January 8, 1993 - In this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota Barton Sutter reads his essay, A Christmas Card. Sutter thinks back on a particular card from his grandmother.
January 13, 1993 - A conversation with poet and literary critic Dana Gioia, author of Can Poetry Matter?: Essays on Poetry and American Culture. Gioia describes the slowing interest on poetry in popular culture.
January 14, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Korean American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee. The Hibbing native talks about her book, Finding My Voice. Lee also discusses dealing with racism.
January 15, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Stillwater author Dee Ready reads from A Cat's Life: Dulcy's Story. The work is centers on the life of a beloved cat…told from the cat's point of view.
January 15, 1993 - Author Anthony Signorelli reads Pretend You Live in a Room by poet William Stafford.
January 15, 1993 - Wisconsin poet Thomas R. Smith reads his poem "Contempt."
January 15, 1993 - Local editor and writer Paul Macadam reads War is the Health of the State by Robert Bly.
January 22, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Susan Carol Hauser reads an essay on the past scenes of Wood Lake.
January 29, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Laurie Allmann reads a version of her essay on the sub-boreal forest of Minnesota.
February 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, a collection of stories including Stepin Fetchet, trend-watching, can poetry matter?, barn poetry, stress of racism, who music serves, snowboarding terms, “Thank You, M’am,” and minor league baseball stadiums.