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.
November 1, 1999 - MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minneapolis author Alexs Pate about his book “The Multicultiboho.” The book opens with an police officer entering a South Minneapolis apartment to find a dead body and a live African-American writer, named Ichabod Word.
November 1, 1999 - Three-time Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Edward Albee is in the Twin Cities tonight to discuss the state of American theater. Albee's "A Delicate Balance", "Seascape", and "Three Tall Women" all won Pulitzer prizes. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and equally criticized "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Despite his own success and many honors, Albee has had a difficult time getting his plays on Broadway, something that hasn't stopped the playwright from staging his work elsewhere in the county and abroad.
November 2, 1999 - Governor Jesse Ventura's first year, and a look ahead. We hear from former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson, Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe, Ventura campaign Media Chair Gerry Drewry, MPR listeners and more.
November 2, 1999 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on the 5th National Hmong Conference being held in downtown Minneapolis, where social service advocates look to prevent violence by keeping Hmong kids out of gangs. They say parents are the key and want to them more involved in their kids lives. But for some Hmong teens, independence from families is the attraction of a gang --especially for girls.