February 5, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Duluth writer Barton Sutter reads an essay on cross-country skiing.
February 5, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, actor Gregory Alan Williams reads Langston Hughes short story "Thank You, Ma'am."
February 5, 1993 - In this segment from First Friday program, American poet Dana Gioia reads his poem, Money.
February 5, 1993 - On this segment of First Friday, MPR’s Maja Beckstrom profiles barn poetry. An inspiration of New York poet Mark Mendel back in 1982, the poetry resides on the side of Goodhue County Road 6, outside of Red Wing, Minnesota.
February 9, 1993 - All Things Considered’s Paula Schroeder interviews Charlotte Nekola, author of Dream House: A Memoir. Sement includes a reading by Nekola.
February 12, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Twin Cities native and author Susan Carol Hauser reads her essay, Cake Walk.
February 12, 1993 - Local playwright and storyteller Kevin Kling reads the poem To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell.
February 26, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, a reading of author F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Absolution.
March 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: A look at Menstrual Wealth Catalogue; Isabell Mink reads from Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo; Bill Paternostro on sidewalk star making in Hollywood; Minnesota Orchestra labor dispute; filmmaker Kathleen Swann on a Minnesota murder; Jeff Hitt on artificial life; and Pulitzer prize winner Oscar Hijuelos discusses The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien.
March 5, 1993 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, American-Canadian writer Thomas King reads from his book, Green Grass, Running Water.