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Monday, December 9, 2019 – Do you find yourself second-guessing your accomplishments, feeling you aren’t that competent or talented? You’re not alone. Approximately 70% of people are affected by this phenomenon, which is known as “Imposter Syndrome.” Joining us is Laura Gariano, of the United Way of Cass-Clay, who will be presenting on this topic Wednesday in Fargo. ~~~ Martin Cross served as chair of the Three Affiliated Tribes from 1944 to 1946, and from 1950-1956. He fought the building of

Former US Senator Byron Dorgan talks about his new book, The Girl in the Photograph, The True Story of a Native American Child Lost and Found in America. Dorgan’s book uses the traumatic story of a child to illustrate the many issues that challenge reservations—poverty, substance abuse, healthcare, justice, education and the environment. ~~~ UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein previews Sunday’s WHY: Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life, which deals with the question: “What’s

Friday, December 6, 2019 – UND Philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein is here for a preview of “Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life.” This month his guest is John Ettling, for a conversation titled: “What’s it Like to be a University President?” ~~~ Tuba Christmas events take place all around the country, including four places in North Dakota. What’s Tuba Christmas? Prairie Public’s Tim Wollenzien is a participant, and he joins us to explain. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson

Thursday, December 5, 2019 – With the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor coming up on Saturday, we take the occasion to air a conversation from 2016 when guest interviewer Rick Collin visited with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Twomey about “Countdown to Pearl Harbor,” a fascinating book about the twelve days leading up to the attack – the warnings, clues and missteps. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay titled “Antlers.” ~~~ Sue Balcom, in another episode of “Main

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – Byron Dorgan, former US Senator from North Dakota, has a new book out. It’s “The Girl in the Photograph, The True Story of a Native American Child, Lost and Found in America.” ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “The Human Race in 8,000 Words.” ~~~ We continue with more history as we share a “Best of 2019” selection with Bill Law, assistant director of NDSU’s division of performing arts. The topic is how World War I brought jazz to the wider world.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 – A Denver company has come up with an intriguing idea for the oil patch. To help energy producers end the flaring of natural gas, why not use that gas to power computers -- onsite server farms that could use a source of inexpensive power. Here to tell us about this novel idea is the founder and president of Crusoe Energy Systems is Cully Cavness. ~~~ The F5 Project works to change the lives of prisoners, helping prepare them to break the cycle of crime and foster

Monday, December 2, 2019 – Our monthly Journalists Roundtable will feature Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson, plus special guests Mike Jacobs, columnist with the Grand Forks Herald, and April Baumgarten, investigative reporter for Forum Newspapers. ~~~ Eliza Blue is a South Dakota writer and musician. In addition to a weekly column that appears in several print publications, she also produces a radio feature called "Postcards from the Prairie." We debut that feature today on Main Street

Sunday, December 1, 2019 – Amazon recently released its list of the best books of 2019. Today we discuss that list and some ideas of their own with North Dakota booksellers Val Stadick of Main Street Books in Minot, and Greg and Josie Danz of Zandbroz Variety in Fargo. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats conversation about bread. ~~~ And we have a Plains Folk commentary from Tom Isern: “Here for the Birds.”

Friday, November 29, 2019 Godzilla, Wonder Woman, Trolls, Princess Leia, Batman and more. One of the largest private collections of toys is on display now. David Barnhill has tens of thousands of collectibles. Stephen Rueff chairs the arts entrepreneurship at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. They created SuperMonster City : A Celebration of America's Monsters, Superheroes, and Villians, currently on display in Moorhead. Between synthetic fabric and dyes, the fashion industry is a major

Thursday, November 28, 2019 – On this Thanksgiving, we're feeling grateful for caregivers. Mary Wakefield taught at UND and became the Acting Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration. The Devils Lake native joins John Harris for this week's Prairie Pulse. ~~~ We’re looking back at the best of Main Street 2019. We re-air a conversation with Laetitia Mizero Hellerud, a 4-time refugee, who spoke with Doug Hamilton about her book, “Turning Points