September 25, 1996 - MPR’s Todd Moe interviews Swedish folk fiddler Paul Dahlin, who was honored with a 1995 Heritage Fellowship Award. Dahlin, a Minneapolis native, discusses the efforts of the American Swedish Institute to preserve folk music.
June 21, 1995 - A special Mainstreet Radio broadcast From the Chuckwagon in Cleveland, Minnesota. Host Mark Steil presents a report and panel discussion about controversy over large hog production. It’s a battle between efficiency and economical supply vs. concerns over environmental impact to rural residents and economic hardships to small farms.
March 8, 1995 - Sami poet and artist Nils-Aslak Valkeapää discusses teaching local kids and writers cultural tradition of Sami people. Segment includes Valkeapää reading poem.
September 30, 1994 - MPR’s Todd Moe interviews famous illustrator Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts comic strip. Schulz details the origin of various characters and settings. Schulz, who grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, incorporates childhood memories into his work.
December 15, 1993 - A special Midmorning broadcast from the Minneapolis Police Department 5th Precinct. Host Cathy Wurzer talks with law enforcement officials and a legal advocate about the daily experience of local policing. Program also presents various reports on policing, community engagement, and relations with Black residents in Minnesota.