November 29, 1973 - Pierre Rinfret, a former Nixon advisor speaks and answers questions regarding a number of details relating to the greater energy crisis of the 1970s. He puts blame squarely on government intervention and private industry miscues, and the heightened concern for environmental issues. He also discusses the global economy, its potential for recession, and how that status is related to energy reserves.
December 7, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Stillwater prison guards Greg Carlson and Mack Warren on rule revisions and inconsistent enforcement causing problems for inmates.
December 7, 1973 - Lucy Komisar, journalist and author, speaks about feminism and creativity via women in the literary tradition.
December 8, 1973 - Opening arguments are given in the Wounded Knee trial of Russell Means and Dennis Banks in St. Paul.
December 10, 1973 - Russell Means talks about his candidacy on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Per Pine Ridge Tribal Council he must be on the reservation on election day, Jan. 22. He hopes to be in the courthouse in St. Paul on that day, and says his campaign has been threatened with violence by BIA police and the "Goon Squad". He's fearful for campaign workers. He expects a mandate. He's been asked to speak to the UAW on strip mining. The Northern Cheyenne of Montana, facing strip mining on their reservation, have asked for help from AIM. Department of the Interior Solicitor General Ken Frezel says Northern Cheyenne and Indian people will have to sacrifice their land and their resources for the good of the rest of America.
December 10, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Stillwater prison guards Greg Carlson and Mack Warren on what they see as inaccurate public perceptions of prisons and what part the public can play in prison changes.
December 16, 1973 - Eugene McCarthy speaks about political personalities and current issues before a campus audience at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
December 16, 1973 - Ron Libertus speaks about American Indian art, Native American culture, and family et al.
January 1, 1974 - Czech filmmaker Jan Kadar visits New Prague to see how much Czech culture remains.
January 1, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews writer and performer Garrison Keillor. Keillor discusses people watching, and the powdermilk biscuits, comedy, and music from Prairie Home Companion.