December 2, 1999 - Live special broadcast from the University of St. Thomas in downtown Minneapolis: The MPR Civic Journalism Initiative presents a Summit on "Minnesota in the Dot.Com Age." Keynote speaker is Minnesota native Ann Winblad, co-founder of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in California. All the major business magazines call her part of the "Cyber Elite."
December 8, 1999 - Historian and baseball fan Doris Kearns Goodwin will talk about presidents, sports, and family in her speech, "Walking with Our Daughters into the 20th Century."
December 24, 1999 - Rabbi Harold Kushner's speech on how to make a difference with the rest of your life. Rabbi Kushner was in the Twin Cities this fall to give a lecture on What to Do With the Rest of Your Life. Rabbi Kushner is the author of the best seller, Why Bad Things Happen to Good People. He is also in wide demand as a lecturer and this fall, he spoke at the Academy for Faith Exploration, an educational outreach program sponsered by the Wayzata Community Church.
January 3, 2000 - A speech about the impact of the global economy, by Benjamin Barber, director of the Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy at Rutgers University. He is the author of the best-seller Jihad versus McWorld.
January 4, 2000 - A Commonwealth Club speech by Dr. Robert Butler, President of the International Longevity Center in New York City. His speech is titled, "The Wonderful New World of Longevity: Celebration or Calamity." Author of Why Survive: Being Old in America.
January 6, 2000 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman reports on Governor Jesse Ventura’s address to a group of employers, doctors, and health insurance administrators meeting in St. Paul to discuss the problem of rising health costs.
January 31, 2000 - A Chautauqua Lecture by the new host of NPR's Talk of the Nation-- longtime Washington Post journalist Juan Williams. The speech and his book are titled Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. The paperback goes on sale Tuesday. (Williams is also author of Eyes on the Prize.
February 14, 2000 - In this special extended edition of Midday, Walter Mondale, former vice-president, speaks at the inaugural program of 50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service. Mondale’s address was titled, "Atlantic City Revisited: Mississippi Freedom Democrats and the Integration of the Democratic Party,."
February 14, 2000 - Continuation of a special extended edition of Midday, presenting excerpts from the inaugural program 50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service. Topic was on "Atlantic City Revisited: Mississippi Freedom Democrats and the Integration of the Democratic Party." Part 2 highlights a panel discussion with Lawrence Guyot, the Reverend Ed King, William Winter, and Taylor Branch, who share their thoughts and recollections of the 1964 Atlantic City Democratic National Convention.
February 18, 2000 - Hear Nobel Prize Laureate and Northern Ireland political leader David Trimble's speech at a Minnesota International Center World Affairs breakfast forum in downtown Minneapolis earlier today.