October 28, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s Rachel Reabe profiles Four Winds Lodge Treatment Center, a culturally based Native American chemical dependency treat program. Reabe highlights the annual sobriety powwow through various sounds and interviews.
November 6, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe reports on the big business behind deer hunting in Minnesota. Reabe interviews various businesses, local officials, and traveling hunters in Brainerd, Minnesota.
November 9, 1987 - On this Midday call-in program, MPR’s Dan Olson talks with Willis Eken, president of the Minnesota Farmers Union; and Merlyn Lokensgard, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau. They discuss the current economy/policy of the farm scene, and answer listener questions.
November 13, 1987 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen shares account of his of first deer hunting trip. With the help of hunter Don Wig, Biewen’s weekend includes a cabin, stories, cards…and a long solitary wait in a tree stand in the woods near Emily, Minnesota.
November 20, 1987 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy talks with Eric Stoltz, an aid to Minnesota State Senator Allen Spear, about the third annual Gay & Lesbian Political Conference, which is being held in Minneapolis. Topics of conference include 1988 elections and AIDS epidemic.
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December 4, 1987 - MPR’s Mary Losure reports on battle of farm foreclosures. Oak Valley Farm, owned by the Jordahls’, and their fight with Farmers Home Administration, is highlighted.
December 5, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad talks with Eugene McCarthy about his 1968 campaign and the conflict within the Democratic party during the convention.
December 12, 1987 - On this Sportfolio program, Terry Ryan, director of scouting for the Minnesota Twins, discusses the art of scouting in baseball. Topics include the business, talent, process, and the World Series Champion Twins. Ryan also answers listener questions.
December 12, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Dr. Dean Abrahamson, professor of public affairs and director of the Global Environmental Policy Project at the Humphrey Institute, discusses the causes of world climate change and the implications. Topics include the carbon dioxide, changes in climate patterns, and the long-term consequences of global warming. Abrahamson also answers listener questions.