June 15, 1982 - On this episode of About Books and Writers, Robert Cromie talks with novelist John Gregory Dunne about his novel Dutch Shea Jr.
June 18, 1982 - James Solem, director of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and Kenneth Ford, principal planner at Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development talk about renting and owning homes. Topics include demand with upcoming impact of baby boomers entering house buying market, affordability, interest rates, and rental vacancy rates. Solem and Ford also answer listener questions.
June 19, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt tries to convince the listener to go fishing…figuratively OR literally.
June 22, 1982 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Taylor Branch, author of Labyrinth, a book on the assassination of Orlando Letelier. =
June 26, 1982 - On this Weekend program, Jane McKinnon, horticulturist at University of Minnesota, discusses flowers and plants. McKinnon also answers listener questions.
June 26, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt asks everyone to turn off their radio for some peace and quiet.
June 26, 1982 - Cornell professor and author Carl Sagan, U.S. Senator Gary Hart (D-Colorado), and the Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr. discuss how to prevent nuclear war. Audio was recorded at a teach-in at Cornell University in November 1981.
June 29, 1982 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with American sportswriter and broadcaster Dick Schaap.
July 3, 1982 - Local commentor Bruce Benidt comments on how we perceive weather in the Midwest.
July 3, 1982 - On this Midday, host Bob Potter interviews retired University of Minnesota Political Science Professor Mulford Q. Sibley, who talks about his political activism, being an outspoken anti-war activist, his pacifism, and other issues…such as how Garrison Keillor affected his red-sock wearing habit. Sibley also takes listeners' questions.