September 4, 2008 - As part of MPR special convention coverage, Gary Eichten broadcasts live from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the site of the 2008 Republican National Convention. As the RNC comes to a close, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., prepares to accept his party's nomination. Eichten is joined by Todd Rapp, a Democrat political analyst; and Tom Horner, a Republican political analyst.
August 28, 2008 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert talks with civil rights activist Josie Johnson about the speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
June 8, 2008 - DFL state convention, live coverage pt 1 of 3 (linecheck)
June 7, 2008 - DFL State Convention, live coverage pt 3 of 3 (linecheck)
June 7, 2008 - DFL State Convention, live coverage, pt 2 of 3 (linecheck)
June 6, 2008 - DFL state convention, live coverage (starts 2:20pm) (linecheck)
June 18, 2007 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert share a bizarre adventure which starts with having his car stolen…and ends at a do-it-yourself slaughterhouse. Gilbert investigates the police discovery of live chickens found in the trunk of his stolen car, and how they got there.
March 23, 2007 - MPR’s Curtis Gilbert profiles songwriter Jason Shannon, who has merged his current day job working as a maintenance man with his ambitions of being a rock star.
December 12, 2005 - One of Minnesota's most famous sons slipped away Saturday morning. Eugene McCarthy, the Minnesota senator whose 1968 presidential campaign energized the anti-Vietnam War movement, is no longer with us, but his friends and admirers will never forget him.
December 12, 2005 - Former presidential candidate and Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy, who died over the weekend, appeared on Midday many times over the years. He reflected on politics, read poetry and talked baseball. A tour of the Midday archive showcases McCarthy's brilliance, wit and wisdom.