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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – Crime victims who may not have qualified for mental health assistance in the past might now get help thanks to a grant through the Victims of Crime Act. Joining us from Lutheran Social Services are Tina Jacobs and Terri Burns. ~~~ Patrick Hicks presents a Poetry from Studio 47 episode on Wilfred Owen. ~~~ After last spring’s heavy rains and flooding, many Midwestern communities are still living with damaged water infrastructure. And as Harvest Public Media’s Christina

Monday, January 27, 2020 – North Dakota's is getting its first coding school. Emerging Digital Academy is geared at students ready for a career change. We learn more from program director Blaine Booher. ~~~ Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today shares a commentary on the coal industry. ~~~ Many farmers are wrapping up their first year of growing hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the crop but left regulation up to the states. Harvest Public Media reports. ~~~ "Like a kid in a candy store.

Friday, January 24, 2020 – Plastic made life more convenient. But that convenience comes at an environmental cost. Dr. David Grewell chairs the department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU. He works to have to convenience of plastics without the toll to our planet. He joins John Harris on this week’s Prairie Pulse to discuss bio-plastics. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Well-Dressed Strangers in a Hobo Camp.” ~~~ Dave Thompson goes beyond the headlines for this week

Thursday, January 23, 2020 – Daniel Pemstein is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science at NDSU. He’s one of the co-writers in a recently-published book titled “Varieties of Democracy: Measuring Two Centuries of Political Change.” It’s the product of the Varieties of Democracy Project. He joins us to discuss some of the project’s observations. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats conversation about food trends in 2020. ~~~ Ashley and Christine

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – Access to health care, especially specialized health care, can be tough in rural areas. The North Dakota Association for the Disabled is launching the Autism Spectrum Assistance Program (ASAP) to help cover the costs of traveling long distances for medical care. We hear from Kim Zeeb, an NDAD client services representative and Mike Brue, NDAD communications director. ~~~ Mark Trahant shares an essay on the census, and its importance for Indian Country. ~~~ Chuck

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 – Mike Olson hosts Into the Music on Prairie Public. Today we spend the whole hour with him as he reflects on some of his favorite music from 2019 and shares some samples.

PBS favorite Antiques Roadshow will be featuring three episodes from North Dakota in its current season. Last June the crew filmed at Bonanzaville in West Fargo. Those episodes start next Monday. And following the February 10th episode, Prairie Public will air a behind-the-scenes look at how they make the show, hosted by our Ashley Thornberg. Here's an interview Ashley did with executive producer Marsha Bemko.

Monday, January 20, 2020 – Dr. Jeffrey Stone of Bismarck State College is speaking at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck tonight as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday observance. He will comment on fulfilling the American promise and share some of his experiences navigating issues of race. He also hopes to inspire people to deepen their understanding of those different from themselves. ~~~ Appropriate for the MLK Holiday, Patrick Hicks shares an episode of Poetry from Studio 47

Sunday, January 19, 2020 – In our Sunday highlight show we begin with “The Tired Artists.” That’s the name of an effort to fund sabbaticals for local, established artists. We visit with artists Brandon LaPlante and Britta Anderson, and also David Borlaug of The Capital Gallery, which is serving as the project's fiscal host. ~~~ In an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show, we hear from Melissa Markegard, Fargo Cass Public Health tobacco prevention coordinator, who comments on the

Friday, January 17, 2020 – Bill Patrie of the North Dakota Martin Luther King Holiday Commission joins us with a preview of Monday’s observance of the holiday, which takes place at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here with his weekly discussion of the headlines. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “1917” and “Bombshell,” plus he’ll comment on the Oscar nominations.