April 12, 1993 - Continuation of a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota highlighting American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ In this second hour of program, MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commission of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, issues of gambling in Minnesota, and answer listener questions.
April 12, 1993 - A Midmorning interview with writer Deborah Jiang-Stein about the various workshops she leads for women writers in prison, including one at Federal Prison Camp, Alderson, in West Virginia.
April 12, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports on concerns over outside casino management corporations involved with casinos on tribal land. Enger looks at numerous situations, where the pros and cons of business arrangement are debated.
April 13, 1993 - American author and freelance journalist Russ Rymer talks about Genie: A Scientific Tragedy. His book is about the true story of Genie, a girl who suffered extreme abuse and isolation, leading to severe developmental and language deficits, and her subsequent exploitation by scientists studying language acquisition.
April 14, 1993 - W. Scott Olsen, Fargo-Moorhead author of the book, Meeting the Neighbors: Sketches of Life on the Northern Prairie, gives his impressions and insights of small-town America via research in rural western Minnesota.
April 14, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Larry Jacobs, assistant professor of political science at the University, about a Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press health survey that captured doctors views on American healthcare.
April 14, 1993 - American actor and author Gregory Alan Williams discusses directing his play adaptation of Evelyn Fairbanks’ The Days of Rondo book. The play is being staged at Great American History Theatre in St. Paul.
April 15, 1993 - St. Paul-based author, publisher, and advocate Monica O'Kane talks about her book, Hey Mom! I'm Home Again! Strategies for Parents and Grown Children Who Live Together.
April 16, 1993 - George Shapiro, professor of speech communication at the University of Minnesota, discusses ethical leadership. Topics include power, gender, and short-term mindsets. Shapiro also answers listener questions. Issues surrounding Durenberger, “phonegate” at the Capitol, and the University of Minnesota are also mentioned.
April 16, 1993 - A Midmorning Edition conversation with Jane Yolen, an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. Topics include writing differences for genres and her books, including Letting Swift River Go.