May 23, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents Playwright’s Laboratory, which showcases playwright Eric Anderson’s “Policy,” a drama written especially for radio, with assistance from the Minneapolis Playwrights' Lab. Following radio play, Archie Leyasmeyer, professor of English at University of Minnesota and president of Playwright’s Lab; Mark Frost, the play’s director; and listeners, share impressions and ask questions of playwright.
May 12, 1979 - On this special regional public affairs program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan and Tom Meersman examine current economic and legal issues affecting visual artists. The landmark court action involving late abstract painter Mark Rothko's estate is highlighted, via the comments of an attorney on the case.
April 24, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan interviews Minnesota author Tim O’Brien, winner of the National Book Award for his book Going After Cacciato.
April 10, 1979 - A profile of Leland Sateren, Augsburg College choir director and composer. Nancy Fushan interviews Sateren and they discuss the choir, writing, recording, touring, and his upcoming retirement.
March 28, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents Playwright’s Laboratory, which showcases playwright Nancy Beckett’s Clothes Conscious, a drama written especially for radio, with assistance from the Minneapolis Playwrights' Lab.
March 28, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan talks with feminist Black poet Audre Lorde about the power in her poetry. Segment also includes Lorde reading her poetry.
March 27, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles and interviews author Stanley Elkin. The author talks about his book The Living End and reads from his work.
March 10, 1979 - A summary report on The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, a 10-day conference held at Macalester College. The symposium was one of the first national postwar forums to examine the effects of Vietnam.
March 9, 1979 - Three sessions of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College, are highlighted in this program. Discussions are on the effect the war had and has on America and its foreign relationships. Includes speech clips and interviews with various academics and military members.
March 8, 1979 - As part of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, a panel discussion about Vietnam, the presidency, public trust, and student activists.