March 10, 1976 - Audio excerpt of Minnesota poet Robert Bly performing a reading.
March 14, 1976 - An interview with Richard Lyons, poet and professor of English at North Dakota State University, about his recent work of poetry and photography which offers a unique view of North Dakota.
March 22, 1976 - A reading of poem from quarterly poetry magazine “Moons and Lion Tailes.”
April 4, 1976 - Claudia Hampston talks with painter and printmaker Bela Petheo about his paintings in and on Duluth.
June 2, 1976 - Two poems read by David R. Solheim, North Dakota's Poet in the Schools.
July 4, 1976 - This special MPR program takes a look at various communities throughout Minnesota and shows how they celebrate the 4th of July, especially during the bicentennial year. Program includes interviews, performances, and commentary.
August 14, 1976 - On this regional public affairs program, a look at the various aspects on the use and impact of the Mississippi river. Contains various interviews of officials, residents and historians, speaking about the river. Program also includes reading of Mark Twain by Garrison Keillor, and music intro/outro segments.
November 25, 1976 - A special Midday program presents a selection of readings for Thanksgiving Day.
December 24, 1976 - Truman Capote reads and speaks about his autobiographical story, A Christmas Memory, as part of the 7th Annual University of North Dakota Writer's Conference in Grand Forks. The conference was held on March 1976 and entitled “New Journalism and the Novel.”
January 1, 1977 - A Home for the Weekend program of readings and music with Minnesota poets Nancy and Joe Paddock.