August 25, 1990 - On this Midday, a conversation with literary agents Wendy and Jonathon Lazear about the publishing industry, books, and motion picture rights. The Lazear’s also answer listener questions.
August 30, 1990 - Kathy Keeley, President of CHART/WEDCO, answers listener questions about starting and running your own business.
September 15, 1990 - DFL Senate primary candidates Paul Wellstone, professor of political science at Carleton College; and Jim Nichols, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture and a former state senator, debate and answer listener questions.
September 29, 1990 - Gary Branson, contributing editor to Workbench Magazine and author of Everyday Home Repairs, answers listener questions about home repairs and home energy conservation.
November 3, 1990 - John Shepard, author of Minnesota Backgrounds and Minnesota: Off the Beaten Path, answers listener questions about Minnesota vacation destinations during fall and winter.
November 5, 1990 - Midday rebroadcasts an MPR Special broadcast of Focus on the Issues program, where DFL incumbent Governor Rudy Perpich and his Independent-Republican challenger Arne Carlson answered questions from listening audience and from special guests in MPR studios all around the state. Topics included education, state finances, health care, the environment, taxes, abortion and more.
November 24, 1990 - Dr. Susan Erbaugh, Director of the Mental Health Clinic at the Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, answers listener questions about children and families during the coming holiday season.
November 27, 1990 - Martin Sampson, of the University of Minnesota Political Science Department and International Relations Program; and Noha Ismail, member of Middle East Peace Now and Women Against Military Madness; discuss the events in the Persian Gulf. Topics include the U.N. resolution regarding Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, and chemical weapons. Sampson and Ismail also answer listener questions.
December 4, 1990 - Marcia Lowe, senior researcher associated at the Worldwatch Institute, speaking at conference sponsored by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. Lowe’s address was titled " Alternatives to the Automobile: Transport for Livable Cities." After speech, Lowe answers audience questions. Marcia Lowe is the co-author of Worldwatch Institute's "State of the World 1990" report, and other papers including one on "The Bicycle: Vehicle for a Small Planet". After speech, MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Cynthia McArthur, director of the Minnesota Community Bicycle Safety Project. McArthur discusses bicycle transportation.
December 11, 1990 - Polish Native and University of Minnesota Journalism Grad Student Przytula and Professor Norma Noonan discuss the recent election in Poland and other Eastern European countries.