August 19, 1993 - Educator and local journalist Ann Daly Goodwin runs down “cool” Minnesota summer items. Also includes review of the book Too Hot, Went to Lake by Peg Meier.
August 19, 1993 - In a Worldview interview, American journalist and writer David Remnick, author of Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, talks about the many trigger points that precipitated Soviet Union’s demise.
August 19, 1993 - Suzanna Sherry, an American legal scholar, details the Ian Lundman verdict, in which father of Ian Lundman prevailed. The 11-year-old, a diabetic, died when his Christian Scientist mother and stepfather tried to treat his illness with prayer instead of insulin.
August 20, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews two local historians about the early days of the Minnesota State Fair. They discuss its development from farm celebration to entertainment, and a future as a gathering.
August 20, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits Brainerd International Raceway, where the cars are fast and loud. Reabe interviews drivers and attendees about the fun at BIR during an amateur “Show & Go” event.
August 20, 1993 - All Things Considered’s Paula Schroeder interviews C. John Egan, author of Drop Him Till He Dies: The Twisted Tragedy of Immigrant Homesteader Thomas Egan. Thomas Egan was hanged in South Dakota for the murder of his wife. Over a hundred years later, his great-grandson wrote this book to make a record of Thomas Egan's innocence.
August 20, 1993 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads as essay that finds himself playing a role in family car camping.
August 20, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Ron and Barb Hofmeister, authors of An Alternative Lifestyle: Living & Traveling Full-Time in a Recreational Vehicle. The two detail the definition of “full-timers on the road.”
August 21, 1993 - Local commentor and writer Lawrence Sutin recounts a professional baseball games road trip with friends.
August 21, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder talks with Deb Brown, horticulturist with the University of Minnesota, about the perennial gardening and lawn ideas.