August 8, 1978 - On this Options program, biologist Barry Commoner speaks on solar energy.
August 9, 1978 - On this Options program, journalist I. F. Stone speaks in Iowa on the subject of President Jimmy Carter. Stone talks about Carter in the White House…the pros and cons.
August 12, 1978 - Dr. Sam Keen, a psychologist from Sausalito, California and faculty member of the American Humanistic Psychology Institute, conducts a workshop in Minneapolis on how stories and legends from our past shape present values and expectations.
August 12, 1978 - Dr. Earl Joseph, a futurist and a staff scientist with the Sperry Univac Corporation in St. Paul, speaking at the Saint Paul Rotary Club. Joseph specializes in the study of how computers will influence our lives in the coming years.
August 24, 1978 - Author James Michener speaks before the National Press Club, discussing the state of the novel and talks extensively about many contemporary American writers.
September 9, 1978 - This regional public affairs program presents live coverage on the dedication of renovated Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul, with MPR co-anchors Rich Dietman and Marilyn Heltzer.
September 18, 1978 - A broadcast of a National Town Meeting, where author and radio commentator Lowell Thomas talks about his experiences as an adventurer and journalist.
October 7, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, highlighted excerpts of broadcast coverage from the National Conference on the Role of the Arts in Urban Economic Development. Program also contains report and interviews regarding conference.
October 12, 1978 - Conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. offers his view on a variety of topics, including the economy, as part of remarks made at the National Town Meeting.
October 18, 1978 - Bruce Vento, Minnesota representative from the 4th District (DFL); Ed Zabinsky of the Boundary Waters Conservation Alliance; and Steve Payne of the Duluth Wilderness Society discuss the BWCA bill that passed the U.S. Congress, and the divergent views of the use and protection of BWCA.