March 27, 1990 - On this Midday program, a presentation of a Mainstreet Radio report on rural Minnesota and the debate on how it should be viewed and described. Following report, MPR’s Bob Potter has a conversation with Paul Gruchow, local author and reporter; and George Donohue, a rural sociologist at the University of Minnesota about the differences between rural and urban Minnesota and answer listener questions.
December 17, 1988 - Author Paul Gruchow answers listener questions about his new book, "The Necessity of Empty Places".
January 2, 1988 - MPR's Mainstreet Radio team presents a documentary entitled "Against the Grain," which collects conversations with rural Minnesotans about how they are adapting to the forces of economic change.
May 29, 1986 - Paul Gruchow answers listener questions about the Minnesota prairie and his book "Journal of a Prairie Year."
October 22, 1985 -
August 6, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Paul Gruchow comments on “The World of Oz.”
April 11, 1979 - A profile of Minnesota poet and writer Paul Grukow. Program is a presentation of his work “The Tramp."It also includes commentary and music elements.
July 4, 1976 - This special MPR program takes a look at various communities throughout Minnesota and shows how they celebrate the 4th of July, especially during the bicentennial year. Program includes interviews, performances, and commentary.
March 27, 1976 - Governor Rudy Perpich discusses the debate on cyclone fencing.
November 23, 1973 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow interviews Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn experts and translators Keith Armes, Arthur C. Hudgins, and one other guest on the first English translation of "Candle in the Wind," published by University of Minnesota Press.