July 11, 1996 - On July 11, 1996, Land O'Lakes celebrated its 75th anniversary with a gala celebration at its corporate headquarters with a VERY special guest. Culinary guru Julia Childs traveled to Arden Hills to celebrate the dairy products company's big day by, among other things, milking a cow. MPR's John Rabe was on hand to record the event…and even gets a cooking tip.
July 12, 1996 -
July 12, 1996 - David Frost interviews one of the nation's most prominent conservatives, William F. Buckley Jr., in a special edition of Talking with David Frost. Buckley is the host of the PBS program Firing Line.
July 15, 1996 - MPR’s Martin Kaste interviews players on the first day of the USA Cup Girl’s Youth Soccer Invitational taking place at the National Sports Center in Blaine.
July 16, 1996 - Midday examines workplace changes into the next century with guest Jeremy Rifkin, noted social critic and author of The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era. Rifkin discusses politics, manufacturing, farming, corporations, and also answers listener questions.
July 18, 1996 - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bert McKasy visits Midday to share his campaign platform and answer questions from listeners as part of Midday's series of programs with the candidates. Topics include Republican primary fight, DFL incumbent Paul Wellstone, electability, tax policy, and term limits.
July 19, 1996 - Midday guests New York Times Magazine writer John Tierney and Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson answer listener questions about recycling.
July 19, 1996 -
July 20, 1996 - In the early 1980's a pipeline providing extremely pure, and cheap, heroin began pouring the drug into the Scottish Capital of Edinburgh. The effects were dramatic. In a matter of months the number of addicts soared. A couple of years later the number of needle transmitted HIV infections also mushroomed., so much so Edinburgh became known as the AIDS Capital of Europe. The drug explosion also drove Irvine Welsh to become a writer. Welsh is currently the hottest writer in Britain and his publishers are hoping he's about to make a huge impact in the U.S. The movie of his first novel "Trainspotting" opens this week in the states, after a hugely successful run in Britain.
July 22, 1996 - In this Voices of Minnesota interview, Dave Ray, blues vocalist and guitarist, talks about his life in music.