June 15, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio is live from Collegeville for the second hour of this special report, “Methamphetamine Madness.” Rachel Reabe hosts a call-in discussion about Minnesota's methamphetamine epidemic with three experts.
September 28, 2004 - Commercial fisherman Walter Sve recounts story about the dangers of being a commercial herring fisherman on the North Shore of Lake Superior. He's been at the job for decades. We talked with him while he was cleaning fish in his fish-house.
October 7, 2004 - La Velle Neal, who covers the Twins for the Star Tribune, comments on Game 2 of American League Division Series. In a crushing loss to New York Yankees in 12 innings, the Twins and Yankees are tied at one game apiece in the best of five series.
October 29, 2004 - Gloria Weisgram, who lives in Moorhead, recounts "scariest night of our life." She vividly remembers one Halloween from her childhood when she dared to go trick or treating at the scariest house in her neighborhood.
October 30, 2004 - Tomorrow is Halloween--the perfect time to curl up with a new spooky story. A man being swallowed alive by an Irish bog is the first scene in Minnesota author Erin Hart's new novel "Lake of Sorrows."
November 4, 2004 - J.D Lundgren is a hunter -- like hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans. And fall means hunting season. But it's also a time to remember his father, and the last time they hunted together.
December 8, 2004 - LaVelle Neal, who follows the Twins year-round for the Star Tribune, discusses the Minnesota Twins signing of ace pitcher Brad Radke to a two-year $18 million contract. The 32-year-old right hander has been a fixture in the Twins rotation since 1995. He recorded the best earned run average of his career last season.
December 10, 2004 - A commentary from American poet Mark Nowak, who is creating a country-wide buzz by applying hip-hop sensibilities to politics and breaking news. His book of poems "Shut Up Shut Down," published by Coffeehouse Press, is drawing national attention and praise.
December 23, 2004 - Earlier in the program we talked with a Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson about the Christmas travel weekend. We'll end the program tonight with a holiday travel story of a different sort. Earlier this month, Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson and Tom Keith teamed up for a dramatic reading of the classic christmas story "The Polar Express". Tom Keith provided sound effects and Dan Olson read the book in front of a live audience at the Fitzgerald Theater.
February 18, 2005 - Gordon Wittenmyer, baseball writer for the Pioneer Press, gives his assessment of the big pitching staff signings and where the team stands with position players going into 2005 Major League Baseball season.