October 29, 2013 - Interview with Jack El-Hai, author of the book, 'Nonstop, a turbulent history of Northwest Airlines.
November 4, 1999 - Over two hundred mandolin players from North America and Europe are in Minneapolis today. They're attending the annual convention of the Classical Mandolin Society of America. The mandolin was a popular instrument in Minnesota at the turn of the century. At that time the state had dozens of mandolin orchestras, but they later disappeared. Now such orchestras are cropping up again, in places like Nashville, Atlanta, and San Diego. Jack El-Hai formed the Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra in 1991. He's on the line now.
October 31, 1997 - With a mandolin revival underway in the music world, MPR’s Dan Olson profiles the University of Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra.