March 5, 1973 - Gloria Steinem talks feminism, women's rights, reproductive rights, abortion, birth control, and population control.
March 13, 1973 - MPR’s Dulcie Lawrence reports on daycare legislation debate at the State Capitol after Nixon administration guidelines bring cutbacks to daycare, healthcare, and welfare. Reports includes clip of Minnesota House Representative Arne Carlson speaking in favor of daycare funding.
March 13, 1973 - Excerpt of Gloria Steinem speech where she talks about women and reproductive freedom, birth control, and women on welfare.
May 13, 1973 - Part two of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Prairie People, River Folk, and Denizens of the Big Lake Region, focuses on how geography influenced the settlement of various regions in the state.
May 20, 1973 - Part three of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled A Region Within Walls, focuses on motherhood with young children.
May 27, 1973 - Part four of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?, focuses on life on the farm and of the farmer.
May 31, 1973 - Journalist Carl Bernstein, co-winner of the Pulitzer prize, speaking at the University of Minnesota. Bernstein's speech is on Watergate and the current state of political affairs. Speech is followed by Bernstein answering questions from the audience.
May 31, 1973 - Excerpt of speech in which Carl Bernstein shares his view on the political practices in Watergate.
June 3, 1973 - Part five of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled Mining, Music, and Much Ado about Sports, explores the relationship between a miner and the giant corporation he works for.
June 17, 1973 - Part seven of the MER documentary series “A Sense of Place.” This program, titled More Than One Wilderness, profiles living in Minnesota…from city to cabin.