August 20, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits Brainerd International Raceway, where the cars are fast and loud. Reabe interviews drivers and attendees about the fun at BIR during an amateur “Show & Go” event.
August 20, 1993 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews two local historians about the early days of the Minnesota State Fair. They discuss its development from farm celebration to entertainment, and a future as a gathering.
August 16, 1993 - MPR’s Catherine Winter reports on the nortern Minnesota group Second Wind Harmonica Band. Winter interviews music director Betty Kauppi and members of the band.
August 13, 1993 - MPR’s Joelle Audette reports on a week long camp at Hoot Owl Resort in Bemidji, where The Borderline Philharmonic gather and perform every summer.
August 7, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews authors Jerry and Glen about their book on shooting stars. The two detail the science behind the shiny sky objects.
August 7, 1993 - A reading of Walt Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer."
August 6, 1993 - On this First Friday segment, a New Yorker’s essay on the joys of a summer ice cream.
July 29, 1993 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on "Both Sides Now," a sexual harassment play collaboration between Illusion Theater and Robins Kaplan LLP Law Firm.
July 26, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Catherine Winter reports on the challenging year of rice harvesting, due to a season of flooding. The impact on the wild rice crops greatly affect some in the northern Minnesota communities, such as those of the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa, that use harvesting as a source of income and food.
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.