December 19, 1987 - On this Sportfolio program, Tim Tschida, Major League Baseball umpire, was originally scheduled to discuss the officiating, but was replaced with an extended listener question period on general sports topics and interview with Howard Sinker.
December 19, 1987 - Ahvo Taipale, owner of Finn Sisu in Minneapolis is a Finnish born native who started Finn Sisu in 1978, and has been a coach for the University of Minnesota ski teams.
December 26, 1987 - On this Sportfolio program, LaRue Fields, University of Minnesota Women’s Basketball coach, discusses aspects of women’s sports. Topics include coaching, recruiting, and changes in women’s college basketball. Fields also answers listener questions.
December 31, 1987 - Colonel Roger Ledding, chief of the Minnesota State Patrol, discusses the upcoming New Year’s Eve, drunk driving, speeding, and other highway safety matters. Colonel Ledding also answers listener questions.
January 2, 1988 - MPR's Mainstreet Radio team presents a documentary entitled Against the Grain, which collects conversations with rural Minnesotans about how they are adapting to the forces of economic change.
January 4, 1988 - Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Minnesota, discusses the ethical issues surrounding recent advances in medicine. Caplan also answers listener questions.
January 8, 1988 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Minnesota poet and author Bill Holm about teacher exchange program. Holm also answers listener questions.
January 9, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, John Feinstein, a sportswriter, discusses his book on Indiana coach Bobby Knight, titled “A Season on the Brink”. He also speaks on college basketball in general. Feinstein also answers listener questions.
January 16, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, Jay Robinson, University of Minnesota wrestling coach, discusses the college sport. Topics include training, tournament schedules, and athletics as a discipline. Robinson also answers listener questions.
January 23, 1988 - On this Sportfolio program, John Weistart, specialist in sports law and professor at Duke University School of Law, discusses the many aspects of sports law. Topics include labor, anti-trust, and college sports system. Weistart also answers listener questions.