January 9, 1982 - Local commentator and educator Bruce Benidt provides a humorous disdain for the snowmobile (aka: thunder lizards).
January 9, 1982 - Host Rich Dietman talks with Tim Kneeland of the Institute for Survival Education in Minneapolis , and answers live listener questions on surviving in winter.
January 13, 1982 - MPR coverage of Governor Al Quie's 1982 State of the State address. Following speech, MPR’s Pat Kessler and Bob Potter get comments and reaction from the floor of the House.
January 14, 1982 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl reports on the passing of Sigurd Olson, well-known environmentalist and author. Segment includes a brief summary of Olson’s life, a reading by former Governor Elmer L. Andersen, and interview segments with Olson about his experiences along the Boundary Waters.
January 14, 1982 - Noted environmentalist and author Sigurd Olson passed away on January 13, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota. This All Things Considered news feature honors his passing by airing his own words.
January 14, 1982 - Radio Talking Book presents this episode of Perspective, where Marilyn Alcott interviews author and radio personality Garrison Keillor. The two discuss Keillor’s book Happy to Be Here. He also reads from the book.
January 15, 1982 - MPR’s Mara Ann Tapp profiles and interviews Meridel Le Sueur. The author discusses the book Ripening, a comprehensive collection of her work. Le Sueur also comments on her love for the Midwest and time in Minnesota. Le Sueur is associated with the proletarian literature movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
January 15, 1982 - MPR’s Bob Aronson interviews doctor Ronald J. Glasser, author of 365 Days. The book, about his experiences in the Vietnam War, has been the subject of controversy in Maine, where it has been banned by a school board because of its allegedly inappropriate language.
January 16, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt breaks down the ‘winter brotherhood’ amongst Minnesotans who stay behind after October 31st to share in the chilly experience of the state.
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