May 8, 1993 - In reaction to controversy over gossip columnist Cheryl Johnson, MPR’s Chris Roberts provides a satirical take on gossip in Minnesota with two local “experts.”
May 1, 1993 - Deb Brown, University of Minnesota extension horticulturist, answers questions about lawns, shrubs, and flower & vegetable gardens.
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May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews American poet and novelist Luis J. Rodriguez about his memoir Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. The book chronicles his youth as a Chicano gang member in East Los Angeles and his eventual escape through writing and education.
May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with local pop-culture expert Karal Ann Marling about Ted Mann Concert Hall and general trends in philanthropy.
April 17, 1993 - Actor Gregory Alan Williams reflects on his experiences in the middle of the 1992 South Los Angeles riots. Williams has written A Gathering of Heroes: A Personal Memoir of the Los Angeles Riots, a book about that period of unrest.
April 17, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with local author Evelyn Fairbanks about The Days of Rondo. The memoir details life in St. Paul’s historic and vibrant Rondo neighborhood during the 1930s to 1950s.
April 3, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks with local pop-culture expert Karal Ann Marling about the what spring and daylight savings hold.
April 2, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents story and interview collection that includes: Minneapolis playwright Lee Blessing and Patient A, a play about AIDS victim Kimberly Bergalis; a chat with trendwatcher Vickie Abrahamson; Stephen Sommers, director of Walt Disney film The Adventures of Huck Finn; art critic Patrice Koelsch…are critics too reticent?; art critic Dan Sullivan…are Minnesotans too nice?; Black teens with video artist Daniel Bergin; computer music minus one on play-along records; commentator Susan Berkson on spring ritual of getting married.
January 30, 1993 - Local pop-culture expert Karal Ann Marling comments on paint by number. It’s a multifaceted history.