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Frost Fire is a hidden gem in northeast North Dakota. There are buses leaving from Grand Forks and Fargo during the ski season to take skiers anxious to hit the slopes without the drive. They’re also raising money on Giving Hearts Day to address some infrastructure needs and future expansion plans. We visit with Frost Fire’s Patty Gorder

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - Tomorrow is Giving Hearts Day. We share a Prairie Pulse excerpt with Pat Traynor, executive director of the Impact Foundation. ~~~ Hope Inc focuses on adaptive sports and recreation for people with mobility issues. They joined forces with Theatre B for an adaptation of Alice and Wonderland. We visit with Hope Inc’s Kelly Buhr and Theatre B’s Scott Ecker. ~~~ We share a reading of the poem, An American Sunrise, from US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. ~~~ The Olympics are underway and ski fans have Sondre Norheim to thank for the sport as we know it today. The Norwegian immigrant came to the US, living in Minnesota and North Dakota, bringing with him a culture of nordic skiing. We visit with Ryan Rodgers the author of Winter’s Children: A Celebration of Nordic Skiing.

The Olympics are underway. Fargo Curling Club’s Shawn Olesen is part of the three-person team managing the ice for Olympic curling.

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - KayCote hosts the Fargo Fit Friend podcast. We visit about navigating the world of women's health and wellness and how to brand yourself. ~~~ Chuck Lura has a Natural North Dakota essay on moose. ~~~ The Olympics are underway. Fargo Curling Club’s Shawn Olesen is part of the three-person team managing the ice for Olympic curling.

Monday, February 7, 2022 - US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo is in Fargo as part of The Big Read project. We re-air a presentation she gave last year called Bringing Joy. ~~~ Also as part of The Big Read event, educator and poet Denise Lajimodiere read from her latest book, “His Feathers Were Chains,” while local musicians played original compositions based on her poems. We share a reading of “Identity Crisis.”

Ashley Thornberg talks to SnowKraft and Jay Ray, local snow sculptors who are building sculptures for the Fargo-Moorhead Frostival.

Friday, February 4, 2022 - Tom Brosseau, host of The Great American Folk Show takes us to New Leipzig, ND for a new segment called Dakota Diners. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews Parallel Mothers. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson is here for his weekly news debrief.

Brandi Malarkey introduces us to the new Fargo based-band, Hiahli, which is currently in the middle of a unique recording project. Hear from Ryan Tetzloff and Jason Boynton, the co-founders of the hip-hop band with the unusual name.

Thursday, February 3, 2022 - Today the late Wayne Stenehjem was laid to rest. He spent 45 years in service to North Dakota, first as a state legislator and then as Attorney General. News Director Dave Thompson attended the funeral and joins us to talk about Stenehjem’s legacy. ~~~ Denim is ubiquitous. Today we hear from Anna Lee Strachan and Michael Bicks, the filmmakers behind Riveted: The History of Jeans, which airs Monday on PBS’ American Experience. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for Main Street Eats to talk about chocolate.

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - It’s time for the annual Laffont Met Opera Auditions. We hear from Dr. Royce Blackburn Director of the North Dakota-Manitoba District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. ~~~ Peggy Lee ~~~ Bill Thompson of Bismarck loves Groundhog Day. Thompson quit smoking on February 2nd 1978. And every year since then, he has celebrated the day. ~~~ Frostival is a mid winter event to celebrate the snow and cold. We hear from sculptors making snow sculptures for the event. And they’ll be representing ND on the national level this weekend in Wisconsin.