January 28, 1998 - MPR’s Bob Potter talks with Robert Lavenda, anthropologist at Saint Cloud State University and an expert on town festivals in Minnesota, about the origins of the carnival legend.
January 30, 1998 - MPR’s Lorna Benson walks around Rice Park with historian Paul Larson, who speaks about how the Winter Carnival is all about fortitude and making the best of what mother nature hurls our way.
January 30, 1998 - If you're thinking about pyramids and marching elephants right now, you've probably seen one too many productions of the opera "Aida." But the Minnesota Opera's new production includes few of the familiar trappings associated with the work. At a cost approaching one million dollars, "Aida" is the Minnesota Opera's most expensive production ever. It's still the same story, but Artistic Director Dale Johnson told MPR's Bob Potter that the Minnesota Opera tried to breathe new life into the production by going back to the written page.
February 2, 1998 - MPR’s Mary Stucky matches up the content of the State-of-the-State addresses through Governor Arne Carlson’s tenure. His speeches over the years reflect the changing fortunes of the state and ups and downs in Carlson’s relationship with state lawmakers.
February 3, 1998 - The Twins stadium is alive again at the State Legislature…just two months after lawmakers killed it. The stadium's chief cheerleader this time around is State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Roy Terwilliger, who says he has a plan Minnesotans will like a lot better than anything the Twins proposed last year.
February 3, 1998 - Midday previews the State of the State address and looks back in history to previous addresses. Guests Al Quie, former Republican governor; and Bob Vanasek, former DFL Speaker of the House share their reflections and listeners call in with questions.
February 3, 1998 - Jo Ann Shroyer discusses her book Secret Mesa about the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
February 3, 1998 - Geneva Smitherman of Michigan State University, John Rickford of Stanford, and Barbara Shin of the Minneapolis School system discuss the place of Ebonics in American education.
February 3, 1998 - Geneva Smitherman of Michigan State University, John Rickford of Stanford, and Barbara Shin of the Minneapolis School system discuss the place of Ebonics in American education.
February 3, 1998 - Geneva Smitherman of Michigan State University, John Rickford of Stanford, and Barbara Shin of the Minneapolis School system discuss the place of Ebonics in American education.