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Monday, March 28, 2022 - Thanks to member dollars, we’re able to expand our coverage and have a new reporter in Bismarck. We welcome Katie David to the Prairie Public family and share a conversation she has with Susan Wefald about an effort to identify the largest tree of its species in the Bismarck area. ~~~ We learn about the Dakota Media Access Film Festival coming up March 31st and April 1st with Bryan Keidel, one of the festival organizers.

Friday, March 25, 2022 – Glynn Washington, host of Snap Judgment, is being inducted into the podcast hall of fame. We reair a conversation he had with Doug Hamilton in October 2020. ~~~ It’s a small town with a big art show. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Hawley Art Show is coming back April 7. Brandi Malarkey visits with Rodney Haug, one of the volunteers on the Hawley Art Show committee. ~~~ We have our weekly news debrief with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews The Lost Daughter.

It’s a small town with a big art show. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Hawley Art Show is coming back April 7. Brandi Malarkey visits with Rodney Haug, one of the volunteers on the Hawley Art Show committee.

Thursday, March 24, 2022 – Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Eli Saslow, author of Rising Out of Hatred, is coming to Fargo in May and Humanities ND is looking for help for the event. We learn about what it takes to be a table facilitator with Sue Skalicky, program coordinator for Humanities ND. ~~~ Biologist Chuck Lura has a Natural North Dakota essay, Enjoy Spring. ~~~ Sue Balcom stresses the importance of spacing your garden. ~~~ Joy Harjo is the Poet Laureate of the United States, the first of Native American heritage. She was recently in North Dakota – The Spirit Room of Fargo organized the visit. The North Dakota Humanities Council funded it. Today we share one of her poems, Crystal Lake.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 – PASE, or Parents are Sexuality Educators is a free class for parents who want to learn how to have comfortable, matter-of-fact conversations with their children or teens about sexuality. There are upcoming classes in Grand Forks and Fargo. We visit with facilitator Katie Christensen. ~~~ Beach, ND is hosting its very first Art Walk . Brandi Malarkey chats with City Auditor Kim Gaugler.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 – David Ripplinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He joins Prairie Pulse host John Harris to talk about the economic impact worldwide of the war in Ukraine. ~~~ We continue the Ukraine coverage with a report from Harvest Public Media on the cost of fertilizer. ~~~ In the fourth installment of the series, “North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis,” in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visiting with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler.

In the fourth installment of the series, “North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis,” in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visiting with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler.

Monday, March 21, 2022 – As the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, so does the scope of the humanitarian crisis. Aid organizations like Project Hope have flocked to the region. Its CEO is Rabih Torbay, based in Washington; and its director of emergency response and preparedness is Tom Cotter, currently overseeing the efforts on the ground in Romania. They visit with Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter in this excerpt from the Conversations on Health Care podcast. ~~~ Issues and questions about free speech will be the topic of “Free Speech: A Community Conversation,” a panel scheduled for Tuesday, March 22, at noon in NDSU’s Memorial Union’s Room of Nations and via Zoom. Howard A. Dahl of Amity Technology and Jack Zaleski, retired editorial page editor, will discuss what free speech is, what it contributes to a democratic society and some of the justifiable and unjustifiable limitations on it. We visit with Jack. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, The Atmosphere of Excitement.

Friday, March 18, 2022 – The ND Women's Network Youth Action Council is addressing menstrual equality with a Period Pack assembly day in Jamestown on Saturday. We learn more from Kristie Wolff, executive director of the North Dakota Women’s Network. ~~~ Late winter and early spring is time for maple syrup. When most people think of maple syrup production, Vermont comes to mind. In the Midwest, Wisconsin and Michigan are the biggest producers. But as Harvest Public Media’s Katie Peikes reports, there’s a lot of untapped potential for maple syrup in the lower Midwest. ~~~ We have our weekly news debrief with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews King Richard.

Thursday, March 17, 2022 – Another Scar of Genocide is a film exploring diabetes among indigenous people. It’s showing at the Grand Theatre in Bismarck on Friday night. We visit with Director Justin Deegan and Executive Producer Darline Perkins. ~~~Three high school students in LaMoure, North Dakota have received national recognition in a CSPAN StudentCam competition. Prairie Public’s Danielle Webster has the story.~~~ For this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom helps us methodically plan out the gardening season.