A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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July 28, 1974 - G. Theo Mitau, Chancellor of MN State College system, gave speech titled “Minnesota: A State and it's Politics.” This was part of summer evening extension classes, U of M’s “Minnesota Parties and Politics” course.
August 1, 1974 - Midwest Governors Panel Discussion on Food Power with Congressman Paul Findley, Dr. Lester Brown, Dr. Norman Borlaug, and panel chairman Hubert Humphrey.
August 1, 1974 - Kevin McKiernan report on the Sun Dance Ritual, a Lakota (Sioux) religious ceremony. McKiernan details the experience of traveling to and witnessing the event, held at Crow Dog's Paradise. This is the first of two reports completed.
August 3, 1974 - A sound portrait of the 1974 Red River Valley Fair. Reporters collect the sounds and excitement, from the animal barns to the midway, as well as the people who participated, and those who came to see.
August 3, 1974 - Kevin McKiernan report on the Sun Dance Ritual, a Lakota (Sioux) religious ceremony. McKiernan details the experience of traveling to and witnessing the event, held at Crow Dog's Paradise. This is the second of two reports completed.
August 4, 1974 - On this Forum program, Millard Gieske speaks on “Third Party Politics” in Minnesota, and explains what causes third parties and why they die.
August 9, 1974 - Midday rebroadcast of President Nixon resignation speech originally aired during NPR’s All Things Considered.
August 10, 1974 - Roger Noll of California Institute of Technology, and Frank Ryan, former football star, discuss sport as big business.
August 17, 1974 - A celebration of the idea of home by Americans of Norwegian ancestry in Decorah, Iowa during their eighth annual Nordic Fest.
August 24, 1974 - A roundtable discussion sponsored by DFL Feminist Caucus on prostitution and local ordinances.