April 4, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Michael Novak, a philosopher and author, about his book "Choosing Our King: Powerful Symbols in Presidential Politics."
April 16, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman has a conversation with author Robert Pirsig about his book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” Pirsig shares how he started the book while also writing computer manuals, and finished it while spending time in a camper on the North Shore.
April 18, 1974 - Patricia Tollefson, president of Minnesotans against Equal Rights Amendment, comments on her opposition to the Minnesota State Board of Education Sex Task Force recommendations on sex discrimination in schools.
April 19, 1974 - Comments from Eugene McCarthy regarding Richard Nixon and impeachment. (Part 1)
April 19, 1974 - Comments from Eugene McCarthy regarding Richard Nixon and impeachment. (Part 2)
April 26, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Minnesota Sierra Club's Bob Wagner and Bill Cunningham about the New Earth Revival, an exposition on environmental preservation and reducing consumerism. Wagner and Cunningham provide details on activities at event and the general philosophy behind efforts to lessen consumption.
April 29, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Mulford Q. Sibley, University of Minnesota political science professor, about President Nixon and impeachment. Sibley states Vietnam has caused a culture of deception in American politics, and that impeachment of President Nixon should include Vietnam war crimes as well.
May 22, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten talks with Robert Provost, board member of the Minnesota Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, about programs available to parents in assisting their child.
May 24, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on a Minnesota Supreme Court case decision involving Lawrence International Salon. The ruling states that women hairstylists can now cut men's hair (as opposed to men going to barbers only).
May 30, 1974 - MPR’s Greg Barron presents an introduction to the history of thunderstorm and tornadoes in Minnesota. Barron interviews numerous officials from the National Weather Service about 1970s era forecasting.