September 9, 1986 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Harrison Salisbury, former New York Times bureau chief in Moscow, who discusses Soviet motives for the detention of a U.S. reporter in Moscow; the impact of the Chernobyl incident on Soviet official; and based on his visit this year to the Soviet Union, an assessment of the current state of affairs there.
September 9, 1986 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on local science fiction and fantasy comic Entropy Tales. Segment highlights characters from the Entropy Enterprises publication, including Goista The Philosopha, Nightwolf, and Star Fox.
September 12, 1986 - MPR’s Kate Moos interviews Minnesota Twins President Howard Fox about the firing of manager Ray Miller after a dismal 1986 season. Third base coach Tom Kelly will become interim manager.
September 13, 1986 - R.T. Rybak, former writer of the Star Tribune; and Karin Winegar, feature writer at the Star Tribune, discuss what is “in” within the Twin Cities. Topics include the caliber of “hotness,” nightlife, gay community, coastal influence, neighborhoods, restaurants, Minneapolis warehouse district and St. Paul’s Lowertown. Rybak and Winegar also answer listener questions.
September 20, 1986 - Dudley Riggs, producer and director of the Brave New Workshop, reflects on the entertainment business in the Twin Cities, and development of the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre. Riggs also answers listener classes.
September 25, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles Minneapolis songwriters/producers Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis, also known as Flyte Tyme Productions. Friend interviews Harris and Lewis about their partnership, and collaborations with musicians. They also discuss the lack of local radio airplay of black music. Segment includes music clips of songs produced by studio.
September 25, 1986 - MPR’s Jim Bickal reports on Minnesota’s first modern day microbrewery. Bickal interviews beer historian Gary Bruggemann, Summit Brewery founder Mark Stutrud, and master brewer Fred Thomasser.
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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 3, 1986 - MPR’s Tom Meersman presents a five-part series “People Without Countries,” a collection of reports about life in Thailand refugee camps.