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S unday, January 24, 2021 - Dr. Donald Warne is the director of the Indians into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota. Today he shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted indigenous people. ~~~ Sarah Elmquist Squires is the new head of the North Dakota Newspaper Association. We learn about her background and where she hopes to take the NDNA. ~~~ After more than a century of service, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is suspending services and closing its doors. LSSND CEO

Friday, January 22, 2021 - The global pandemic caused a spike in people needing food. As part of our series of conversations about industries dramatically impacted by COVID-19, we hear from Karen Ehrens, coalition coordinator with Creating a Hunger Free North Dakota. ~~~ Dave Thompson has his weekly news debrief. ~~~ Matt Olien has his weekly movie review, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - Dr. Robert “Bo” Wood is a professor of political science and Director of the Master of Public Administration program at UND. He joins us to discuss yesterday’s inauguration and what a Biden administration could mean for North Dakota. ~~~ We have a Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern, Into the Cave Hills. ~~~ In this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom discusses food trends. She says move over olive oil. It’s time for an oil change!

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - We continue on conversations about industries dramatically impacted by the global pandemic. Today we hear from the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission Director Kyle Wanner about the impacts on our airports. ~~~~ As the nation welcomes its first female vice president and first vice president of black or asian descent, many mourn they can’t be there in person to see a bit of themselves reflected in Vice President Kamala Harris. From Poetry from Studio 47, we share a

T uesday, January 19, 2021 - It’s a one-two punch for North Dakota's oil and gas industry, between the falling oil prices and the pandemic. We check in with the state’s Director of Mineral Resources Lynn Helms. ~~~ After more than a century of service, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is suspending services and closing its doors. LSSND CEO Bob Otterson joins us with details on what happened and how the closure impacts the people LSS serves.

Monday, January 18, 2021 - Dr. Donald Warne is the director of the Indians into Medicine program at the University of North Dakota. Today he shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted indigenous people. ~~~ Sarah Elmquist Squires is the new head of the North Dakota Newspaper Association. We learn about her background and where she hopes to take the NDNA.

Sunday, January 17, 2021 - Secrets of the Viking Stone is a new show on the Science Channel. Peter Stormare, known for his role in FARGO , and history enthusiast Elroy Balgaard set out to solve the mystery of the famed Kensington Runestone. We visit with Stormare. ~~~ It’s impossible to overstate COVID’s impact on health care workers. Today we visit with Dr. J’Patrick Fahn at CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck about his personal experience working at a hospital during a pandemic.

Friday, January 15, 2021 - Yesterday, we heard from a doctor at CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck about working in an urban hospital during a global pandemic. Today we get perspectives from rural hospital personnel at Unity Medical Center in Grafton. We talk with CEO Alan O’Neil, CEO and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Matthew Viscito. ~~~ Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, shares a commentary on the current political climate impacts indigenous people. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson has his

Thursday, January 14, 2021 - It’s impossible to overstate COVID’s impact on health care workers. Today we visit with Dr. J’Patrick Fahn at CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck about his personal experience working at a hospital during a pandemic. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, On a Quest, where he goes off in search of homesteader W.H. Hamilton. ~~~ For this week’s Main Street Eats, Root Seller Sue is anxious to get back to growing food. She’s taking a look at the weather folklore of our area.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - Humanities ND is hosting its Gamechanger Ideas fest online, with a focus on democracy in these difficult times. This Thursday, featured speaker Yaël Eisenstat, former CIA analyst and U.S. Diplomat, explores how social media threatens our democracy. We visit with Program Coordinator Sue Skalicky. ~~~ Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today, reflects on what 2020 meant for his news outlet, and how to best tell the COVID-19 story as it impacts indigenous peoples.