July 5, 2010 - MPR’s Marc Sanchez presents a profile of Scott King, owner of Red Dragonfly Press in Red Wing. King creates books the old-fashioned way. He publishes poetry, usually in the form of small "chap" books. Each letter of each word is set in place by hand and then printed one page at a time.
July 9, 2010 - MPR’s Chris Roberts sits down with Minnesota folk music legend Spider John Koerner and Mark Trehus, owner of Treehouse Records, to talk about the release of vintage recordings that feature Koerner in two different phases of his career.
July 9, 2010 - MPR’s Laura Yuen reports that Hmong American farmers are searching for undeveloped farmland in the Twin Cities, fueled by the growing demand for locally grown produce. But Asian growers sometimes encounter hostilities.
July 22, 2010 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on local music band Purest Spiritual Pigs, and talks with Helena Thompson, the founder and core member of Purest Spiritual Pigs. Thompson is also a 10-year veteran of the Minneapolis Fire Department, and her work has a great influence on her music.
July 23, 2010 - MPR’s Jess Mador profiles Girls Rock N' Roll Retreat summer camp in Golden Valley. It is Minnesota's first rock and roll camp -- for girls only.
July 27, 2010 - In "North Country: The Making of Minnesota," author Mary Wingerd describes the relationships between Indians and whites in the 200 years before statehood and the early years of statehood.
July 29, 2010 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports on the Duluth’s Tall Ships Festival, where massive crowds of boat watchers are expected. Nine sailing ships will be on display in the harbor for the four-day event.
July 29, 2010 - All Things Considered’s Tom Crann gets perspective from Congressman Tim Walz on why he approved the $59 Billion dollar plan towards the war effort in Afghanistan.
August 4, 2010 - MPR’s Kerri Miller interviews spoken word poets Matthew Rucker, Sierra DeMulder, and Khary Jackson about the National Poetry Slam being held in St. Paul. Segment also includes excerpt of performer in Haiku style verse as a NPS side event.
August 5, 2010 - John Kander, half of the Kander and Ebb team which wrote the musicals "Cabaret," and "Chicago," is in Minnesota working on a new show. He says it's possibly his most important theatrical piece. "The Scottsboro Boys," which opens tomorrow night at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, tells the story of a pivotal civil rights case.