February 22, 1993 - Dr. Beverly Coleman-Miller, president of a public health consulting firm called BCM Group, speaks at the Itasca Seminar, which was sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. Coleman-Miller’s speech was on the topic and “epidemic” of violence in the United States. Topics include street crime, education, and guns.
February 23, 1993 - Kathryn Sullivan, NASA astronaut, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Sullivan’s address was titled "Looking at Earth: A Personal View from Orbit." Following speech, Sullivan answered audience questions. Sullivan is a veteran of three space flights and is the first U.S. woman to walk in space.
February 25, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with Nancy A. Walker, author of the book A Very Serious Thing: Women's Humor and American Culture, published by University of Minnesota Press; and co-editor of Redressing the Balance: American Women's Humor from the Colonies to the 1980s, published by University Press of Mississippi.
February 25, 1993 - A Midmorning segment on F. Scott Fitzgerald and two plays at History Theatre about the author…Scott and Zelda: The Beautiful Fools by Lance S. Belville; and The Great Gatsby by John Carlile. Includes an interview with playwright Lance Belleville and professor Lloyd Hackle.
February 26, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Darrell Yates Rist, writer and co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Rist discusses the AIDS epidemic and his book, Heartlands: A Gay Man's Odyssey Across America.
February 26, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, a reading of author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Absolution.
February 27, 1993 - On this Saturday Midday, Catherine Watson, travel editor for the Star Tribune, discusses travel and upcoming summer vacations. Topics include travel style, traveling with others, food, and accommodations. Watson also answer listener questions.
February 27, 1993 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki profiles the Minnesota music group Sounds of Blackness. Report includes interviews with founder Russell Knighton and black students of Macalester College.
February 27, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin gives his thoughts (and rules) on booing at sports events.
March 1, 1993 - American scientist and historian Jared Diamond details his book, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal.