September 27, 1986 - On Weekend, John Louis Anderson answers listener questions about the topic raised by his book, "Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths."
October 2, 1986 - Sol Gordon, Ph.D., controversial writer, lecturer, and Syracuse University professor specializing in children and teenage sex education, discusses the problems of current sex education programs. Gordon also answers listener questions. Dr. Gordon founded the Institute for Family Research and Education at Syracuse University in 1970.
October 4, 1986 - Joanne Slavin answers listener questions about healthy eating habits.
October 27, 1986 - Jim Klobuchar talks about his new book, "Eight Miles without a Pothole," a collection of his columns from the past ten years.
October 28, 1986 - Tony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief, discusses various police matters. Topics include challenges in terminating officers, his views on civil service, privatization, rise in crime, and age/fitness of officers. Bouza also answers listener questions.
November 1, 1986 - Al Sicherman answers listener questions on food.
November 10, 1986 - Minnesota poet and storyteller, Robert Bly, answers listener questions about his writing and his relatively new interest in men's groups. Bly also reads some of his poetry.
November 18, 1986 - Paul Loeb, author of "Hope in Hard Times: America's peace movement and the Reagan era" answers listener questions about anti-nuclear activism during a general period of defense build-ups.
December 8, 1986 - Arvonne Fraser, senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and Karen Fredrickson, development director of the Minnesota Women's Fund, answer listener questions about the economic status of rural women.
December 10, 1986 - On this Midday call-in program, a discussion of life on the farm in Minnesota, featuring a live satellite feed from the Curt & Shirley Pietz hog/grain farm near Lakefield, and from a cafe in town. Program also includes a farm report from MPR’s Mark Steil.