September 25, 1985 - Tom O'Connell, assistant professor of Political Science and Labor Studies at Metropolitan University, and Bob Killeen, subregional director of the United Auto Workers union, answer listener questions about the future of organized labor.
September 27, 1985 - MPR’s Doug Hamilton talks with music critic Marton Keller about the 4th annual Minnesota Black Music Awards. Keller discusses the “Minneapolis Sound.”
September 28, 1985 -
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September 30, 1985 - Evelina Chao, an American violinist of Chinese descent and member of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, talks about writing her novel Gates of Grace, which tells the story of the emigrate Chinese experience in America.
October 1, 1985 - Dr. George Freier, University of Minnesota physics professor, discusses the scientific basis for some popular weather myths. Topics of weather lore include the nature of proverbs, rings around moon, insect movement, sky color, fishing, and rainbows. Freier also answers listener questions.
October 2, 1985 - Frances Moore Lappe, author and co-founder of the Institute for Food and Development Policy in San Francisco, speaking to a convocation at Concordia College in Moorhead, as part as part of an agricultural symposium entitled, "Food, Farming and the Future." Lappe’s address was titled, "Toward a Politics of Hope: Lessons from a Hungry World." Lappe wrote the best-selling book, "Diet for a Small Planet." She has written numerous articles and lectured around the world on the political and economic causes of world hunger.
October 4, 1985 - Morning Edition’s Doug Hamilton talks with Minneapolis Star Tribune’s sports commentator about how the Minnesota Twins fared in the 1985 season…it wasn’t good.
October 5, 1985 - MPR’s Jim Bickal gets fans reactions as the 1985 MLB regular season…and the Twins, comes to a close. Some fans are not not surprised by team’s poor results, while others think the team is just one player away from competing for the World Series.
October 7, 1985 - Charles Lutz, director of the Church in Society Office with the American Lutheran Church, speaking at forum on "The Implications of Consolidated Land Ownership" from the "Food, Farming and the Future" symposium, held at Concordia College in Moorhead. Lutz shares his views on the social concept of “land”, and against large farming operations.