October 18, 1985 - During intermission of a Minnesota Orchestra performance with guest violinist Nigel Kennedy, MPR’s Don Manildi interviews the English musician. Kennedy discusses his classical background and shares his love for other genres of music, including the improvisation form of jazz.
October 19, 1985 -
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October 21, 1985 - A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on AIDS, dealing with its history and development, epidemic proportions, myths, prospects for a cure, and the extent of its global presence. Program is hosted by Christopher Thomas.
October 22, 1985 - Dr. Garrett Hardin, professor of human ecology at the University of California at Santa Barbara, speaking at "Food, Farming and the Future" debate symposium at Concordia College in Moorhead. Hardon presented his view on American responsibility for solving the problem of world hunger. Hardin is best known for his ideas of "lifeboat ethics".
October 22, 1985 - Dr. Ron Sider, associate professor of theology at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, speaking at "Food, Farming and the Future" debate symposium at Concordia College in Moorhead. Sider presented his view on American responsibility for solving the problem of world hunger. Sider is the author of several books, including "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger"
October 22, 1985 - MPR’s Stephen Smith chats with author and journalist Paul Gruchow about the season of autumn. In segment, Gruchow reads from his first book, Journal of a Prairie Year.
October 23, 1985 - Robert Collins reviews Emily Mann’s play, Execution of Justice, which dramatizes Dan White’s killing of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk. The work critiques the justice system as a whole.