September 9, 1987 - MPR’s Dan Olson profiles protests of pornography businesses on St. Paul’s University Avenue. Report includes commentary from Archbishop John Roach, St. Paul Councilman Bill Wilson, and Ferris Alexander, owner of controversial Faust Theater.
September 10, 1987 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on a tour of Prince’s Paisley Park by visiting foreign officials as a way to promote the Twin Cities.
September 16, 1987 - Chuck Slocum, executive director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, discusses the 10-year anniversary of the organization, it’s achievements, and future goals. Slocum also answers listener questions.
September 17, 1987 - Joanne Van Oorsouw, writing coordinator at the College of St. Catherine, answers listener questions about the use of language, the sources of phrases and words, etc.
September 18, 1987 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports from Twin Cities International Airport as Northwest flight 128 arrives from Bangkok. Among its passengers are nearly three dozen Hmong refugees planning to resettle in Minnesota. Meersman speaks with officials about the difficulites to be faced…including housing, language, and jobs.
September 23, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal gives a regular season game summary of Twins home game against the Texas Rangers. The Twins have put together the best home record in MLB, recording 53-23 at the dome thus far.
September 25, 1987 - Dr. Robert Pepin, professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, and chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration, discusses what is next for space exploration and the U.S. Space Program. Topics include traveling to Mars, conditions of space on the human body, rocket capabilities, and the status of Hubble telescope launch. Pepin also answers listener questions.
September 25, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal looks at what is behind the Minnesota Twins success during the 1987 MLB season.
September 25, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal visits the giant marshmallow, a.k.a. the Metrodome, to record some of the sights and sounds that come with a ticket to the ballgame. Bickal interviews some of the individuals responsible for them.
September 25, 1987 - An interview with Calvin Griffith, former owner of the Minnesota Twins. Griffith reflects on what held back the team in past years from gaining a two-million annual attendance and how he is cheering on the 1987 team as they go for pennant. The team sold-out for the first time in it’s history during Fan Appreciation game.