In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 2 Workplace cultural diversity and inclusion are the focus of the Brookings Inclusive Collaborative. This series of focus groups include business leaders, culturally diverse employees, and faith-based community leaders. Behind this project are Becky Kuehl, associate professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at South Dakota State University, and Molly Enz, professor of French and coordinator of the Global Studies program at SDSU. Find

In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 2 Chuck Parkinson's career in government ranges from work on Senator Jim Abdnor's staff in the 1970s to federal appointments from President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush, to work as a lobbyist and consultant. He's the host of SDPB's program "Where Do We Go From Here?" And now, in partnership with SDPB, he's launching a series of short takes on democracy. You can find "You and Your Democracy" online. In the series, Chuck and his

In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 1 Kim Malsom Rysdon, South Dakota's Secretary of Health, joins us to talk about contact tracing, COVID-19 here at home, and how the upcoming flu season intersects with the pandemic. Health reporting on SDPB is supported by Monument Health Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 1 Kent Wilsey is a business owner and rancher from Owanka in Pennington County. Wilsey is a Libertarian running for the South Dakota State Senate in District 29 which includes parts of Pennington, Butte, and Meade Counties. This is not his first time running for office, but it is his first time running for a seat in the South Dakota Legislature. Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 1 Republican Rhonda Milstead believes in supporting strong, healthy families along with quality education. Last session she was a member of the Commerce & Energy and Health & Human Services committees. She is seeking re-election to the house of representatives in the South Dakota state legislature. She would represent district 9 in Minnehaha county. Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on

In The Moment … September 9, 2020 Show 898 Hour 1 Students of geology know what field camp is as it's required for graduation by most universities. The pandemic stopped that from happening around the world but a group of faculty at the Black Hills Natural Science Field Station run by South Dakota Mines found a way around it. Nuri Uzunlar is the director of BHNSFS and a Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering at South Dakota Mines. Support for education reporting on SDPB is provided by

In The Moment … September 8, 2020 Show 897 Hour 1 South Dakota, North Dakota, and Iowa are three of the highest risk states per capita of COVID-19 spread. Are we all at more risk now because of the size of our outbreak? What kind of treatments are available here at home? Dr. Shankar Kurra is Vice President of Medical Affairs at Monument Health and joins us today with the latest. Health reporting on SDPB is supported by Monument Health Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch

In The Moment … September 8, 2020 Show 897 Hour 1 Girls on the run is a transformational and positive physical activity program for girls in grades 3-5. The program's goal is to ready girls both physically and emotionally to complete a celebratory 5K run. Jennifer Hoesing is the Chief Development Officer at EmBe in Sioux Falls. She's here to tell us more about the Fall 2020 Girls on the Run program. Find us on Apple , Spotify , and Google Play . Plus, watch interviews from our show on YouTube .

In The Moment … September 8, 2020 Show 897 Hour 1 16 years ago, Delta David Gier came to the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. When asked by the search committee why he wanted to be its music director he simply said, "I am looking for someplace to build something significant." Maestro Gier has made such an impact that he can add member of the South Dakota Hall of Fame to his resume as is to be virtually inducted September 12. Arts, literature, and music reporting on SDPB is supported by the

In The Moment … September 8, 2020 Show 897 Hour 1 The scientific method is, by definition, nonpartisan, and unbiased. And yet in an America where political division threatens to be the rule, not the exception, politicized science can cloud how a nation responds to a pandemic. And that can erode trust and put lives at risk. Dr. Wendell Hoffman is an infectious disease specialist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. He writes about the