Main Street

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 -We get a preview of the upcoming Jazz Fest happening this week at NDSU with one of the organizers Matt Sheerer, and guest artist and Fargo native Ross Pederson. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, Adventure Beyond Locality. ~~~ Brandi Malarkey introduces us to the hip-hop band Hiahli.

Monday, January, 31, 2022 - Amena Chaudry is facilitating the class Race and Allyship: A Course for White People for Humanities ND. It starts February 10th and takes place over Zoom for ten weeks. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson shares memories of the late Wayne Stenehjem, the state’s former attorney general. ~~~ The Grammys were supposed to happen tonight. But Bismarck’s Dr. Jason Thoms will have to wait until April to find out if he’s won one. The composer, conductor, singer, and music educator is nominated for a best chorale performance Grammy. He spoke with Scott Prebys, host of Prebys on Classics.

Friday, January 28, 2022 - It’s time for our monthly Journalists Roundtable. News Director Dave Thompson hosts special guests Dave Kolpack of the Associated Press and Renee Jean of the Williston Herald. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews Licorice Pizza.

Thursday, January 27, 2022 - We get a preview of tonight’s Prairie Pulse as host John Harris speaks with Tracee Capron, the executive director of Hospice of the Red River Valley. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Barefoot.” ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us to talk about food as wellness.

Michael Miller of the NDSU Germans from Russia Heritage Collection and television producer Matt Olien join Main Street to honor the late Bob Dambach, who dedicated 35 years of his life to Prairie Public.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - We get a preview of the upcoming season of Prairie Musicians with Prairie Public Production Manager Barb Gravel. ~~~ Matt Olien and Michael Miller join us to honor the late Bob Dambach, who dedicated 35 years of his life to Prairie Public.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - Harvard Professor of History Dr. Philip Deloria is presenting on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act tonight for Humanities ND. He talks about the three phases of the law. ~~~ A recent study by the Pew Research Center shows that 3 of 10 U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated. Greg Smith is associate director of research at the center and he recently visited with Lori Walsh, host of In The Moment of South Dakota Public Radio.

Monday, January 24, 2022 - UND Professor Dr. Rebecca J. Romsdahl seeks to inspire wonder about the natural world in her new book “Mindful Wandering: Nature and Global Travel through the Eyes of a Farmgirl Scientist.” Romsdahl, takes the reader from a Minnesota farm to England, Morocco, Peru and beyond. It’s published by The Digital Press at UND and it’s available as a free download. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith stops by to talk about winter plant care.

Friday, January 21 2022 - News director Dave Thompson recaps the news of the week. ~~~ Matt Olien is here with a movie review, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

Sunday, January 23, 2022 - Dr. Abraam Yakoub is an associate professor of biomedical sciences at UND. His team received a $4.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a 5-year project studying COVID. ~~~ Jessie Veeder, North Dakota writer, Forum columnist and musician, has released her first children’s book, “Prairie Princess.” To celebrate, she is touring libraries to conduct a reading, signing, discussion and creative activity for all ages. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “The Northern Blizzards.” ~~~ Matt Olien is here with a movie review, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”