January 18, 2002 - Ralph Nader, activist and former Green Party presidential candidate, is Gary Eichten's studio guest for this Midday program. Nader discusses his book Crashing the Party: How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President. He also answer questions from MPR listeners.
April 16, 2002 - Craig Edwards, Meteorolgist-in-Charge at the National Weather Service; and Mark Seeley, Climatologist and Meteorologist at the University of Minnesota, discuss the favorite Minnesotan conversation topic, weather, in honor of "Severe Weather Awareness Week."
June 18, 2002 - Jesse Ventura, announces on the show he won't run again for governor.
July 1, 2002 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandy Keith; Greg Wersal, Golden Valley attorney; MN Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson; and Steve Lubet, professor of law at Northwestern University discuss that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Minnesota's law limiting what judicial candidates can say about the issues, during their election campaigns.
July 29, 2002 - Former presidential candidate and longtime Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy visits the MPR studios to talk about politics and literature. McCarthy also answers listener questions.
August 29, 2002 - In a live Midday broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair, Susan Gaertner, district attorney for Ramsey County; and Amy Klobuchar, district attorney for Hennepin County, talk about legal affairs in the Twin Cities, including police brutality, racism, and the police shooting/subsequent riot in North Minneapolis.
August 29, 2002 - A live Mainstreet Radio special from the Minnesota State Fair. Dr. Val Farmer, a psychologist specializing in rural mental health, takes questions from fair-goers and MPR listeners about mental health and farming.
October 24, 2002 - Midmorning’s Katherine Lanpher talks with Eric Hickey, a professor of criminal psychology at Cal State Fresno and author of Serial Murderers and Their Victims. Hickey discusses the D.C. area sniper shootings and how profiles are developed. Hickey also answers listener questions.
October 26, 2002 - A special Saturday edition of Midday the day after Senator Paul Wellstone's fatal plane crash. Included are audio clips from the MPR Archives and callers' remarks.
October 29, 2002 - On this Midday program, commentator Sarah Stoesz, attorney Sam Kaplan, and callers share stories about the late Senator Paul Wellstone, the family members, and campaign workers who died with him in plane crash in Eveleth, Minnesota on October 25th, 2002.