September 2, 1992 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder profiles the vocal quartet The Blenders. Segment includes group performing at the Minnesota State Fair and being interviewed by Schroeder.
September 3, 1992 - On this special Midday program from the Minnesota State Fair, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a collection song, storytelling, and controversial art.
September 16, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend talks with members of Sink the Ships production being staged at Mixed Blood Theatre. The performance art piece provides a Native profile on the 500th anniversary of Columbus arrival to the “New World.”
September 17, 1992 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on playwright John B. Davidson’s The Last Minstrel Show, being performed at The Penumbra Theatre. The play is about the lynching of three African American circus workers in Duluth on June 15th, 1920.
September 21, 1992 - MPR’s Elizabeth Stawicki reports on the film adaptation of "...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him," a moving and powerful portrait of the life of a poor Mexican American boy and his migrant farm worker family as they struggle to adjust to life in American society. The story is among the most well-known novels in Chicano literature.
September 25, 1992 - Midmorning’s Jim Wishner interviews Laurie Witzkowski, an artist from Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre in Minneapolis. Witzkowski talks about the theater, it’s focus on culture, and utilizing puppets in performance art.
October 7, 1992 - MPR’s Liz Hannon sits down with actors Claudia Wilkens and Barbara Kingsley about their work in the Jungle Theater play, Gertrude Stein and a Companion.
October 16, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisle interviews performers of “Selected Shorts,” a World Theater production featuring the work of Minnesota writers interpreted by popular actors. Stories include those by by Julie Schumacher and David Haynes, amongst others.
November 20, 1992 - Playwright Beth Gilleland and actor Susan Scott talks about the Illusion Theater production of Gilleland’s If We Never Meet Again. The play puts together intimate stories about losing someone you love and coming to terms with grief.
December 11, 1992 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews Ann Reed, Minnesota songwriter, singer, and guitarist. Reed shares her process of songwriting and performs songs “Hole in the Day” and “Too Much Trouble.”