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Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – The closing night selection for the Fargo Film Festival is Glob Lessons. North Dakota Native Nicole Rodenburg comes home for this road trip across that state from two people whose lives aren’t going as planned. We reair a conversation from July of 2021 when it screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith stops by for early spring lawn and garden care tips. ~~~ Tom Brosseau, host of The Great American Folk Show, brings us to the Queen City Cafe in Aneta.

In the third installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota, we hear from Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, the state’s largest association of public educators and employees.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – Muscle Memory is a film examining dance and vulnerability. It’s showing during the Fargo Film Festival, where filmmaker Mary Trunk will also take audience questions. ~~~ It’s the third installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. Tom Gerhardt interviews North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta.

Monday, March 14, 2022 – Would you believe that female US Supreme Court Justices are interrupted four times more often than male ones? We visit with Mary Ann Sieghart the author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It. ~~~ Brandi Malarkey visits with Kristie Wolff, executive director of the North Dakota Women’s Network about Ready to Run, an initiative to support women who want to run for office or learn more about the political system. ~~~ Tom Isern has a Plains Folk essay, Cracker Crumbs for The Sparrow.

Friday, March 11, 2022 – On the upcoming Why show, philosopher Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein discusses this month’s theme, “What Is a Model Minority,” with Dr. Emily Lee, chair of the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Fullerton. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson is here for his weekly news debrief. ~~~ Matt Olien review, “The Batman.”

Thursday, March 10, 2022 - Next week is the Fargo Film Festival. We get a preview from Sean Volk, the Fargo Theatre Development and Engagement Manager. He visits with Prairie Pulse Host John Harris. ~~~ Tom Brosseau takes us to the Drayton Curling Club in an excerpt from the Great American Folk Show. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk Essay, The Obnoxious Character of the English Sparrow. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with tips for getting a head start on gardening.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - Matt Olien hosts a roundtable discussion with three Russia experts from NDSU.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - Brent and Anna Huso of McVille are in Ukraine to rescue Anna’s family. They share what it’s like in Ukraine. Farmers and Merchants Bank of McVille is accepting donations to help the Huso family. ~~~ After so much talk about drought, it’s time to think about water. Biologist Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on drainage. ~~~ It’s the second installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. Tom Gerhardt interviews 2021 ND Teacher of the Year Kristi Reinke. He also visits with a former Fargo teacher who left the profession.

Brent and Anna Huso of McVille are in Ukraine to rescue Anna’s family. They share what it’s like in Ukraine. Farmers and Merchants Bank of McVille is accepting donations to help the Huso family.

In the second installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota, we hear from the 2021 North Dakota Teacher of The Year, Kristi Reinke, and a former Fargo teacher.