November 12, 1996 - A Midday discussion with the man who has been nominated to be the new Speaker of the Minnesota House…Phil Carruthers, DFL state representative of Brooklyn Center. Listeners call in with questions.
November 6, 1996 - Midday looks at election results with MPR political analysts DFLer Bob Meek and Republican Tom Horner. Program includes news conferences by the winners/losers and call-in from listeners and local political members.
November 5, 1996 - A special pre-election-day Midday program presents an audio collection entitled Five Presidents. Over the years, PBS host David Frost conducted Oval Office interviews with five of our former presidents - Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.
November 1, 1996 - Midday examines the system for selecting judges for Minnesota's courts with interviews about the appointment, election process, and the role and qualifications of judges. Guests Wes Skoglund, chair of the House Judicial Committee; and Suzanna Sherry, law professor at University of Minnesota, explain the debate between merit selections vs. elections.
October 28, 1996 - The major party U.S. Senate candidates discuss issues for the full hour of Midday. Guests are Paul Wellstone and Dean Barkley. Rudy Boschwitz was invited, but declined invitation.
October 25, 1996 - Midday offers a chance to hear from the candidates in the 4th and 6th Congressional Districts. For the first half hour, 6th District DFL Congressman Bill Luther and his Republican challenger Tad Jude. For the second half hour, 4th District DFL Congressman Bruce Vento and his Republican challenger Dennis Newinski.
October 23, 1996 - Midday offers a chance to hear from candidates in the 5th and 3rd Congressional Districts. For the first half hour, 5th District DFL Congressman Martin Sabo and his Republican challenger Jack Uldrich. For the second half hour, 3rd District Republican Congressman Jim Ramstad and his DFL challenger Stan Leino.
October 21, 1996 - As part of MPR's week-long focus on tax and spending issues in the election, Midday discusses the tax and spending priorities for the next session of the Minnesota Legislature with studio guests House Minority Leader Steve Sviggum and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Ember Reichgott Junge. The two also answer listener questions.
October 18, 1996 - As part of Midday's "Meet the Candidates" series, guest Dean Barkley, Reform Party candidate for U.S. Senate, talks about his campaign, state of Reform Party, and answers questions from Minnesota Public Radio listeners.
October 15, 1996 - Midday looks at crime initiatives in the Minnesota Legislature with guests Democratic representative Wes Skoglund and Republican representative Rich Stanek. The two discuss various crime proposals, crime rates, and answer listener questions.