August 28, 1980 - MPR's Tom Meersman talks with Irish-American author J. P. Donleavy, who discusses living in Ireland, his latest novel "Schults", and other matters. He's written eight novels but is best known for the first one, "The Ginger Man."
August 20, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman profiles some of the operations that take place at the Minnesota State Fair, including safety and commerce.
August 1, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman interviews Minnesota delegates to the 1980 National Democratic Convention and finds the decision of nominee is not the battleground…the platform is.
July 28, 1980 - Robert Megard, University of Minnesota associate professor of ecology and behavioral biology, and Joseph Rossillon, executive director of the Freshwater Foundation, talk about water quality and freshwater research in Minnesota. They also answer listener questions in this call-in program.
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July 15, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on English as a Second Language (ESL) school programs in the Twin Cities. Teachers work with refugee students from varied background languages, including Hmong, Cambodian, Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese.
June 30, 1980 - Islam is a religion not well understood in the west, but one person familiar with it is University of Minnesota Professor of Islamic studies Dr. Caesar Farah. Dr. Farah joined reporter Tom Meersman to discuss Islam and what some have called its 'revitalization' in the past few years.
May 9, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman interviews a Hmong refugee upon their arrival in Minnesota. Interviewee describes the life left behind and the uncertainty of what lies ahead for family in St. Paul.
May 3, 1980 - Psychologist G. Alan Marlatt of the University of Washington at Seattle, a specialist in dealing with people have been unsuccessful at breaking habits, talks with MPR reporter Tom Meersman about methods he has used to help people break bad habits.
May 2, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on arrival of Laotian refugee plane. The exhausted passengers exit plane and enter a new and overwhelming home.