In The Moment … May 11, 2020 Show 814 Hour 2 The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is nearing 80,000. In South Dakota, As many states hope to reopen for increased commerce, South Dakota continues on a path of social distancing, following current CDC guidelines to slow the spread of the contagion, and preparing for a predicted surge in hospitalizations. Since the first confirmed cases in the state, In the Moment has been bringing you weekly updates from statewide leaders in the health care industry

In The Moment … May 11, 2020 Show 814 Hour 1 This week, We're exploring how farmers are adapting to climate change in the Great Plains. We'll start in North Dakota. As the climate has shifted, the weather in North Dakota has behaved in odd, counterintuitive ways over the past few decades. For a Harvest Public Media project, Christopher Walljasper reports on how farmers are adapting to climate change. Find us on: Apple , Spotify , and Google Play

In The Moment … May 11, 2020 Show 814 Hour 1 All eyes are on the U.S. economy and the national death toll as states navigate various stages of returning to commerce. The pandemic has laid bare problems with the economy many didn't realize existed. Others have been warning about those problems for decades. As we watch the unemployment numbers rise we also wonder what those numbers mean for South Dakotans, from farmers to factory workers to families. It is this focus on how the national economic

In The Moment … May 11, 2020 Show 814 Hour 1 The U.S. unemployment rate has surged to14.7 percent. Congress has spent 70 billion dollars on the Payroll Protection Program, which was designed to keep people employed. Jobs are vanishing, people are struggling to pay their May mortgage or rent. The first CARES Act sent stimulus payments to American taxpayers. How are we going to pay for that stimulus money? How do we pay for the Payroll Protection Program? Maybe how we "pay for this" is the wrong

In The Moment … May 8, 2020 Show 813 Hour 1 Are negotiations a battle to be won or an opportunity to be discovered? We thought now would be a good time to think deeply about negotiation and whether they really need to be combative. Mike Wagner is a leadership expert who has traveled the world teaching people about leadership. This hour we bring you part two of a three-part conversation inspired by his blog uncommonwisdom.org. Find us on: Apple , Spotify , and Google Play

In The Moment … May 8, 2020 Show 813 Hour 2 As Americans reach for a sense of normalcy during the pandemic, scientists and medical professionals search for the kind of insight and solutions that could create breakthroughs large and small in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Kevin Post is chief medical officer with the Avera Medical Group. He joins us with an update on research and clinical trials. Find us on: Apple , Spotify , and Google Play Science and Technology reporting is brought to

In The Moment … May 8, 2020 Show 813 Hour 1 The 2020 Governor's Giant Vision winners were announced in April. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the event as originally planned, so the competition was completed by using online technology that allowed everyone to participate remotely. This is the sixteenth year of the entrepreneurial business competition, hosted by the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We're joined this morning by David Owen, President of the South

In The Moment ... May 8, 2020 Show 813 Hour 1 Once again, it's Friday and it's time now for Poetry from Studio 47 with Patrick Hicks. Today's featured poet is Sandy Longhorn.

In The Moment … May 7, 2020 Show 812 Hour 2 How has the coronavirus affected your current relationship at home? Perhaps both are working from home and are spending more time under one roof together than before. We are now forced to connect with loved ones in ways that we certainly aren't used to. Michele Clodfelder is a licensed professional counselor with Mental Health for Black Hills psychology. She joins us today with a therapeutic look at love inside a pandemic. Find us on: Apple , Spotify ,

In The Moment … May 7, 2020 Show 812 Hour 2 On Call with the Prairie Doc® is on SDPB TV Thursday nights at 7 central 6 mountain on SDPB TV. Tonight's episode is titled When the Brain of Ours Starts to Fail. Doctors will take on questions about neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Andrew Ellsworth is a family medicine physician with Avera Medical Group in Brookings and a member of the team of Prairie Doc® physicians and joins us now with a preview. Find us on: Apple ,