November 5, 2007 - Midday presents an American RadioWorks documentary titled “Wanted: Parents,”which focuses on two teens looking for adoption before they age out of foster care at 18.
November 7, 2007 - A look at the Republican presidential contenders. In the second part of a two-part series, three Republican analysts look at the forces shaping the presidential nomination battle in their party.
November 19, 2007 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews nature photographer Craig Blacklock about his art and devotion to the pristine landscapes of Lake Superior. Blacklock is using his book "Minnesota's North Shore" to educate Minnesotans about development around Lake Superior. Blacklock says those landscapes could easily be ruined by irresponsible land development. The photographer says he's devoted to the area because the raw nature of the big lake captures his imagination.
November 22, 2007 - La Velle Neal comments on announcement that the Minnesota Twins have lost star outfielder Torii Hunter, who signed a $90 million 5-year contract. Hunter had spent 11 seasons as a Twin, winning seven Golden Gloves for his play in center field.
November 26, 2007 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Minnesota writer Jim Klobuchar about his book "Pieces of My Heart: Everyone has an Everest." Klobuchar, an award-winning former columnist for the Star Tribune, discusses collection of essays about the people on his travels who have inspired him.
November 28, 2007 - Misfits. Rebels. Anti-rock stars. Those are just some of the descriptions of one of Minnesota's most notorious and influential rock bands, The Replacements. The group became synonymous with the Twin Cities' music heyday of the 1980s. Now, more than 15-years after its break-up, the band has achieved near myth status among many fans and critics. Writer Jim Walsh has assembled an oral history entitled "The Replacements: All Over but the Shouting."
November 28, 2007 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews author Carrol Henderson about his book “"Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs” and bird history/conservation in North America. The book details new discoveries that have come from researching a collection of about 4,000 bird eggs gathered by an Iowa farmer named Ralph Handsaker.
December 3, 2007 - Arvonne Fraser recounts her life in politics.Arvonne Fraser has been a force in Minnesota's DFL Party for more than half a century. Fraser, who is married to former U.S. Rep. Don Fraser, disussed her new memoir "She's No Lady" recently with public radio icon Garrison Keillor.
December 6, 2007 - Dominic Papatola, Morning Edition arts commentator and St. Paul Pioneer Press theater critic, talks about the state of midsize theaters in the Twin Cities and the differing outlooks.
December 6, 2007 - On Minnesota Public Radio's News Cut blog today, Bob Collins talks with Duy Ngo, the Minneapolis police officer who settled a lawsuit against the city last week, five years after he was gunned down by Officer Charles Storlie with an M5 submachine gun. Ngo was working undercover at the time. He had called for help after being shot by a drug dealer. No officer was ever disciplined in the case and false rumors were leaked about Ngo in an effort to undermine his credibility as a victim. Here's a short segment of the interview in which News Cut's Bob Collins asked Ngo what ONE thing he's heard that made him feel better about his five-year struggle., and what he didn't hear which he wished he had.