October 22, 1999 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman presents short profile of Former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy. Includes clip of listener commentary on McCarthy.
October 22, 1999 - Hy Berman, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, discusses Eugene McCarthy.
October 26, 1999 - Strong-willed, eccentric, passionate women are the driving force behind first-time novelist Linn Ullmann's new book "Before You Sleep." The story is set in present-day Norway and Brooklyn of the 1930s. Ullmann has experience with both places. She was born in Oslo and at age 15 moved to New York with her mother, actress Liv Ullmann, where she quickly absorbed the English language and American culture. Ullmann, who is also the daughter of director Ingmar Bergman, eventually moved back to Norway and became a journalist. When her love for writing spawned the beginnings of her novel, Ullmann wondered whether to write it in English or Norwegian.
October 27, 1999 - Best-selling author, historian and Pulitzer Prize-winner Doris Kearns Goodwin will be in the MPR studios to talk to Gary Eichten about presidents, history and baseball.
October 27, 1999 - Best-selling author Roger Kahn will be in the MPR studios to talk to Gary Eichten about his new book, A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring 20's.
October 27, 1999 - Like any truly committed professional, ballerinas give up a lot to attain an elite level of performance. For many, the sacrifices are worth it. For others they're not. For most, even when their career is over, it's hard to let it go. In her new book The Old Ballerina, Ellen Cooney tells story of a retired ballerina who renews her passion for life and dance when she teaches a class of teenage boys.
October 28, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment is the the story the notorious outlaw Cole Younger.
October 29, 1999 - James Galvin is the rare author who knows from experience how to rope cows. Writing from his ranch in Wyoming, Galvin extolls the glory of hard work in his new novel "Fencing the Sky". He also laments the disintegration of rangeland culture.
November 1, 1999 - A discussion of the issues involved in the St. Paul billboard vote on Tuesday with John Mannillo, chair of Scenic St. Paul; and Lee Ann Muller, regional president of Eller Media, who debate the issue and answer questions from listeners.
November 1, 1999 - Bill Wareham, MPR Editor, and Jay Weiner, StarTribune/MPR Sports Commentator, will field the questions about the St. Paul ballpark vote. Other guests include Erich Mische of Vote Yes, and Brishan Rogers of Progressive Minnesota on "Get-out-the-vote" efforts underway.