December 19, 1980 - A presentation of excerpts from 1980 Minnesota Writers Conference, held in Rochester. Part one features writing sessions "On Writing Fiction" by Judith Guest, and "Short Story Dynamic" by Carol Bly. Beryl Byman was the writer, producer, and director of program.
December 20, 1980 - This holiday episode of Letters on the Air, a KCUR literary program, contains several Christmas readings.
December 23, 1980 - MPR’s Rich Dietman reports on immigrants use of traditional folk medicine. Inside the International Clinic at St. Paul Ramsey Hospital, western medical professionals are trying to better understand the different medical approaches and treatments.
December 26, 1980 - A presentation of excerpts from 1980 Minnesota Writers Conference, held in Rochester. Part two features remarks by writers Michael Dennis-Browne, Carol Bly, Judith Guest, and John Judson. Beryl Byman was the writer, producer and director of program.
December 26, 1980 - MPR's Nancy Fushan looks at the highlights of the arts in the twin cities in 1980.
January 3, 1981 - Cyrus Colter, an African American novelist and short story writer reads the story A Chance Meeting from his award-winning short-fiction collection, The Beach Umbrella, in a live recording at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
January 6, 1981 - Dr. Sol Gordon, professor of child and family studies and director of the Institute for Family Research and Education at Syracuse University in New York, speaking at North Dakota State University. Gordon’s address is titled, "Ten Heavy Facts about Sex that College Students Don't Know." Gordon is well-known as an author and public speaker and has lectured widely on topics concerning the family.
January 7, 1981 - MPR coverage of Governor Al Quie's 1981 State of the State address. Following speech, MPR’s Pat Kessler and Bob Potter get commentary and reaction from the floor of the House.
January 8, 1981 - MPR's Nancy Fushan interviews poet Howard Nemerov, who reads from his works and explains some of his views of modern American poetry.
January 9, 1981 - Michael Langham, former artistic director of the Guthrie Theatre and its visiting director George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man", talks with Nancy Fushan about his return to the Guthrie, his career, and his future plans.