November 5, 1977 - The following edition of The Poet's Perspective is on the subject of teenage pregnancy. The program features Southwest Minnesota regional poets Joe and Nancy Paddock.
February 1, 1978 - Minnesota Public Radio music announcer Bill Parker moderates a panel discussion and listener call-in on Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson's “The Mother of Us All”, preceding the opening night of the Minnesota Opera production.
February 16, 1978 - Highlights from conference on consumers and utilities sponsored by Northern States Power Company. Power production, rate design and environmental costs were discussed by NSP staff members and consumer critics. First panel is argument over rate reform between Keith Sorenson, manager of rate planning for NSP; and State Senator William Luther of Brooklyn Center. The second panel features local attorney Charles Dayton discussing environmental costs of power production with Tony Benkisky, General Manager of NSP's environmental and governmental activities department. The moderator is Judith Healey, Executive Director of the Minnesota Council on Federations.
March 23, 1978 - On this Midday program, a panel discussion, held at the Walker Art Center, of the Minnesota Opera Company production of Claudia Legare. Panelists include librettist Bernard Stambler; composer Robert Ward; Paul Hume, Washington Post music critic; Roy Close, Minneapolis Star music critic; and J. Wesley Balk, Minnesota Opera Company stage director. The group talk on how to get the most out of an opera.
May 1, 1978 - Special live program featuring state Senators Jack Davies (DFL, Minneapolis) and Robert Benedict (DFL, Bloomington) discussing the proposed legislation for initiative/referendum process in Minnesota. Davies and Benedict also answer listener questions.
May 8, 1978 - Mini-Conference on art held at the University of Minnesota with guests Philip Guston, artist; Marcia Tucker, curator and director of the New Museum of New York; and Harold Rosenberg, art critic for the New Yorker. Conference was titled “The Big Question: Art/Not Art?” Philip Guston is considered one of the pioneers of post-World War II American painting. He worked on a number of projects for the WPA, has exhibited internationally, and has taught at Boston, Brandeis, and Columbia Universities. His works have been represented in collections at the Guggenheim, Whitney, Metropolitan and Modern Museums of Art in New York, as well as the Tate Gallery of London. Marcia Tucker, curator and director of the New Museum in New York. She has assembled exhibits for artists including Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and Al Held. Many of the New Museum shows have been the focus of controversy both in content and style of the art displayed. For example, Tucker's exhibit called "Bad Painting" included canvases depicting subject matter not generally seen in more traditional galleries. Noted critic and social philosopher Harold Rosenberg, has been resident art critic for the New Yorker magazine since 1967. The 72-year-old Rosenberg has authored a number of books on art criticism, including "The Tradition of the New".
May 8, 1978 - Harold Rosenberg, art critic for the New Yorker and social philosopher, speaking at the “The Big Question: Art/Not Art?” mini-conference, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Studio Arts Department. In speech, Rosenberg presents his definition of art.
May 20, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, excerpts from a recent public hearing on the agency report, held in Minneapolis. It begins with a brief summary of the report by John Milhone, director of Minnesota Energy Agency.
August 26, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a segment of guitarist Sharon Isbin providing a demonstration on playing the instrument. Isbin shares some views on performance.
August 26, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a segment of guitarist Sharon Isbin giving lecture on guitar playing and performance. Topics include confidence, technique, and music memory.