September 3, 1981 -
September 5, 1981 - Bruce Benidt reflects on the forgotten farm houses of the rural Midwest.
September 5, 1981 -
September 5, 1981 - On this Weekend program, MPR host and moderator Lee Axdahl speaks with former U.S. senator Eugene McCarthy, who speaks about his possible candidacy for United States Senate in 1982 and other issues.
September 19, 1981 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt wonders on the term “fall color” and what it means to the farmer.
September 24, 1981 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on seminar looking at possible use of the vast peat moss found on Minnesota lands as a energy source. Daly interviews local political figures about the logistics.
September 25, 1981 - Local historian Virginia Kunz describes the various life experiences of pioneer women via their writings.
September 25, 1981 - Nancy Fushan presents an interview with playwright Paula Cizmar about her play Death of a Miner. The drama is about a female coal miner who dies in a mining accident.
September 25, 1981 -
September 26, 1981 - An interview with author and photographer Gordon Parks about his writing. Parks details his interest in Ireland and the resulting novel Shannon.