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These episodes contain a wide range of interviews, performances and taped segments that feature people and organizations representing diverse fields and subject areas. The segments fall into several categories and include recordings of artist and performer interviews, comedy, dance, martial arts and musical performances, interviews with representatives of public, non-profit and special interest organizations, pre-taped segments produced by other entities, as well as two segments related to University of Michigan Athletics.

The University of Michigan Athletics segments include a clip on the topic of UM Football (12/2/82) and an interview with Bob Ufer, a former UM track and field athlete and radio broadcaster (12/2/82).

One episode includes an interview with Lola Jones, an Ann Arbor cable television producer whose program, "Another Ann Arbor," highlighted achievements of African Americans in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas (4/14/83). The Bentley Historical Library also houses a collection of Jones' videorecordings (see note on Related Collections).

Two pre-taped segments from other producers are included within episodes in this collection. One is a 30 minute documentary called "Message from Motown" produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2/23/84) and the other is a documentary about the history of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union called "Roots of the U.A.W." The latter segment is followed by an interview with the producer, Darryl Smith, a fellow member of Dabney's UAW chapter, Local 735 (6/14/84).

Two episodes include discussions of policing and the justice system. One features a conversation with local Ann Arbor police officers on the topic of crime prevention (1/7/82) and the other is an interview related to justice and class (Pam Jones - 1/28/82).

Some of the featured organizations whose representatives are interviewed in "Wayne's Cultural Clinic" are the Red Cross (6/9/83), the Humane Society (1/27/83), the United Way (Lois Andra - 10/13/83), Washtenaw Senior Citizens Council (Jackie Allen - 6/14/84), Society's League Against Molestation of Children (Wonda Nicolson, president - 4/12/84), Washtenaw Council for Children at Risk (Marisa McMullen - 3/15/84), and Campfire Girls (Judy Watson - 3/15/84).

Among the artist and performer interviewees are Dr. Morris Lawrence, Washtenaw Community College music faculty member and director of the WCC Jazz Orchestra (11/4/82); Kathryn Miller, director of the Performance Network Theater in Ann Arbor, MI (2/23/84); and glass artist Frederick Birk Hill Jr (2/11/82).

Featured performers in the collection include Ann Arbor rock bands such as Nucleus (2/11/82 and 3/24/83), Cult Heroes (3/24/83), Martin Simmons (5/19/83 and 6/9/83), the Spaceheaters (11/18/82 and 12/2/82), and Scott Morgan (3/24/83). Some episodes feature jazz and boogie woogie musicians as well, most notably the boogie woogie pianist Mr. B (Mark Lincoln Braun, 10/13/83). The collection also includes comedy segments by Tim Lilly (6/9/83) and Gary Schuyler, a.k.a. Candy Sweet - Female Impersonator (5/19/83). One episode includes a segment with the magician and illusionist Franz Harary (6/9/83).

Several episodes include dance and martial arts segments. Among them are a Jazzercise feature (3/24/83), a Tae Kwon Do feature with B.C. Yu (11/4/82), a segment with the Funkateers (1/7/82), and two segments featuring a group called Bad Lads and Spices (9/29/83 and 3/15/84).

One episode features an interview with Ann Arbor business owner Richard Tuttle of Saguaro Plants (1/28/82).