September 18, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts presents a story about the birth of a poet. 10-year-old Josh Tane, of St. Paul, would probably be the last to tell you that he deserves the title of "poet." But last year, to the amazement of his teacher and parents, Josh discovered his muse and wrote some remarkable poems.
August 19, 1996 - This hour of Midmorning features Voices of Minnesota segments with David Lanegran, an urban geographer; a Minnesota Twins update, including interviews with players Frank Rodriguez, Scott Stahoviak, and Paul Molitor; and an Odd Jobs piece on mussel transport.
August 5, 1996 - As part of the Voices of Minnesota series, MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Lee Pao Xiong, Director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Xiong discusses further incoming Hmong immigration, social services, clans in the Hmong culture, and Xiong’s viewpoint on the main problems facing Hmong community.
August 5, 1996 - As part of the Voices of Minnesota series, MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with Lee Pao Xiong, Director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans. Xiong discusses Hmong history, culture, and Hmong role in Vietnam War.
July 8, 1996 - Hour 2 of Midmorning, featuring Voices of Minnesota with Daniel Janzen, a rainforest biologist and author Tim Nyberg.
July 3, 1996 - Chris Roberts profiles St. Paul’s local "alterna-country" band The Honeydogs. Roberts talks with singer-songwriter Adam Levy about his band, songs from their indie album, and a potential signing to a major label.
July 1, 1996 - Part 2 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Mary West, professor emeritus of the violin at the University of Minnesota and MacPhail Center for Music.
July 1, 1996 - Part 1 of 2 of a Voices of Minnesota interview with Mary West, professor emeritus of the violin at the University of Minnesota and MacPhail Center for Music.
May 31, 1996 - The 1950s are generally regarded as the sleepy years in our history; the age of Ike Eisenhower, and the elevation of the ideals of the "American Dream". While many Americans were comfortably conforming in the post-war boom years, a group of writers and artists who called themselves "the beat generation" were rebelling. They produced some of the grittiest, ground-breaking work of the 20th-century. A new exhibition at the Walker Art Center, called "Beat Culture and the New America: 1950-1965," seeks to capture the beat movement in all its complexity.
May 22, 1996 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Red Wing poet and teacher Robert Hedin, whose assembled a literary history of the train titled "The Great Machines: Poems and Songs of the American Railroad."