May 1, 1993 - MPR’s Annie Baxter interviews an electronic musician who compiled a piece titled August: 1990 as a commentary to politics and media during the Gulf War.
April 29, 1993 - MPR’s William Wilcoxen profiles Teatro del Pueblo, a performing arts theater on St. Paul’s West Side. Wilcoxen interviews theater founder and artists on the efforts to foster Latino storytelling.
April 26, 1993 - MPR’s Leif Enger reports from Mille Lacs Lake on Anishinaabe Liberation Front preparing to spear in violation of state law. Report includes numerous interviews, including Ojibwe writer Jim Northrup, who participates in traditional spearing.
April 24, 1993 - An unknown girl speaks on her thoughts on women having the opportunity to serve in the military, including combat positions.
April 24, 1993 - MPR’s Mark Zdechlik reports on concerns over the catching and eating of contaminated fish in Minnesota waters. Many in the Southeast Asian communities continue a tradition of fishing for food, but are unaware of the dangers of contamination in the waters of Minnesota lakes and rivers.
April 16, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews Phantom Poet, who shares his frustration with winter. Phantom Poet also reads a poem about spring.
April 12, 1993 - Continuation of a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota highlighting American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ In this second hour of program, MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commission of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, issues of gambling in Minnesota, and answer listener questions.
April 12, 1993 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. First hour of program highlights American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commissioner of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, and issues of gambling in Minnesota.
April 8, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews unknown gentleman about exhibit of material from renowned American poet James Wright, including diaries and correspondence with W. H. Auden, John Crowe Ransom, and Theodore Roethke.
April 8, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Zimbabwean novelist Shimmer Chinodya and others talk about writing coming out of war and Zimbabwe independence.