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Thursday, September 26, 2019 – Ashley is on location at the Norsk Hostfest. Her guests are novelist Kathleen Ernst, who talks about her new book; Jeremy Westy, who represents Hostfest sponsor Basin Electric; Les Thomas, the president of the North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance; Catrina Pedersen, a representative of the Sami culture in northern Scandinavia; and the Texas Tenors.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 – According to a recent survey, many young adults are lacking in several basic skill areas, making it hard for them to live on their own. Educator Linda Smith, Ph.D, joins us to discuss these life skills, why they get neglected, and what can be done about it. ~~~ We share another profile from this year’s inductees into the North Dakota Native American Hall of Honor about the 1970-71 Turtle Mountain Community High School champtionship wrestling team. ~~~ Harvest

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 – This is the fifth-annual Bioplastics Week, an event designed to educate consumers and the plastics industry about plastics made from things like vegetable oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, and even recycled food waste. This summer, NDSU was names as the lead site for an effort to research bioplastics like pots for plants that are fully biodegradable. Joining us to discuss this emerging industry is David Grewell, chair of the Department of Industrial and

Monday, September 23, 2019 – Dr. Mardy Grothe is a lifelong quotation collector, and he’s joined us on Main Street to discuss some of his popular books about quotations. In his latest book, “Deconstructing Trump,” he draws upon quotations of the past to see how they apply today. ~~~ Rail cars, river barges and container ships move grain from the center of the United States to the rest of the world. As harvest approaches, Midwest farmers who grow corn and soybeans are meeting some potential

Sunday, September 22, 2019 – We reprise our visit with anthropology professor Rinita Dalan, who talks about the use of ground penetrating radar to study an ancient native American settlement that has been designated a World Heritage Site. ~~~ Nebraska law school professor Richard Duncan is a staunch defender of the electoral college as the means to select our presidents. ~~~ Tom Isern will share a Plains Folk essay about the nature and scope of history. ~~~ From NPR’s Morning Edition, a

Friday, September 20, 2019 – Without our being fully aware, hacking, artificial intelligence, and data surveillance has crept into our lives. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston is exploring those topics is a series of hour-long specials titled “I'll Be Seeing You.” It’s airing Sundays at 5 as part of Prairie Public Presents. Temple-Raston joins us to preview the remaining episodes. ~~~ Students around the nation are participating in “Climate Strikes” this month. Ashley Thornberg visits an event. ~~~ Dave

Thursday, September 19, 2019 – We visit with author J Ryan Stradal about his new book, “The Lager Queen of Minnesota.” The book centers around a seemingly unfair farm inheritance and the rise of craft beer in the Midwest. ~~~ U-S beef producers are feeling their share of the trade war with China, especially with the additional tariffs that went into effect September 1st. And the Chinese tariffs aren’t the only problem ranchers are facing. For Harvest Public Media, Jahd Khalil has the story. ~~~

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 – Archaeology Professor Rinita Dalan of Moorhead State joins us to discuss the Poverty Point World Heritage Site, a complex of earthen monuments in Louisiana constructed over three thousand years ago. Dalan is part of a team using ground penetrating radar and other technologies to learn more about this ancient site. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, Hunter’s Dilemma, about Professor William Hunter. ~~~ Christopher Ingraham was a Washington Post reporter when

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 – In 2018, Keri Pickett received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Minnesota State University Moorhead’s School of Art. She’s back in town on the occasion of a new exhibit of her work, called “Track Record.” She joins us for a discussion of her career as photographer, filmmaker and author. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on burning coal veins & columnar junipers. ~~~ An induction ceremony was held earlier this month at the Native American Hall

To celebrate Constitution Day, the UND School of Law hosted Professor Richard F. Duncan, University of Nebraska College of Law. He gave a presentation called "Electoral Federalism from 1789 to 2020: The Presidency & the Senate.” He spoke with Main Street's Doug Hamilton before the event.