October 1, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews St. Paul book editor Pam Keesey about the publication Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Tales. Keesey discusses sexuality and other elements in vampire lore.
October 1, 1993 - On this First Friday program, guest host Cathy Wurzer presents story and interview collection of various arts and culture topics.
October 2, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks Bruce MacDonald about Autumn Poems II anthology. MacDonald reads classic poems “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas and “Ephemera” by William Butler Yeats.
October 4, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger profiles the dire state of affairs for small town theatres in rural Minnesota. Enger visits the Rialto Theatre in Grand Rapids and The Chief Theatre in Bemidji to find two very different outcomes.
October 5, 1993 - U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger comments on the status of conflict in Somalia and U.S. troops on the ground in a peace-keeping effort.
October 6, 1993 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews former Minnesota Gophers basketball star Clyde Turner about announcement of Michael Jordan’s retirement. Turner comments on Jordan’s career, and his positive impact on children. He also shares his concerns on professional athletes becoming salesmen.
October 7, 1993 - On this Midday, a call-in program about baseball's golden age. Guests include author Roger Kahn, Minnesota State Representative Phyllis Kahn, and local U of M baseball star Paul Geil.
October 7, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Michael Fedo about his research on the history behind the lynching of three Black men by a Duluth mob on June 15th, 1920.
October 8, 1993 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews director Bain Boehlke and actress Greta Schwerner on their stage production of The Diary of Anne Frank. The artists detail the approach in presenting the work.
October 8, 1993 - Midmorning’s Cathy Wurzer interviews American writer and activist Betty Frieden, who talks about the changing aging dynamics of men and women and her book, The Fountain of Age.