DECEMBER 29, 2002: Senate Race 2002
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This year brought Minnesota one of its most shocking political tragedies and most remarkable elections. MPR reporter Mark Zdechlik takes a close look at Minnesota's 2002 race for the Senate, including the tragic death of Sen. Paul Wellstone and the subsequent matchup between Walter Mondale and Norm Coleman.

DECEMBER 22, 2002: Speaking of Faith: "Children and God"
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We explore the spiritual wisdom and intelligence of children and their ability to process the difficult realities of life—in the voices of children Christian, Jewish, and Muslim on the deepest meanings of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Ramadan.

DECEMBER 15, 2002: "Voices of Minnesota"
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We speak to Emilie Buchwald, founder of Milkweed Editions and winner of this year's McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist award, and Mary Winstead, author of Back to Mississippi. (Originally broadcast on Midday, Dec. 10, 2002.)

DECEMBER 8, 2002: Speaking of Faith: "L'Arche: A Community of Brokenness and Beauty"
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We visit a community where people of faith share daily life with mentally retarded adults, and gain unusual insights into diversity, the nature of human community, and the implications of reproductive technologies.

DECEMBER 1, 2002: An Evening with Sarah Vowell
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Sarah Vowell, best known for her monologues and documentaries for public radio's This American Life, reads from her new book, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, at a live appearance at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater.

NOVEMBER 24, 2002: American RadioWorks: "Justice on Trial"
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From the trials of Nazis at Nuremberg to the prosecution of war criminals in the former Yugoslavia, to people's courts in Rwanda—how effective is the machinery of international justice?

NOVEMBER 17, 2002: American RadioWorks: "Nature's Revenge: Louisiana's Vanishing Wetlands"
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Every year, a chunk of Louisiana almost the size of Manhattan turns into open water. After decades of ignoring warnings from scientists and environmentalists, the state's business leaders now fear this could doom industries such as seafood, gas, and oil. Louisiana has a plan to fix the problem—and they want you to help pay for it.

NOVEMBER 3, 2002: Speaking of Faith: "Science and Being"
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How do science and religion inform our understanding of what it means to be human? What does this mean for a cancer researcher who is also a Talmud scholar, a computer scientist who is also a theologian, and an Anglican priest who is also a geneticist?

OCTOBER 27, 2002: An Evening with Garrison Keillor and Friends
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MPR presents an evening of good poetry in downtown St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater. Garrison Keillor and Minnesota poets read from Good Poems, a new book of poems from The Writer's Almanac and other Keillor favorites.

OCTOBER 20, 2002: American RadioWorks: "Corrections, Inc."
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The nation's swelling inmate population is a $50 billion-a-year industry. John Biewen examines how some of those with vested interests help to decide who gets locked up and for how long.

OCTOBER 13, 2002: August Wilson at the Fitzgerald Theater
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson in conversation with Katherine Lanpher at the Fitzgerald Theater. (Originally broadcast live Oct. 8, 2002.)

OCTOBER 6, 2002: Terry Gross at the Historic State Theatre
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NPR "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross in conversation with MPR's Katherine Lanpher at the Historic State Theatre in Minneapolis. (Originally broadcast on Midmorning, Oct. 2, 2002.)

SEPTEMBER 29, 2002: Seymour Hersh on Foreign Policy
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A Westminster Town Hall Forum appearance by journalist Seymour Hersh on "Foreign Policy In An Election Year." (Originally broadcast on Midday, Sept. 25, 2002.)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2002: Thomas Friedman Post-9/11
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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in a recent Twin Cities speech, "The World After 9/11." (Originally broadcast on Midday, Sept. 20, 2002.)