February 27, 1995 - Mitch Pearlstein, president of the Center of the American Experiment; and Steven Zachary, director of Minnesota Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, discuss the political and social debate regarding affirmative action. Pearlstein and Zachary also answer listener questions.
February 27, 1995 - MPR’s Tom Meersman talks with Nothando Zulu, a master storyteller and member of the Minnesota Black Storytellers Alliance. Zulu shares her thoughts on the cultural and historical importance of storytelling and provides some illustrative examples.
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March 6, 1995 - Monty Martin, director of Income Maintenance Program for Ramsey County, talks about proposed changes of federal social programs and the impact to individuals on a local level.
March 8, 1995 - Sami poet and artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää discusses teaching local kids and writers cultural tradition of Sami people. Segment includes Valkeapää reading poem.
March 9, 1995 - Midday’s Gary Eichten interviews Dr. Guilford Hartley, doctor of internal medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center, about the limitations of dieting. Dr. Hartley also discusses the limits of exercise alone in losing weight. He states lifestyle changes is the best opportunity in losing weight.
March 10, 1995 - MPR’s Beth Friend has a phone interview with poet Christopher Merrill about his teaching experience in Sarajevo.
March 10, 1995 - A Midday interview with Minneapolis assessor regarding Target Center property tax agreement.
March 10, 1995 - Midday’s Gary Eichten gets insights from Mike Martin, a gang unit investigator at Minneapolis Police Department, about uptick in violent crime in the city and the connections to gang activity.