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Monday, April 18, 2022 - Trauma can impact how genes work. Stephanie Foo knows this all too well, having panic attacks, anxiety, depression and more devastating impacts of severe child abuse. As part of her healing journey, she wrote a book, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma. Foo’s mother beat her repeatedly and both parents eventually abandoned her to live on her own while still in high school.

Friday, April 15, 2022 - On this Good Friday, we help you navigate family time with the art of asking questions. We share an excerpt from a recent episode of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life about how to think philosophically. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews The Northman.

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - We visit with Veteran Mark Lindquist (pictured) who traveled from Fargo to Ukraine to help get supplies to those in the war-torn country. ~~~ Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Marv Baker or North Star Farms in Carpio, about 30 miles north west of Minot. He runs a three-acre organic farm and is a vendor at the North Prairie Farmers Market in Minot.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - How do you commemorate important experiences. Many cultures have different approaches. Today we learn about what a winter count is. Alicia Hegland-Thorpe visits with Dakota Goodhouse, a History and Native Studies educator at United Tribes Technical College. ~~~ We share a Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern, Breakfast at 6. ~~~ The State Historical Society of North Dakota has awarded twenty organizations throughout the state with a Cultural Heritage Grant for improvements, projects, and events. The B’nai Israel Synagogue, located in Grand Forks, is one of the grant recipients. Today Bert Garwood, president of the congregation at the B’nai Israel Synagogue, visits with guest interviewer Brandi Malarkey about their building rehabilitation project.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - Thievery, forgery, murder. All in a day’s work for used booksellers, right? Maybe not all booksellers. Gary Goodman is the author of The Last Bookseller: A Life in the Rare Book Trade, a book punctuated with book obsessives, questionable decisions, and even death-defying treks for books.

Monday, April 11, 2022 - We meet the newest member of the Prairie Public family. Main Street welcomes Alicia Hegland-Thorpe as co-host of Main Street. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith has lawn and garden advice. ~~~ Sarah Vogel shares an essay arguing Jay Gatsby is North Dakota’s most famous son.

Friday, April 8, 2022 - We learn about the impacts of Make A Wish on the emotional and mental health of patients and their families. We visit with Bethaney Kaye, the director of medical affairs for Make-A-Wish America, and Billi Jo Zielinski, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish North Dakota. ~~~ We have our weekly news debrief with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews CODA.

Thursday, April 7, 2022 - Bismarck Global Neighbors and the state of North Dakota are developing the first ever ND Statewide Youth Refugee program. It will provide youth refugee mentoring and vocational services as a statewide initiative. We visit with State Refugee Coordinator Holly-Triska Dally, and Bismarck Global Neighbors Executive Director Julie Ramos Lagos. ~~~ Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Quinn Renfandt co-director of the Farmers Market Promotion Program at Dakota College at Bottineau. He’s also on the board of the Red River Harvest Cooperative. ~~~ We share a Joy Harjo poem from a recent appearance in Fargo, See With Your Heart.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - The Ursulina is a new book set in the frozen north woods of rural Minnesota. Deputy Rebecca Colder hunts the mythical Ursulina creature responsible for brutal murders. We visit with author Brian Freeman. ~~~ In this week’s Natural North Dakota essay, biologist Chuck Lura talks about voles. ~~~ Director of Radio Bill Thomas was a judge at the recent Poetry Out Loud competition. He shares highlights for National Poetry Month.

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Famed Polar explorer Will Steger is out with a book, a cookbook. The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life is a collection of recipes his niece and Steger Center head chef Rita Mae serves guests. The book promotes seasonal eating, foraging, and zero waste or fossil fuels. ~~~ Ford is coming out with an electric F-150. Harvest Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert reports. ~~~ Bret Dockter, North Dakota’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, has been awarded a $15,000 grant to promote the teaching profession and education. It is the first grant of its kind in state history. He visits with guest interviewer Tom Gerhardt.