March 5, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Eugene McCarthy on Democrat caucus history and his concern of how they are controlled through ongoing rule changes. McCarthy also discusses the Republican presidential campaign and quotes a poem.
March 6, 1996 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson presents profile of North Dakota Poet Laureate Larry Woiwode. Report includes interview with poet, who discusses faith.
March 7, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews novelist David Foster Wallace about his book Infinite Jest. Wallace shares his thoughts on media consumption and drug industry.
March 8, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Elizabeth Himelstein, dialect coach for the Coen brothers’ film “Fargo,” who discusses the importance of accent in expressing regionalism through the sound of language. Himelstein breaks down the dialect developed for film.
March 11, 1996 -
March 12, 1996 - A Midday call-in program about the proposals to expand the Twin Cities International Airport, or build a new one. Studio guests are two members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission, John Himle from Bloomington; and Steve Cramer from Minneapolis.
March 13, 1996 - MPR’s Marianne Combs reports on ice fishing along and on Lake Superior during winter, when ice flows become fishing opportunities…but not without potential costs and risks to life.
March 14, 1996 - Frank Wood, commissioner of Minnesota State Corrections, comments on prisons costs on taxpayers, sentencing, and his reaction to a state analysis report.
March 15, 1996 - Midday guest Bernard Brommer, president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, talks about jobs and economic trends, worker training, job security, wages, and the role of unions. Broomer also answers listener questions.
March 15, 1996 - MPR’s John Rabe interviews Irish poet Ethna McKiernan about subjects of the ordinary world in poetry. McKiernan also performs reading of her work.