July 17, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the poetry scene in the Twin Cities by visiting local performance venues. Roberts interviews organizers and poets and gets their take on Minnesota’s poetry revival.
June 26, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts profiles Chong Koua Yang, owner of Hmong Auto Services in St. Paul. Yang provides an option to those in Hmong community where language is still an obstacle in daily American life.
June 25, 1993 - MPR’s Kate Smith reports on Hmong farming in Minnesota, where a more traditional approach returns to a land where modern agriculture now dominates.
June 18, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports from Duluth on local bands performing along Grandma’s Marathon course in support of the runners. Kelleher interviews race coordinator and various members of bands playing during race.
June 17, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Mark Steil visits Chandler on the anniversary of a major tornado that devastated the town and surrounding area. Steil details the recovery efforts in past year and remembrance on what was lost.
June 9, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on Hmong teen pregnancy and some of the cross-cultural situations that are behind it. Roberts visits the AGAPE School in St. Paul and speaks with young mothers, administrators, and local advocates.
June 7, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on a Civilian Conservation Corps reunion at Iron World (later known as Minnesota Discovery Center) in Chisholm, Minnesota. Winter talks with a few individuals as they reflect on their time with CCC. Many of the members of the corps had been workers from the Iron Range.
May 14, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews members of Quintessence, a Minneapolis folk-jazz-world fusion combo. Segment also includes music clips of the band.
May 12, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the presence of smelt in the Lake of the Woods, and research taking place to counter any harmful effects the invasive species may pose.
May 8, 1993 - A reading from Native American author Louise Erdrich’s book "The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year." Book is a meditation on the experience of motherhood - the first nonfiction work by Erdrich.