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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - Meet Maartje Murphy, a Gelato maker in North Dakota. She recently landed on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Wheat at Any Price.” ~~~ The Olafson Ethics Symposium at UND provides a platform for students and the business community to explore the importance of both personal and professional ethics. It was held virtually this year, examining ethics and responsibility through the lens of COVID-19 and social turbulence. One of

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with notable vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez, founding Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor University College of Medicine. Dr. Hotez warns that we are months away from widespread vaccine distribution, and deaths from COVID-19 will continue to rise dramatically until a national program of masks, testing, and social distancing is in place.He also calls for a national messaging strategy to counter

Monday, December 14, 2020 - Humanities North Dakota is offering a series of free online classes and events. Joining us to talk about the series is program coordinator Sue Skalicky. ~~~ Commentary from Mark Trahant on Indian representation in presidential administrations. ~~~ At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ethanol producers feared a world stuck at home. As gasoline demand plummeted, about half of America’s ethanol plants shuttered. Most have reopened. But as Harvest Public Media’s

Sunday, December 13, 2020 - We begin with a wrapup of the week’s news with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Louise Erdrich’s novel The Plague of Doves is the current One Book One Minnesota Selection. She visits with Ashley Thornberg.

Friday, December 11, 2020 - Jack Russell Weinstein previews this Sunday’s WHY radio show when he visits with Patricia Churchland in an episode titled: “How Important is the Brain to the Great Philosophical Questions?” ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for our weekly news chat. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Mank.” 1930s Hollywood is seen through the eyes of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane.

Thursday, December 10, 2020 - The pandemic has led to many difficulties that contribute to stress and emotional hardship. Here to discuss the many facets of these emotional problems is licensed professional counselor Carol Kapaun Ratchenski. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “The Empire of Wheat.” ~~~ Speaking of wheat, Sue Balcom’s topic today on Main Main Street Eats is bread.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 - A recently published report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism examines trust in news from the perspective of journalists from various parts of the world. We visit with report co-author Benjamin Toff, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. ~~~ The new Northern Rose sculpture in Grand Forks has inspired an effort to raise money for more public art. The Northern Rose is a 150-ton granite artwork by Zoran Mojsilov, Serbian immigrant,

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - Dr. Michael Osterholm is a newly-appointed member of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 Task Force. He’s the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He spoke with Conversations on Healthcare podcast hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter about the hurdles and promise of a vaccine. --- Prolonged dry and unseasonably warm conditions have worsened an ongoing drought in portions of North Dakota, which are now in

Monday, December 7, 2020 - Louise Erdrich’s novel "The Plague of Doves" is the current One Book One Minnesota selection. You can join her free Zoom discussion on December 8 at 7pm. She visited with Ashley Thornberg on Main Street about her work.

Sunday, December 6, 2020 - News director Dave Thompson with a recap of the latest news. ~~~ Paul Legler discusses his new book, “Half the Terrible Things,” a true crime story involving the arrest and eventual death of a North Dakota farm boy, Martin Tabert. ~~~ Dr. Ryan Yonk on “The Importance of Policy Discussions for the Economic Outlook of North Dakota.”