In The Moment … October 20, 2020 Show 924 Hour 1 With Halloween 11 days away, there's no better time to talk about vampires, zombies, and mummies. Tonight at 7 central, a STEAM Café Facebook live presentation will do just that. Johnica Morrow is a lecturer in Chemical and Biological Engineering at South Dakota Mines and will host this discussion, she joins us now with a preview. Science and Technology reporting is brought to you by SDN Communications, your business broadband provider. Learn more

In The Moment … October 20, 2020 Show 924 Hour 1 A presentation via Zoom here at the top of the hour is titled "Ada Lovelace: First Computer Programmer?" This is part of the South Dakota Mines Humanities Department's Brown Bag Series and is presented by Erica Haugtvedt, an assistant Humanities professor at Mines. Lovelace was not very well known for her mathematics during her lifetime as other mathematicians believed that women were incapable of studying math at this level. Haugtvedt joins us

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 2 U.S. cases of COVID-19 have increased by nearly 30 percent from two weeks ago. The rate of new infections in South Dakota continues to eclipse that in other states. Now, as the weather cools and we prepare to spend more time indoors, public health officials are warning we may be entering the "darkest days" of the pandemic yet. Dr. Shankar Kurra is vice president of Medical Affairs at Monument Health and joins us today with the latest. Health

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 2 The rich history of the Corn Palace in Mitchell goes back to 1892 when South Dakota as a state was just three years old. The world's only building covered with murals made of corn and grasses continues to draw half a million tourists annually and still serves as Mitchell's home town event center. On today's "Images of the Past," we'll look back at the history of the building that really is the World's only Corn Palace. Joining us now is Troy

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 2 From 1831 until 1895, steamboats traveled up and down the upper Missouri river hauling supplies and trade goods between the ever-growing number of white settlements along the river and the established towns downstream. The Missouri was unusually dangerous compared to other American rivers, and about 400 boats sank in it during the 60-year steamboat era. Most are buried now in sand and mud, but the wreckage of some of those boats can still be seen

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 1 When a gift is given, who benefits the most, the recipient or the giver? The founder of Nonviolent Communication, Marshall B. Rosenberg believes that "It is our nature to enjoy giving and receiving in a compassionate manner." You may have a different belief. Rick Kahler is a wealth advisor and owner of the Kahler Financial Group in Rapid City. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including "Wired for Wealth." He's also an international

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 1 Al Novstrup is a long time business owner in South Dakota and has served in the state legislature for nearly 2 decades. Committees he has served on include Commerce & Energy, and Judiciary. Al is a Republican and is seeking re-election to the state senate and would represent District 3, Brown County in northeast South Dakota. Politics reporting at SDPB is sponsored by the Center for Western Studies Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play

In The Moment … October 19, 2020 Show 923 Hour 1 For nearly a century, SDPB has fed the imaginations of children by utilizing various resources and our airwaves to get them ready for success. The SDPB Early Learning Initiative is a program designed to get children ready for kindergarten. Kevin Nelson is the director of the program. Kevin's experience as a teacher and former school administrator puts him in a good position for the job. He joins us now with more. Support for education reporting on

In The Moment … October 16, 2020 Show 922 Hour 1 It's our Tech Radio hour, and our final Tech radio before the November 3rd election. Today we're going to talk election security, social media, the fight against disinformation, and more. Plus, did a delayed Prime Day kick off the holiday shopping season already? You can be part of our conversation by emailing your questions and comments to [email protected]. Text us at 605-956-7372. That's 956-SDPB. Today's panelists: John T Meyer is co

In The Moment … October 16, 2020 Show 922 Hour 1 Last fall the man known as "The Fabulous One Guy" was unsure if he would ever be able to sing again. Entertainer Gordy Pratt was diagnosed with tonsil cancer. A long road of radiation treatments and chemotherapy not only allowed Pratt to be cancer-free - it put him "Back in the Saddle!" Tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m., Gordy Pratt, his longtime comedy and music partner Dalyce (like Alice) Sellers, and friend and fiddle champion Kenny Putnam, get