August 6, 1986 - Dr. Charles Wing answers listener questions about home energy conservation.
August 9, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Roger Ledding, chief State Patrol officer, discusses the new seat belt law, where all front seat passengers must wear seatbelt. Other topics include safe driving, highway traffic enforcement, and DWI. Colonel Ledding also answers listener questions.
August 16, 1986 - Veterinarian Dr. Ford Bell from the University of Minnesota Small Animal Hospital answers listener questions about dog and cat health, care and feeding.
August 30, 1986 - On this Weekend program, Bernie Brommer, of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, discusses the current status and prospects for organized labor in the state and country. Program begins with Brommer sharing his views on potential end of Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota. Other topics include labor-management relationships, loss of U.S. industrial base, international trade, and organizing service industry. Brommer also answers listener questions.
September 5, 1986 - Tom Sherman, partner with the Coopers and Lybrand accounting firm, answers listener questions about the impact of the tax reform plan agreed to by House/Senate conferees before the Labor Day recess.
September 6, 1986 - Joseph Rossillon, president of the Freshwater Foundation, discusses the adequacy and quality of drinking water. Rossillon also answers listener questions.
September 8, 1986 - This Midday call-in program features a conversation between MPR’s Beth Friend and Edo de Waart, music director at the Minnesota Orchestra. The two discuss de Waart’s first season as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. Edo de Waart also answers listener questions about the new season, challenges in the classical music industry, and instrumentation.
September 13, 1986 - R.T. Rybak, former writer of the Star Tribune; and Karin Winegar, feature writer at the Star Tribune, discuss what is “in” within the Twin Cities. Topics include the caliber of “hotness,” nightlife, gay community, coastal influence, neighborhoods, restaurants, Minneapolis warehouse district and St. Paul’s Lowertown. Rybak and Winegar also answer listener questions.
September 18, 1986 - Professor Walter Benjamin answers listener questions about medical ethics, death and dying.
September 20, 1986 - Dudley Riggs, producer and director of the Brave New Workshop, reflects on the entertainment business in the Twin Cities, and development of the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre. Riggs also answers listener classes.