September 17, 1992 - An interview with Minnesota author Gary Paulsen about his book Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass. It is an illustrated book that highlights the hard work and simple life of a farming family on the Great Plains.
September 17, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on playwright John B. Davidson’s The Last Minstrel Show, being performed at The Penumbra Theatre. The play is about the lynching of three African American circus workers in Duluth on June 15th, 1920.
September 17, 1992 - A Midmorning interview with Pat Stave Helmberger, Minnesota author of "Transplants: Unwrapping the Second Gift of Life - The Inside Story of Transplants As Told by Recipients and Their Families, Donor Families and Health Professionals.
September 17, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews American poet Eileen Myles, who discusses her presidential candidacy.
September 19, 1992 - A Weekend Edition interview about censorship in Minnesota schools with a member of People For the American Way. Banned books discussed are The Witches by Roald Dahl and Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn.
September 19, 1992 - Weekend Edition’s Jim Wishner interviews Steven Gillon, author of The Democrats' Dilemma: Walter F. Mondale and the Liberal Legacy. Gillon discusses and reads from his book.
September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Leif Enger profiles sporting clays, a shotgun sport where you shoot at ashtray-shaped projectiles. Sporting clay station courses give shooters an opportunity to hone shooting skills for real-life bird hunting…and have fun in the meantime.
September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on the film adaptation of "...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him," a moving and powerful portrait of the life of a poor Mexican American boy and his migrant farm worker family as they struggle to adjust to life in American society. The story is among the most well-known novels in Chicano literature.
September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend & John Biewen present the documentary “No Jews Allowed.” In the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis enjoyed the dubious distinction of being one of the most anti-Semitic cities in America.
September 21, 1992 - A discussion of the documentary "No Jews Allowed" with guests Morton Ryweck, former director of the Jewish Community Relations Council/Anti-Defamation League, and Marilyn Chiat of the University of Minnesota History Department