March 2, 1999 - Live coverage of Governor Jesse Ventura's State of the State address, with a preview by a panel of political analysts, and comments by House and Senate leaders, and MPR political editor Mike Mulcahy.
March 11, 1999 - Howard Sinker, MPR sports commentator; and Jay Weiner, MPR sports commentator, discuss the allegations of academic fraud in the University of Minnesota basketball program. MPR reporters William Wilcoxen and Tim Pugmire contribute reports. Basketball coach, Clem Haskins, discusses big-time athletics in the University setting.
March 16, 1999 - Chris Farrell, MPR's senior business and economics editor, discusses big news on Wall Street…the first time in history the DOW went over 10,000. Farrell also answers listener questions.
March 17, 1999 - Commentator Mary Hayes-Greico of St. Paul is a second generation Irish-American. She says she used to resent non-Irish people celebrating St. Patrick's day, but she's changed her mind.
March 18, 1999 - A "Talk of Minnesota" program, presenting the views of MPR listeners on the role of big time athletics at a university. Wendell Anderson, former Governor, University of Minnesota regent Gopher hockey player, joins the conversation.
March 29, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from lobby of Nicollet Hotel in St Peter. Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on tornados and weather with Rich Naistat, of the National Weather Service; Mark Seeley, of the U of M and MPR; and Paul Douglas, of WCCO-TV.
March 31, 1999 - Yesterday's high in the Twin Cities was 73, and we reached the mid 60s today, when normally we'd only hit 50. March is going out like a very big, fluffy lamb, and the evidence that spring has arrived is all around: from robins pulling up worms to hardy boys in shorts. Bet you didn't know people study this kind of thing. They're called "phenologists." Jim Gilbert of the Linnaeus Arboretum in St. Peter is a practicing phenologist.
April 2, 1999 - This is a significant week in the religious world: tonight is the third night of Passover, when Jews around the world celebrate the Israelites' escape from slavery in Ancient Egypt. And today is Good Friday, the day most western Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Holy Week leading up to Easter is a celebration of resurrection and new life. For Minneapolis author Margaret Wurtele, the occasion was a chance to reflect on the small gains she experienced from a devastating loss.
May 3, 1999 - On this segment of Mainstreet Radio’s Rural Diversity series, commentator George Rabasa wants to talk about the immigrant "home."
May 5, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from St. Cloud State University as part of MPR's week-long project called "Hidden Rainbow: The Changing Face of Minnesota." In this first hour of program, Rachel Reabe hosts a discussion on racism in St. Cloud with Ralonda Mason, a local lawyer handling racism cases for St. Cloud Area Legal Services; Taye Reta, former St. Cloud business owner and member of the State Council on Black Minnesotans; Susan Ihne, executive editor at The St. Cloud Times; and Vusi Khamalo, director for the Multicultural Services at St. Cloud Technical College.