October 8, 1993 - Midday presents a special edition of Talk of Minnesota on United States policy in Somalia. Program includes various call-in commentary from listeners, including U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone.
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October 9, 1993 - Local commentator and writer Lawrence Sutin reads an essay on looming winter and how to survive.
October 9, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with author James Woods, author of The Corporate Closet: The Professional Lives of Gay Men in America. Woods details putting together the book and interviewing various people within the corporate world to gain insights.
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October 11, 1993 - Local playwright Syl Jones discusses creating Sticks and Stones, a play about racial harassment within public school landscape.
October 11, 1993 - Minnesota conductor and organist Philip Brunelle shares how the musical Paul Bunyan was created.
October 11, 1993 - All Things Considered’s Mike Mulcahy interviews journalist and writer John A. Byrne about the book he co-authored, The Whiz Kids: The Founding Fathers of American Business - and the Legacy They Left Us. The book details 10 former U.S. Army Air Forces officers who revolutionized post-World War II American business, particularly at Ford Motor Company.
October 11, 1993 - In this Midmorning segment, Area Madaras, co-author of a series of sexual education books for boys and girls who are undergoing puberty. In interview, Madaras highlights the title My Body, My Self.
October 11, 1993 - American writer, television producer, and reporter Greg Palmer shares aspects from his PBS TV series and companion book, Death: A Trip of a Lifetime.