June 15, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio is live from Collegeville for the second hour of this special report. Rachel Reabe hosts a call-in discussion about Minnesota's methampetamine epidemic with three experts.
June 15, 2004 - Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive, most abused and most readily available drugs in America. Experts are calling it an epidemic, and Minnesota is anything but sheltered from it. Mainstreet Radio has compiled a series of stories on meth and the effect it is having on the state for the first half of this two-hour special report.
June 10, 2004 - Mainstreet Radio's Rachel Raebe explores the history of the Great American Think-Off, held annually in New York Mills, Minn. The Think-Off is now in its twelfth year, and its organizers bill it as an opportunity for regular people to engage in serious discourse. This year, the amateur philosophers will address the question of same-sex marriage.
November 8, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the VA hospital in St. Cloud for a pre-veterans day show. In the second hour, host Rachel Reabe discusses veterans organizations-- their impact on the community and their evolution over time.
November 8, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the VA hospital in St. Cloud for a pre-veterans day show. The first hour focuses on the health care system and the increasing demands on the system as our vets grow older.
October 13, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Canal Park Maritime Museum in Duluth. A longtime ship captain, the head of the Seaway Port Authority, and a shipwreck explorer discuss shipping on Lake Superior. Also includes a report from Leif Enger on board a Bulgarian ship loaded with grain and bound for Italy.
September 10, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from KNBJ studios in Bemidji. A discussion on education in Minnesota and the MNSCU merger in higher education with Senator Roger Moe and the MnSCU chancellor Morrie Anderson.
July 28, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the International Wolf Center in Ely. A discussion about bears with Dave Garshelis, of DNR; Lynn Rogers; and Bill Lea, of American Bear Association, discuss bears. Program also includes a report from MPR's Leif Enger.
July 28, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the International Wolf Center in Ely. A discussion about wolves with Bill Route, of the International Wolf Center; Ron Refsnider, of US Fish and Wildlife Service; Mike Don Carlos, of DNR; and State Senator Gary Laidig, discuss wolves.
May 26, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Lake Benton. A discussion on Minnesota's wind farm on Buffalo Ridge outside Lake Benton.