November 13, 1981 - Tom Meersman talks to veteran political journalist Elizabeth Drew, who wrote a series of articles for the New Yorker magazine during the 1980 election campaign.
October 7, 1981 - Larry Christensen of the Pollution Control Agency speaks and answers live listener questions on the topic of hazardous waste and how to handle it.
September 24, 1981 -
August 7, 1981 - Lou Breimhurst, executive director of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, discusses various environmental and hazardous waste issues in the state. Breimhurst also answers listener questions.
July 16, 1981 -
July 10, 1981 -
July 2, 1981 - In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, its commissioner Joe Alexander answers live listener questions.
June 25, 1981 -
June 24, 1981 -
June 18, 1981 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on lawsuits before the District Court of Appeals. The State of Minnesota case argues that the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act gives the federal government too much power over waterways. Numerous landowner cases argue various property and land rights issues.