January 26, 1993 - S. Elizabeth Bird, professor at University of Minnesota Duluth, details her book, For Enquiring Minds: A Cultural Study Supermarket Tabloids. Bird compares contents within tabloids to folklore and myths.
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January 27, 1993 - Roger Moe, Minnesota state senate majority leader; and Curt Johnson, deputy chief of staff for the governor, discuss Governor Arne Carlson’s budget plan. Moe and Johnson also answer listener questions.
January 27, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on Penumbra Theatre play King of Coons. The play is a portrayal of Black film comedian Stepin Fetchit.
January 27, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews documentarian Kristian Berg about his film, The Dakota Conflict. The film, aired on KTCA-TV, focuses on the events before and after the Lakota War against colonizers in 1862.
January 29, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews archaeologist Scott Anfinson about shipwrecks in Lake Superior and the efforts to both explore and protect shipwrecks along the North Shore. Anfinson is from the Minnesota Historical Society.
January 29, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on health concerns for workers at strand board plant in Deerwood, Minnesota. The apparent culprit…methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI.
February 1, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with local Black journalists Robin Robinson, co-anchor at KTSP; Al McFarland, publisher of Insight News; and Suzanne Kelly, newsroom recruiter at the Star Tribune. The group discuss how Twin Cities media portray the Black community and state of work environment for Black professionals in the field.
February 2, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Norman Crampton, author of the book, The 100 Best Small Towns in America. Crampton details various towns across the country, including a few in Minnesota.
February 4, 1993 - An interview with Dr. Marianne Legato and Dr. Kevin Graham on women's hearts and the increased efforts regarding the study and research of women’s health.