September 15, 2009 - Writers researching novels sometimes have to do some strange things, as Twin Cities novelist Pete Hautman can attest.
September 21, 2009 - The inaugural formal meeting of The Kerri Miller Book Club presents an interview with Louise Erdrich, twenty-five years after Erdrich's novel "Love Medicine" was published and became a bestseller. Program recorded before an audience in Minneapolis.
September 24, 2009 - The number of Hmong women pursuing college is growing in Minnesota. But a college education can be hard won in families that traditionally encourage daughters to marry young and raise families. Kao Choua Vue of MPR Youth Radio Series shares her story and reports on what's driving young Hmong women like her to pursue their college dreams.
September 29, 2009 - America faces difficult choice in Afghanistan, to send more troops there or not. The U.S. has been in Afghanistan nearly eight years, and yet the situation there is increasingly unstable. With debate brewing over further troop increase, Midday’s Gary Eichten talks with U.S. Representative Tim Walz about the path that lies ahead. Walz also answers listener questions.
October 1, 2009 - Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a civil rights activist, reflects on the state of the civil rights movement now that a black man is president of the United States. Bond also answers listener questions.
October 2, 2009 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Grant Cutler and Maggie Morrison, the duo that make up the Minneapolis synth-pop duo Lookbook. The two share thoughts on creating an ‘80s sound and their love for Phil Collins.
October 2, 2009 - The Minnesota Twins will play their last regular season home game at the Metrodome on October 4th, 2009. Over the last 28 years, the dome has been the setting for some of the most memorable games in Twins history…and the site of some strange plays.
October 5, 2009 - MPR’s Brandt Williams reports that with the Minnesota Twins winning last regular season game in the Metrodome, they have one more now…a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers.
October 7, 2009 - The last chapter of the Twins tenure at the Metrodome has yet to be written, but so far the book is pretty dramatic. The team's final regular season game at the dome ended in a tie in American League Central standings with Detroit Tigers, so a tie-breaker game to decide the winner of the division proceeded. The result…an extra innings 6-5 Twins victory to take the AL Central title.
October 9, 2009 - On this Midmorning program, host Kerri Miller gets reaction from various individuals on the announcement of President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.