August 14, 1974 - An audio segment of American novelist and historian Dee Brown speaking about the events leading up to the Black Hills for gold rush and its impact on the Native inhabitants.
August 17, 1974 - A celebration of the idea of home by Americans of Norwegian ancestry in Decorah, Iowa during their eighth annual Nordic Fest.
August 23, 1974 - MER’s George Fisher interviews 10-year-old Jay Bowers about his first experience at the Minnesota State Fair.
August 24, 1974 - A roundtable discussion sponsored by DFL Feminist Caucus on prostitution and local ordinances.
August 26, 1974 - MER’s Connie Goldman talks with exhibitors Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bach about their vegetable submissions in hopes for prize-winning blue ribbons.
August 27, 1974 - MER’s Connie Goldman interviews Garrison Keillor and his son Jason about their day at the Minnesota State Fair. The interview changes up when Garrison starts interviewing Connie.
August 28, 1974 - MER’s Connie Goldman interviews MER Classical host Dennis Rooney about his interest in covering the food at Minnesota State Fair. Rooney promotes the various traits of food fair.
August 30, 1974 - Agnes Lamont, mother of Buddy Lamont, who was killed at Wounded Knee in 1973, is interviewed by Kevin McKiernan. Lamont discusses Oglala Sioux on Pine Ridge Reservation.
September 7, 1974 - Sigurd Olson, environmentalist and author, speaking at the University of Minnesota-Duluth summer commencement. Topic of speech is on the ‘wilderness challenge.’
September 8, 1974 - On this Forum program, Hiram Drache, professor of history at Concordia College-Moorhead, speaks on farmers, farms and farming in relation to North Dakota, the 1930s Depression, and other trying times.