July 16, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Charles Alexander, professor of history at Ohio University, discusses the topic of sports history and lore. Alexander also answers listener questions. Alexander is author of numerous sports biographies, including ones on Ty Cobb and John McGraw.
July 19, 1988 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Jim Zandlo, state climatologist, about the potential reasons behind and forecasting of extreme drought conditions seen in Minnesota.
July 23, 1988 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Kathy Heidel, naturalist with the Hennepin County Park Reserve System. They discuss the late summer wildlife and the drought impact. Heidel also answers listener questions.
July 23, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Billy McKinney, new director of player personnel for Minnesota Timberwolves, discusses the team and basketball. Topics include European contracts, players, and new divisions. McKinney also answers listener questions. Tim Bryant, marketing director for the Timberwolves, also talks about the new arena being built for basketball team.
July 25, 1988 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on KTCA-TV documentary The Minneapolis Sound. Kerr interviews producer and host Emily Goldberg about the project.
July 26, 1988 - Morning Edition’s Loren Omoto interviews Arne Carlson, Minnesota’s state auditor, about his announcement on running for governor two years before the actual election. Carlson says he believes that his centrist views of being fiscally conservative while pushing for better state education will sit well with his fellow republicans.
July 27, 1988 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on young musicians striving to make it in the Twin Cities music scene. Mulcahy interviews members of The Stragglers about recording/finding gigs, and director of Metro Studios about the changes in audience over last decade.
July 28, 1988 - On the 20th anniversary of American Indian Movement (AIM), MPR’s Tom Meersman looks at the history, actions, and controversies of organization.
July 30, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Jack Kelly, president and executive director of the Olympic Festival, discusses preparations in Minneapolis for hosting the 1990 Olympic Festival. Kelly also answers listener questions. The U.S. Olympic Festival was an amateur multi-sport event held in the United States by the United States Olympic Committee in the years between Olympic Games. Started in 1978 as an American counterpart to the communist Spartakiade.
August 6, 1988 - Catherine Watson, travel editor at Minneapolis Star and Tribune, discusses the changing travel habits of Americans. With more people are taking shorter, adventure-oriented trips, Watson talks of the possible reasons. Watson also answers listener questions, including that on international travel.