January 2, 1998 - Midday presents the January edition of MPR’s Voices of Minnesota series, featuring interviews with three outgoing Minneapolis City Council members, who have nearly 70 years of experience between them: Alice Rainville, Walt Dziedzic, and Dennis Schulstad.
December 31, 1997 - A Midday rebroadcast of historian Stephen Ambrose's visit to MPR in 1997. Ambrose is the author of the best-selling books Citizen Soldiers, about D-Day until the end of World War II in Europe; and Undaunted Courage, about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
December 25, 1997 - This PRI Special, “It’s a Wonderful Christmas,” presents the book “The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale” by Philip Van Doren Stern, and read by Andy Williams. Originally created as a Christmas card by author, the story became known as the source material for the classic Capra film “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
December 25, 1997 - This PRI Special, “Voices of the West: A Cowboy Christmas,” presents a collection of thoughts, commentary, and music of the rural great west. Program is hosted by author Hal Cannon.
December 5, 1997 - Midday presents a special Voices of Minnesota, with Minnesota writer Bill Holm reading from his book Faces of Christmas Past, a collection of essays and reminiscences about Christmas in Iceland and Minnesota.
November 28, 1997 - Midday presents an NPR recording of Norman Corwin's play The Secretariat. Performers include Hume Cronyn, William Shatner, and Tandy Cronyn (who is Hume's daughter).
November 27, 1997 - On this Midday call-in program, a focus on questions about charitable giving…Who we help and why we help? Does the help make a difference in people's lives? Studio guest Major Robert Thomson, the northern division secretary of the Salvation Army in Minnesota and North Dakota, answers these and other questions from listeners.
November 21, 1997 - Minnesota’s U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone joins Midday to talk about his completed "Poverty Tour" and his possible campaign for president. Wellstone also answer listener questions about issues before the U.S. Congress.
November 19, 1997 - Midday discusses smoking, ways to quit, and who should pay for it. Guests Dr. Rob Jeddeloh, Medical Director of Allina Health System; and Mary Hauge, RN, Chair of the Tobacco Control Committee of the American Cancer Society of MN discuss cessation options and answer listeners questions.
November 18, 1997 - Midday examines Y2K, the year 2000 computer problem. Is it a $600 billion dollar disaster that will trap us in elevators, cause planes to crash, and banks to fail? Or something the computer geeks can fix if they get going on it soon enough? Host Gary Eichten interviews Mohinder Goswami, president of Advanced Information Network Systems, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland. Listeners call in with questions.