March 17, 2000 - On this Word of Mouth program, MPR’s Chris Roberts brings together Lou Bellamy, Penumbra Theatre artistic director; and Dominic Papatola, Pioneer Press critic, to discuss viewpoints on poet Rita Dove’s The Darker Face Of The Earth play that was performed at the theatre.
March 23, 2000 - MPR’s Brandt Williams profiles Neva Walker, a Minneapolis resident looking to become the first Black woman elected to the Minnesota Legislature. Walker, DFL-endorsed candidate for District 61B, is a local activist born in raised in South Minneapolis and project coordinator for United Way of Minneapolis program.
March 23, 2000 - St. Paul's Penumbra Theater company has a new plan for a future home.
March 27, 2000 - On this Midday program, Nick Hayes, history professor at Hamline University, gives an analysis of the Russian elections in which Russia's new president-elect Vladimir Putin won a majority of the vote in presidential election.
March 29, 2000 - Star Tribune writer and Minnesota Public Radio sports analyst Jay Weiner will be in the MPR studios to talk about his new book, Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggle
March 30, 2000 - On this Midday, Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson talks about charges his administration was improperly involved in the threat to move the Twins and gain a new ballpark. Program also includes a talk with Twins President Jerry Bell.
March 30, 2000 - Three years ago, creative writing teacher and children's author Jane Kurtz found herself a refugee. The Grand Forks resident was one of the many who lost their homes and neighborhoods in the Red River Flood of 1997. Kurtz said she didn't write about the experience right away, because it was too raw and too close. But as time went by, she collected her poems into a book for children called River Friendly, River Wild. It's dedicated to everyone who survived the flood, or helped its victims, and anyone anywhere who has had to pick up life after a natural disaster. I asked her about her most vivid memory of the flood.
April 1, 2000 - American culture has shaped powerful myths about the war - and some of the most powerful ones surround the Vietnam-era veteran. This American RadioWorks documentary, “Revisiting Vietnam: 25 Years From Vietnam,” presents various reports and interviews from an American perspective.
April 3, 2000 - Local sports analyst Howard Sinker talks about the Minnesota Twins beginning their 40th season, in the midst of fan apathy and a decreasing interest in baseball, according to a Minnesota Poll.
April 12, 2000 - MPR’s Lorna Benson interviews filmmaker Greg Stiever on his film Poles Apart. This documentary includes Ann Bancroft and her feelings during the expedition through the lens of her diary. [Content Warning: This audio discusses suicidal ideations]