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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – October is Family History Month. Memoirist Charlotte Renner Locklear is touring the state this month, speaking about her book, Greener Pastures. She spent years researching and writing the family history about two German families who emigrated from Russia in the early 20th century. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about the Hunter’s Moon, which is coming up on Sunday. ~~~ Kudzu vines in North Dakota? The invasive species has been a scourge, but

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – In an excerpt from a recent episode of the Prairie Pulse television show, John Harris visits with Kevin Iverson, manager of the North Dakota Census Office. ~~~ Teri Finneman hosts the Dakota Journalists podcast. In this excerpt, we hear how regional journalists define success. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled: “Peace and Quiet in the Dairy.” ~~~ Activist Greta Thunberg visited North and South Dakota this week. Today, she was in Fort Yates with fellow

Monday, October 7, 2019 – The CROP Walk got started in North Dakota, but the walks now take place all across the country. CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. Here to share a little history and news of an upcoming walk in Bismarck are planning team member Betsy Debertin and the chair of the planning team, Allison Germolus. ~~~ It was a big, controversial opening weekend for “Joker.” Matt Olien is here with a review. ~~~ Many higher education institutions are experiencing

Sunday, October 6, 2019 – Our Sunday morning highlight show will feature horticulturist Ron Smith with late season lawn and garden tips, Paul Finstad will talk about the work of Unseen, a non-profit that fights human trafficking, and And Kathryn Helgaas Burgum will talk about addiction and her upcoming Bismarck event-- Recovery Reinvented.

Friday, October 4 – It’s our fall movies preview show. Movie buffs Matt Olien, Greg Carlson and Brittney Goodman share their observations about the hits and misses. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here to discuss the recent headlines.

Thursday, October 3, 2019 – Suzanne Jambo is a politician and peace activist from South Sudan. She’s the country’s former foreign secretary and helped draft the country’s constitution. She recently addressed the crowd and a literacy-boosting event hosted by South Sudan READS. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “A Horrible Sight and Terrible Death.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats discussion of peppers. ~~~ Doug and Ashley have our What’s Happening calendar of events.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Joe Brandmeier is the producer and director of “Small Town Robot,” a documentary short airing Thursday on the television service of Prairie Public. It’s the touching story of a robotics team from the small Minnesota town of Greenbush that made it all the way to the national championships. ~~~ Mark Trahant comments on his interview with presidential candidate Steve Bullock, the governor of Montana, a conversation that focused on issues affecting Indian Country. ~~~

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Ron Smith joins us with some fall tips for lawns and gardens, many of which have gotten pretty wet lately. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about hazel nuts. ~~~ Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs is in North Dakota today, and he joins us to discuss the newly-implemented MISSION Act, Veteran suicide prevention, and how VA is reaching rural Veterans. ~~~ Starting tomorrow, Oct 2 nd , NPR will examine the lives of the estimated 10,000 baby

Monday, September 30, 2019 – Unseen is a North Dakota based nonprofit that has adopted a unique strategy to help fight human trafficking and its root causes. Joining us with an update and news about their big Fall Fire event is development officer Paul Finstad. ~~~ North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum tells us about an upcoming event for Recovery Reinvented. ~~~ Darcy Bakkegard, Prairie Public teacher ambassador & professional development coach, visited with all 5 finalists for

Friday, September 27, 2019 – Our Journalists Roundtable will feature Steve Wagner, Forum News Service director; Amy Molter, editor of the Bismarck Tribune; and of course our own Dave Thompson, Prairie Public news director. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Downton Abbey.”