April 23, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Minnesotan author Marie Lee on her young adult novel, If It Hadn’t Been for Yoon Jun. Following a reading segment, Lee discusses the struggles of integrating her Korean and American identities and of feeling different than most other adolescents in her youth.
April 23, 1993 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on Patient A, a play by Minneapolis playwright Lee Blessing. The work is about AIDS victim Kimberly Bergalis.
April 24, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on concerns over the catching and eating of contaminated fish in Minnesota waters. Many in the Southeast Asian communities continue a tradition of fishing for food, but are unaware of the dangers of contamination in the waters of Minnesota lakes and rivers.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports from Mille Lacs Lake on Anishinaabe Liberation Front preparing to spear in violation of state law. Report includes numerous interviews, including Ojibwe writer Jim Northrup, who participates in traditional spearing.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Tim Rose, media advocate for Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council (GLCAC), who shares his personal experiences while participating in March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Rose also details others that were a part of movement event.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with famous musician Doc Severinsen, who has been named the first principal pops conductor for the Minnesota Orchestra. Severinsen details what symphony orchestra program will look like as a “pops” concert.
April 27, 1993 - A month into the 1993 Major League Baseball season, the Twins are suffering a poor bull pen performance, resulting in a run of game losses. MPR’s Robin Gehl breaks down what has…and what hasn’t been working for the team.
April 29, 1993 - A Midmorning interview Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions. Smith details various locations and cultures throughout the world, including China.
April 29, 1993 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen profiles Teatro del Pueblo, a performing arts theater on St. Paul’s West Side. Wilcoxen interviews theater founder and artists on the efforts to foster Latino storytelling.
April 29, 1993 - A Midday interview with Roger Moe, state senator of the 2nd District. Moe comments on Governor Carlson’s tax plan and the varied approaches on taxes at the State Capitol.