July 23, 1979 - Mark Seetin, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner, discusses the state of agriculture in Minnesota. Topics include economic health, end of drought, gasohol, beef prices, and American Agriculture Movement. Seetin also answers listener and reporter questions.
August 13, 1979 - Bill Angell, extension housing specialist at University of Minnesota; and Richard Sweere, vice president of construction for Stuart Construction Company in Minneapolis, discuss the availability of mortgage money, the cost of housing, and some guidelines for rehabilitation of the home. Angell and Sweere also answer listener questions.
September 22, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman examines the history of Minneapolis. Dietman interviews Tom Trow, archeologist for the Minnesota Historical Society; Larry Ingalls, genealogist at Church of Latter-Day Saints; Father Alan Moss, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes; and Marcella Trujillo, Chicano studies professor at University of Minnesota.
October 31, 1979 - George Covington, investment executive for Blyth, Eastman and Dillan company in Minneapolis, discusses the stock market. Topics include inflation, interest rates, tax shelters, and investments. Covington also answers listener questions.
November 12, 1979 - Governor Al Quie call-in program.
December 5, 1979 - George Covington, investment executive at Blyth, Eastman, Dillon Company in Minneapolis, discusses about end-of-year tax-saving steps. Topics include tax shelters and other investment opportunities. Covington also answers listener questions.
December 8, 1979 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Gen Husnik, personal banker with Northwestern National Bank in St. Paul; Robert Polander, Twin Cities Federal Savings and Loan; and Bernard J. Duffy, president of the Minnesota Consumer Credit Counseling Bureau, who discuss personal finances, savings and mortgages. The group also answers listener questions.
January 10, 1980 - Senator Dave Durenberger answers questions asked of him by Dan Olson and Pat Kessler, MPR reporters, and by MPR listeners.
January 23, 1980 - Jeannie Wiegum, president of the Association for Non-Smokers Rights (ANSR), discusses the Minnesota Clean Air Act. Call-in program.
February 22, 1980 - Dr. Seymour Levitt, head of Therapeutic Radiology at the University of Minnesota, answers listener questions about cancer and cancer therapies.