August 19, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, northern Minnesota writer Barton Sutter reads The Shrink-Wrapped Campfire, an essay on camping equipment.
August 26, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota author Peter Leschak reads from Hellroaring: The Life and Times of a Fire Bum, a book that tells of Leschak’s adventures as a DNR and US Forest Service wildland firefighter.
August 31, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Twin Cities native and author Susan Carol Hauser reads an essay on returning to Minnesota and finding “home.”
September 8, 1994 - Midday presents a look back at Minnesota writer Fredrick Manfred and his work. Program includes a 1980 interview with the author, a reading, and commentary from the author.
September 8, 1994 - In a moment of remembrance after the passing of the Minnesota writer Frederick Manfred, MPR’s Euan Kerr reads from Manfred’s famous novel, Lord Grissly.
September 9, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, Iowa native and writer Jerry Twedt reads an essay from his book, Growing Up in the 40s: Rural Reminiscence.
September 10, 1994 - Michigan nature writer Jerry Dennis reads an essay about the calming effect he experienced while canoeing the waters of Michigan.
September 16, 1994 - On this installment of Voices from the Heartland, local travel writer John Shepard thinks back to his experience traversing the peatlands in Minnesota.
September 16, 1994 - Northern Minnesota nature writer and firefighter Peter Leschak talks about his book, Seeing the Raven: A Narrative of Renewal. Leschak also reads from book and discusses environment aspects of the woods.
September 20, 1994 - Minnesota boater and author Marlin Bree reads of his experience on the waters of Lake Superior with his sail boat, the Persistence, during a violent northeaster.