May 6, 1987 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. He answers listener questions about his work and his impressions of artistic expression in the USSR.
April 7, 1987 - Dr. David Henry Feldman and Dr. Sylvia Feinburg, members of the department of child study at Tufts University, discuss childhood development and creativity. Topics include prodigies, autism, art, and gender differences. Feldman and Feinberg also answer listener questions.
April 4, 1987 - This month's edition of Minnesota Monthly features excerpts from Eugene McCarthy's new book, "Up 'Til Now," and today on Weekend we are pleased to present to you an interview with Eugene McCarthy. This is chiefly about people in politics that have made an impression on McCarthy over the years. He talks about Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Carter, plus Rayburn, Humphrey, Mondale. He tells us his view of the press and the state of politics today.
January 31, 1987 - On this Weekend program, Catherine Watson, travel editor at Minneapolis Star and Tribune, discusses various tips on winter travel. Topics include New York City, airline fares, insurance, exchange rates, and bed & breakfasts.
January 10, 1987 - Tax consultant Bob Ebel (former executive director of the Latimer Tax Study Commission) answers listener questions about tax policy matters facing Minnesota both during the current legislative session and longer term.
December 19, 1986 - The first part of program presents a rebroadcast of Stephen Smith’s documentary report "Shelter for the Night," which examines the plight of the homeless over a period of 12 hours in the St. Stephen's Emergency Shelter. Following documentary, Nancy Nagler, chair of St. Paul Area Coalition for the Homeless, discusses the homeless problem in Minnesota and what can be done about it. Nagler also answers listener questions.
November 5, 1986 - Election recap program, highlighting the results of the Minnesota legislative races. The big news of election was the DFL taking control of the State House of Representatives.
October 2, 1986 - Sol Gordon, Ph.D., controversial writer, lecturer, and Syracuse University professor specializing in children and teenage sex education, discusses the problems of current sex education programs. Gordon also answers listener questions. Dr. Gordon founded the Institute for Family Research and Education at Syracuse University in 1970.
September 20, 1986 - Dudley Riggs, producer and director of the Brave New Workshop, reflects on the entertainment business in the Twin Cities, and development of the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre. Riggs also answers listener classes.
September 13, 1986 - R.T. Rybak, former writer of the Star Tribune; and Karin Winegar, feature writer at the Star Tribune, discuss what is “in” within the Twin Cities. Topics include the caliber of “hotness,” nightlife, gay community, coastal influence, neighborhoods, restaurants, Minneapolis warehouse district and St. Paul’s Lowertown. Rybak and Winegar also answer listener questions.