November 8, 1981 - Ward Swingle and The Swingle Singers visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments.
August 26, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly interviews neighbors of the Minnesota State Fair in the Como area. Not surprisingly, there are differing opinons about the human masses that appear in late August every year.
July 5, 1981 - A Midday interview with economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith on his published autobiography, A Life in Our Times: Memoirs.
June 21, 1981 - Soprano Lucy Shelton visits Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments. Members of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra accompanying Shelton are Timothy Paradise, clarinet; and Layton James, piano/harpsichord.
June 15, 1981 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl reports from Roseville, where a tornado struck the afternoon of June 14, 1981. Storm caused multiple damage and injuries.
May 31, 1981 - Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Layton "Skip" James visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments where Italian Renaissance and Baroque styles are discussed.
May 22, 1981 - MPR’s Dale Connelly presents a satire on Minnesota’s northern neighbor invading the Twin Cities. It’s a very Canadian affair.
April 16, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter and Gary Eichten take a look at Minnesota Governor Al Quie’s budget and tax proposal. An incorrect state forecast has left the administration looking for a tax increase.
April 3, 1981 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Minnesota State Capital commitee discussion of gay rights bill in effort to add sexual orientation to the list of protected statuses in the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
March 23, 1981 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on the housing challenges — practical, cultural, governmental, and social — that refugee families face after arriving in Minneapolis. Substandard housing is among the most problematic of them all.