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Thursday, August 13, 2020 - Summer is the season of road trips. Nothing like getting behind the wheel of a 27’ hotdog to go cross country! Ashley Thornberg pays a visit to the travelling wienermobile and talks with “hot doggers” Zach-n-Cheese and Mustard Mags. ~~~ “Energy Issues and Answers” is a series of special reports from Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson about reclamation of drilling sites. Today we have part 2, which looks at the need to plug wells before the land can be

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - Steven Peterson is the Libertarian candidate for the House of Representatives. He kicks off our conversations with the statewide candidates in this fall’s election. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay, a followup on his earlier discussion of milkweed. ~~~ Family Centered Engagement meetings help keep North Dakota parents and children together and lessen the need for foster care. Here to discuss the initiative is Tracy Miller, the Department of Human

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - We visit with Theresa Deckert of the North Dakota Home School Association, who says they’ve been quite busy lately. She and several other board members have been doing meetings around the state to answer questions for parents about the option of home schooling. ~~~ A USDA program that gives grants to farmers looking to add solar power to their operations is getting increased interest. Applications are up by fifty percent in some midwestern states. Harvest Public Media

Monday, August 10, 2020 - With the pandemic raising havoc for many people, we check in with Tina Anim at The Village Family Service Center. She’s the Financial Resource Center program manager. They provide budget counseling, debt management, money management education, housing counseling, foreclosure prevention counseling, pre-marital financial counseling, gambling counseling, and even a credit report reading service. ~~~ Dr. Eric Topol is founder and director of the Scripps Translational

Sunday, August 9, 2020 - News director Dave Thompson starts us off with a COVID-19 update. ~~~ Andrew Skoogman, president of the Minnesota Police Chiefs Association, comments on initiatives to improve policing in the wake of the unrest that began with George Floyd’s death. ~~~ It will be one of the nation’s most memorable elections this fall. Here to discuss the challenges is Al Jaeger, North Dakota Secretary of State, whose department is charged with running the state’s election.

Friday, August 7, 202 - Jack Russell Weinstein joins us to preview Sunday’s WHY radio show. It’s about guaranteed basic income, an idea with relevance to circumstances today as workers receive additional assistance during this time of mass unemployment. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson has this week’s news chat. ~~~ Matt reviews “Relic,” the new horror film from director Natalie Erika James.

Thursday, August 6, 2020 - Dr. Zeke Emanuel is Vice-Provost for Global initiatives and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s an oncologist and bioethicist and founder of the Institute for Bioethics at the National Institute of Health. He visits with Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter, in this excerpt from the Conversations on Healthcare Podcast. ~~~ We share a special episode of “Poetry from Studio 47” as host Patrick Hicks gets pushed aside as he’s

As that garden-fresh fruit bursts from the ground, Sue Balcom helps us make the perfect pie crust. Not all heros wear capes.

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - It will be one of the nation’s most memorable elections this fall as we deal with ways to safely vote, mail-in-voting, and outside attempts to influence the outcome. Here to discuss the challenges is Al Jaeger, North Dakota Secretary of State, whose department is charged with running the state’s election. ~~~ The U.S. census efforts have been interrupted by COVID-19, forcing the Bureau to push back deadlines and adjust to the pandemic. And as Harvest Public Media’s

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - Andrew Skoogman, president of the Minnesota Police Chiefs Association, comments on initiatives to improve policing in the wake of the unrest that began with George Floyd’s death. ~~~ From today’s Morning Edition, Bob Boilen announces this year’s Tiny Desk concert winner. ~~~ Ron Smith is here with some summer lawn and garden tips. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on the Perseid Meteor Shower.