June 28, 2002 - Ann Bancroft joins MPR to talk about her and Liv Arnesen’s latest expedition, kayaking across four Great Lakes.
June 28, 2002 - Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, joins us by phone to talk about her new book, "Profiles in Courage for Our Time."
July 1, 2002 - Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandy Keith; Greg Wersal, Golden Valley attorney; MN Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson; and Steve Lubet, professor of law at Northwestern University discuss that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Minnesota's law limiting what judicial candidates can say about the issues, during their election campaigns.
July 1, 2002 - The July edition of MPR's Voices of Minnesota series features resigned bishop James Shannon and Pam Costain, the retiring head of the Resource Center of the Americas.
July 1, 2002 - LaVelle Neal, who covers the Twins for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, comments on Minnesota Twins' outfielder Torii Hunter, pitcher Eddie Guardado, and catcher A-J Pierzynski making the American League roster for 2002 All-Star Game in Milwaukee.
July 15, 2002 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews Minnesota author Brian Malloy about his debut novel "The Year of Ice," which is set in the Twin Cities in 1978. The story revolves around 17-year-old Kevin Doyle, a boy struggling with the death of his mother, his isolation from his father, and coming to terms with his sexuality.
July 17, 2002 - Ray Crump, former Twins equipment manager and owner of Dome Souvenirs Plus, shares his optimism of the 2002 Minnesota Twins roster. The team has a nine game lead in the division. At this time in 2001, the Twins led the division, only to see that lead disappear as they collapsed in the second-half of the season.
July 23, 2002 - David Thornton, manager of policy and planning at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, discusses the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's issuing of two air pollution alerts already this summer and talks about what causes air pollution and it's impact statewide.
July 24, 2002 - Mark Stutrud, president of Summit Brewing Company; Jeff Lonto, author of "Legend of the Brewery: A Brief History of the Minneapolis Brewing Heritage;" Ted Marty, president of August Schell Brewing Company discuss Minnesota Brewing closures while Grain Belt Premium finds a new home....it's just the latest chapter in a long history of beer brewing in Minnesota. Strutrud, Lonto, and Marty also talk about what brewing has meant to the state and what the future may look like for local breweries.
July 29, 2002 - Former presidential candidate and longtime Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy visits the MPR studios to talk about politics and literature. McCarthy also answers listener questions.