December 30, 1989 -
December 30, 1989 -
December 30, 1989 - Futurist Arthur Harkins from the University of Minnesota looks ahead to the new decade.
January 1, 1990 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on issues revolving around ESL langauge learning in the Hmong community. Roberts interviews eductators and advocates on the reasons behind the language problem, and the challenges that result.
January 3, 1990 - Jack Weatherford, author of "Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World," answers listener questions about contributions to society by Indian peoples.
January 5, 1990 - Midday broadcasts a 1989 NPR recording of Carl Sagan, author and astrophysicist, speaking at a Washington D.C. conference co-sponsored by the AMA National Initiative for Science and Technology. Sagan’s address, entitled "Education: Strategies for Change," deals with the dangers of a scientifically illiterate population.
January 6, 1990 - James Campbell, National Weather Service meteorologist, talks about winter weather. Topics include greenhouse effect, windchill, the North shore, and weather cycles. Campbell also answers listener questions.
January 6, 1990 -
January 8, 1990 - David Weissbrodt, professor of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, and Barbara Frey, executive director of the Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Council, discuss human rights. Topics include rights issues in Albania, Africa, China, Central America, and North Korea. They also provide details of their organizations. Weissbrodt and Frey also answer listener questions.
January 8, 1990 - Jules Perlt, former public address announcer at the University of Minnesota, reflects on Canadian-American football and wrestler Bronko Nagurski, both as a player and man. Perlt thinks Nagurski was the best player he ever saw on the field.