Bert Williams, combining music and social history.
November 29, 1980 - Calvin Bradford, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs professor, speaks on the neighborhood movement, from its definition to the struggle between national and local control.
December 1, 1980 - Rich Dietman, reporter.
December 1, 1980 - MPR's Dan Olson hosts this live call-in program on the economics of wood heat, how to burn wood safely, and other helpful hints, with University of Minnesota extension forester Lew Hendricks and Elroy Derdahl of the state building code division.
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December 7, 1980 - MPR’s Mark Johnson interviews Charles Johnson, a Macalester professor, about the history and current situation of the Hmong people. Johnson also discusses his project of collected Hmong traditional folk stories translated in English for ESL studies.
December 8, 1980 - MPR’s Bob Aronson conducts a phone interview with Venita Van Caspel, author of the book Money Dynamics for the 1980s. The two discuss personal finance tips.
December 10, 1980 - Futurist Arthur Hawkins, associate professor of Education at the University of Minnesota, talks about his ideas for shaping the future.
December 12, 1980 - MPR's Tom Meersman interviews Minnesota writer Frederick Manfred, who shares events from his life and how it affected his writing. Manfred’s novels include Lord Grizzly and the recent Sons of Adam.