July 6, 1982 - Host Robert Cromie talks with Thomas Thompson, author of Celebrity.
July 10, 1982 - On this Weekend program, Robert (Bob) Franson, vice-president of U.S Satellite Broadcasting Company, discusses direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and other satellite topics. Franson also answers listener questions.
July 13, 1982 - Radio correspondents reminisce about their experiences reporting on WWII. Interviewees include: Charles Collingwood, William Shirer, Eric Sevareid, and John McVanee.
July 20, 1982 - About Books and Writers host Robert Cromie talks with NPR's Susan Stamberg about her book, Every Night At Five.
July 25, 1982 - MPR’s Connie Goldman visits Taos to meet author John Nichols. The two talk at his kitchen table about his background and his writing.
July 29, 1982 - Ira Schwartz, research fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, discusses juvenile crime. Schwartz has authored a study that shows serious juvenile crime is not rising at a high rate. He shares that these findings conflict with the popular perception, and how that perception may lead to bad policy decisions in the area of crime by youths. Schwartz also answers listener questions.
August 1, 1982 - NPR’s Connie Goldman profiles and interviews mid-western writer Meridel Le Sueur, who discusses and reads from her work.
August 2, 1982 - MPR’s Deborah Fisher reports on panel discussions after Penumbra Theatre play Zooman.
August 11, 1982 - Jeanne Chiodo, food expert and manager of Byerly's Cooking School in the Twin Cities, discusses cooking and food preparation techniques. Chiodo also answers listener questions.Jeanne Chiodo, food expert and manager of Byerly's Cooking School in the Twin Cities, discusses cooking and food preparation techniques. Chiodo also answers listener questions.
August 12, 1982 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on fight to keep open Little Earth, a housing project of 212 units of relatively inexpensive housing located at Franklin and Cedar in Minneapolis. It is also one of the centers of the Minneapolis Indian community. Report includes commentary from Little Earth board member Clyde Bellecourt and Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser.