In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 2 Why were American nurses and health care workers so desperate for adequate protective equipment in the early days, months even, of a global pandemic? Why did federal leaders ignore the warning signs, fail to restock the national strategic stockpile? Why are we still experiencing shortages of test equipment and the supplies necessary to distribute a vaccine? A new investigative documentary from FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, and the Global

In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 2 Leo Flynn was born in Iowa but the family moved to a farm near Milbank in his youth. He attended Milbank high school and went on to earn a law degree from Creighton University in Omaha. Flynn was among the founding members of the South Dakota Rural Electric Association in 1942. South Dakota author Chuck Cecil in his book, "Going the Extra Mile" notes that Flynn was known both locally and nationally as 'Mr. R.E.A." Flynn wrote or co-wrote many of

In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 2 As more and more South Dakotans are personally impacted by COVID-19, it's time to step back and ask why it affects different people in different ways? The South Dakota Department of Health reports 240 hospitalizations today for the disease. Our death toll is at 248. Healthcare reporting at SDPB is sporsored by Monument Health Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 1 Over 600,000 individuals are released from prison annually and three-quarters of them are rearrested within five years of their release. Terry Liggins is the founder of the "Hurdle Life Foundation" and joins us today to discuss what he calls the "gaps" in the reintegration of the previously incarcerated. Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 1 The Deadwood Brothel Museum opened recently and our friends at 605 Magazine write about their visit in the October issue which is themed "The History Issue." What else lies between the covers? Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … October 5, 2020 Show 916 Hour 1 High School golf and tennis take center stage this week. Starting today, the Boys Class A Golf Tournament is Hot Springs while the Class AA Tournament is in Sioux Falls. And the Girls Class A Tennis Tournament starts today in Rapid City. Nate Wek is in the Black Hills this week to cover the action and he'll be joining us throughout the week on In The Moment with updates. Sports reporting at SDPB is sporsored by Horton Inc. Find us on Apple ,

In The Moment … October 2, 2020 Show 915 Hour 1 Badger Clark became South Dakota's first poet laureate in 1937. The son of a Methodist minister, it is said his habit of smoking was part of what kept him from the halls of academia and his individuality found him happily living and writing in a small rustic cabin you can still visit today in Custer State Park. This weekend you can celebrate the life and poetry of Badger Clark at Badgerstock in Sioux Falls. Arts, Literature & Music reporting at

In The Moment … October 2, 2020 Show 915 Hour 1 It's time to come back to the music. The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra launches its classical season Saturday, October 3rd, with the grounding, timeless sounds of "Blissful Bach." With new safety precautions in place, you can be there when the music returns. But we also have news today of a new partnership between South Dakota Public Broadcasting and the orchestra that brings the music around the world. Delta David Gier is the music director and

In The Moment … October 2, 2020 Show 915 Hour 1 Last summer we welcomed the Quartet Davis into the SDPB Sioux Falls studios for a live performance. Now the group has released their debut album called "Three Lefts Make a Right." The group was conceived out of a love for the string quartet model and pulls influences from Scandinavian traditional music, blues, and contemporary classical forms. We'll hear tracks from the album for today's Moment in Sound. But first, we welcome the group's cellist,

In The Moment ... October 2, 2020 Show 915 Hour 1 Here's today's episode of Poetry from Studio 47 . Arts, literature, and music reporting on SDPB is supported by the Northern State University School of Fine Arts. More information available at northern.edu