October 9, 2000 - A new MPR special called "A Common Place." In this edition, a cancer researcher who is an orthodox Jew, a computer scientist who is a theologian, and a Buddhist monk explores what it means to be human.
October 17, 2000 - Rebecca Wells, author of the best-selling book, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" speaking in the Twin Cities at the Pen Pals Lecture Series sponsored by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
November 13, 2000 - Veterans Day special featuring spiritual journeys of veterans.
November 21, 2000 - Former South African President Nelson Mandela speaks at a NAACP and Minnesota Meeting in Minneapolis.
November 24, 2000 - A Macalester College speech about reparations for slavery, by human rights activist Randall Robinson. His new book is titled, The Debt: What America Owes Blacks.
November 29, 2000 - Former Vice President Walter Mondale addressed a symposium on US-Japan relations. The event at Macalester College was one of a series of Mondale Lectures on Public Service, a look back at the former Vice President's 50-year career.
November 29, 2000 - Best-selling author Scott Turow, speaking at the Pen Pals Lecture Series, sponsored by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
December 20, 2000 - The latest edition of "A Common Place" about children and religion.
January 9, 2001 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports that supporters of campaign finance reform say the 2001 session may be the best chance in years to pass significant changes. Governor Jesse Ventura and leaders in both parties say they want to reduce the amount of money flowing into politics.
January 15, 2001 - The theme at 2001 Martin Luther King Day rally and march in St. Paul was progress in race relations. But many of the speakers gave their view of the distance to go before equity and justice are achieved.