All Things Considered is a comprehensive source for afternoon news and information provided by various MPR hosts in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington over the decades. The program contains interviews, reports, speeches and breaking coverage.
October 2, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten presents a summary report of the week since shooting death of Minneapolis police officer Jerry Haaf. Eichten shares various audio clips of police and activists speaking on the crime and its aftermath in the community.
October 8, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele reports on announcement of poet Derek Walcott as winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. Segment includes brief interview with Walcott.
October 19, 1992 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten talks with Larry Buboltz about meeting in Detroit Lakes with Senator Paul Wellstone regarding closed turkey plant in city and the attempts to sell business and reopen.
October 21, 1992 - Curt Johnson, senior advisor to Governor Arne Carlson, talks about planned meeting with Governor and city mayors. With a struggling state economy, crime, safety, and funds to support cities are topics of discussion.
October 27, 1992 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews member of Heart of the Beast, a performing arts theater in Minneapolis, about receiving money from National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support non-traditional projects and audiences.
November 17, 1992 - Kerry Spicer vice-chair of Minnesota Independence Party, discusses future of organization and candidates. Spicer is in D.C. for meetings on a national party.
May 31, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports on the debate over walleye stocking in the lakes of Minnesota. The DNR used to pride itself on its walleye stocking program with more than 1,200 lakes on the list. It's the largest such effort in the country…but some biologists believe the hatcheries may be a waste of time and money.
August 3, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger reports from Garrison, Minnesota, where the finishing touches on the new Blue Goose Tavern are being completed. The tavern was a storied establishment for 70 years before an arsonist burned it down. The “new” Blue Goose hopes to restore its perch as a go-to for locals and Mille Lacs Lake visitors alike.
October 29, 1993 - MPR’s Marianne Combs tours the Gibbs Farm Museum, where guide Ann Bruggeman tells a group of children about the Samhain and Celtic traditions behind items many know as Halloween related.
November 3, 1993 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports that supporters and new Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton celebrate her victory and are grateful for the City of Minneapolis. On the other side, supporters of John Derus say that there will be a lot of change now that Minneapolis is under Sayles Belton's leadership.