December 31, 1986 - MPR’s Beth Friend visits the Minneapolis home of Charlotte Kula as she prepares latkes in celebration of Hanukkah. Kula shares her thoughts on the recipe and much more.
January 18, 1987 - As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Public Radio, MPR’s Gary Eichten takes a stroll through MPR News history with reflections and clips of what the first 20 years of the organization sounded like.
January 18, 1987 - MPR’s Gary Eichten recounts an early MPR memory which he thinks may have influenced his…and other’s trajectory. It involves classical records and a less than stellar joke.
January 23, 1987 - MPR’s Jim Bickal reports on Alan Page’s possible induction into Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bickal interviews both Page and his former Vikings coach, Bud Grant. Page discusses his priorities beyond football.
January 31, 1987 - MPR’s Mark Heistad presents a profile of Minneapolis record label Red House Records. Heistad interviews label founder Bob Feldman, and folk musician Peter Ostroushko. Segment includes music clips from Red House Records studio.
April 4, 1987 - This month's edition of Minnesota Monthly features excerpts from Eugene McCarthy's new book, "Up 'Til Now," and today on Weekend we are pleased to present to you an interview with Eugene McCarthy. This is chiefly about people in politics that have made an impression on McCarthy over the years. He talks about Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Carter, plus Rayburn, Humphrey, Mondale. He tells us his view of the press and the state of politics today.
May 27, 1987 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Lou Bellamy, artistic director of The Penumbra Theatre, about August Wilson receiving a Pulitzer Prize Award.
September 10, 1987 - MPR’s Mike Mulcahy reports on a tour of Prince’s Paisley Park by visiting foreign officials as a way to promote the Twin Cities.
October 12, 1987 - MPR Journal host Gary Eichten talks with MPR’s Jim Bickal from the locker room of the American League Champion Minnesota Twins. There is a lot of celebration on winning American League pennant…and champagne.
October 21, 1987 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews David Broder, journalist for The Washington Post. Broder laments the existence of Minnesota’s sports dome, and its detrimental effect on baseball.