May 12, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the presence of smelt in the Lake of the Woods, and research taking place to counter any harmful effects the invasive species may pose.
May 12, 1993 - Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, reacts to K-12 funding bill.
May 14, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews members of Quintessence, a Minneapolis folk-jazz-world fusion combo. Segment also includes music clips of the band.
May 14, 1993 - A Midmorning interview with Minnesota author and teacher Jon Hassler, who talks about the process of writing Dear James. Hassler first got the idea of novel during a trip to the Vatican.
May 14, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on spring cleaning and remembrances, titled Ghost of a Good Bad Man.
May 15, 1993 - Minnesota travel writer John Shepard visits MPR studios with some summer vacation ideas. Shepard details areas of state beyond the well-traversed.
May 18, 1993 - Harvey Golub, president and CEO of American Express Company, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Golub’s address was on the topic “Making Change Happen: An Imperative for Business.” Following speech, Golub answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 19, 1993 - Erin Hart reviews Jungle Theater production of Old Times, a Harold Pinter play.
May 19, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews American author and poet David Mura about Secret Colors, a multi-media performance collaborative piece with Black writer Alexs Pate. The work is about their lives as men of color and Asian American-African American relations.
May 20, 1993 - Worldview’s Mike Maus has a conversation with explorer and writer Quentin Keynes, great-grandson of Charles Darwin.