August 21, 2008 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with Lou Bellamy, artistic director at Penumbra Theatre, about the production of Fences by August Wilson.
August 22, 2008 - It turns you can go to the Minnesota State Fair and NOT eat anything on a stick.
August 25, 2008 - MPR’s Elizabeth Baier interviews Augsburg College Student, Juventino Meza, a first generation college student.
August 25, 2008 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann interviews Congressman Tim Walz, of Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, about his views on bi-partisan approach to energy policy and offshore drilling strategies, including royalty payments that would then be used to alternative energy research and environmental protection.
August 25, 2008 - As a DNC spotlight interview, Midmorning host Kerri Miller speaks with former U.S. Vice President, U.S. Senator and Ambassador Walter Mondale about the civil rights struggle of Democratic national conventions past, and his experience as a Democratic presidential nominee.
August 27, 2008 - MPR’s Stephanie Hemphill visits Xcel Energy's nuclear power booth to find out what Minnesotans think about nuclear power as an energy option.
August 28, 2008 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert talks with civil rights activist Josie Johnson about the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
August 28, 2008 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Congressman Tim Walz at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Walz is from the 1st Congressional District in southern Minnesota. Walz was elected back in 2006 in a surprise upset of a longtime Republican incumbent. He thinks Barack Obama's message will play well in rural areas, but he acknowledges there's still work to be done
September 2, 2008 - College is a job for student, but many also have other part-time or full-time jobs to help pay for tuition. With funding for students their colleges are scarce in difficult financial economies, these side jobs become even more important for keeping students in college.
September 3, 2008 - MPR’s Elizabeth Baier talks with to two gay veterans in St. Paul to see how the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military has affected their lives, both during -- and after -- their years in the military.