October 12, 1982 - Host Robert Cromie talks with lawyer and author Jerry Spence about his book, Gunning for Justice: My Life and Trials.
October 16, 1982 - On this Weekend program, John Farrell, executive director of the Minnesota Racing Association; and Jordan Lorence, a Minnesota senate staff member, discuss the proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Minnesota. Farrell and Lorence also answer listener questions.
October 18, 1982 - Barry Commoner, biologist and director of the Center for Biological Systems at Queens College in New York, speaking at Grace University Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Commoner’s address was titled "The Politics of Disarmament." After speech, he answered audience questions. Barry Commoner, a founder of the Citizens Party and that party's presidential candidate in 1980, is known as one of the first prominent voices speaking in defense of the environment.
October 18, 1982 - ELECTION '82 PREVIEW - NPR’s Linda Wertheimer and Cokie Roberts lead lively discussions of major election issues with commentary from reporters and analysts around the country. Topic is women in politics, including Minnesota’s Project 13, a pro-choice grassroots group focused on precincts.
October 19, 1982 - Host Robert Cromie talks with British mystery novelist P. D. James about her latest book, The Skull Beneath the Skin.
October 21, 1982 -
October 23, 1982 - Local commentator Bruce Benidt details the agonizing experience of waking up in the early morning of a cold wintry Minnesota dawn.
October 26, 1982 - On this episode of About Books and Writers, host Robert Cromie talks with Nat Hentoff, author of The First Freedom and other books.
October 26, 1982 -
November 1, 1982 - Sherokee Ilse, Twin Cities area author, talks about pregnancy loss, infant death, bereavement, and her book “Empty Arms.” Ilse also answers listener questions.