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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 – “Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)” is a novel from author and comedian Lorna Landvik. It's a love letter to journalism, cooking, and small town life in North Dakota and Minnesota. ~~~ NDSU history professor Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Heroes of German-Russian Country.” ~~~ Bill Sorensen is about to begin is final season co-hosting the Medora Musical. He joins us to reflect upon his time in front of the footlights and to preview this upcoming

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – The North Country Trail, Dakota Prairie Chapter, will soon hold its annual Hiking Expo. Here to tell us more about the Expo and the North Country Trail is Bob Stein. ~~~ Wish Fast, a superhero walk/run in support of Make-A-Wish North Dakota, started out as a student project. It’s now in its sixth year, and will take place on May 4th in Fargo, Bismarck and Williston. Joining us is organizer Nick Vculek. ~~~ It’s projected that the average American meat eater will consume

Monday, April 15, 2019 – Jen Hobbs is the author of “American Hemp, how growing our newest cash crop can improve our health, clean our environment and slow climate change.” It’s a topic of considerable interest for a state like North Dakota, which is well-suited for the crop. ~~~ Boredom happens. Sometimes it can be addressed with a change of attitude. Essayist Alexandre Cyusa has tips in “Seven Ways of Engaging the Prairie.” ~~~ Will the recent storm create another crest on area rivers? That’s

Friday, April 12, 2019 – Jack Russell Weinstein joins us to preview “Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life.” This Sunday he visits with James Weatherall and Cailin O’Connor in an episode titled “How Does Misinformation Spread?” They’ll explore the social dynamics of “alternative facts” and discuss why beliefs often depend on who you know. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay titled “Northern Pintails.” ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for our weekly discussion

Thursday, April 11, 2019 – History doesn’t change, but our understanding of it does. That can be from new discoveries, or methods of teaching. Amanda Vivier is the spiritual director for Native American Christian Ministries. She went through a training program the helps people reconcile the tragic truths of oppression. She helped present the information, detailing waves of colonization at NDSU in early April for American Indian Public Health Day. The presentation is called Understanding

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 – Robert Wilkie, the Veterans Administration Secretary, joins us to discuss issues facing healthcare for the country’s veterans. ~~~ Bill Thomas joins us with some highlights from the recent Statewide Arts Convening sponsored by the North Dakota Council on the Arts. He shares some highlights from the Governor’s Award for the Arts ceremony. ~~~ The community of Manhattan, Kansas, is watching the massive National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility go up at the north end of

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 – The International Music Camp, which features a lot more than music, is gearing up for another big summer. The camp is located at the International Peace Garden, which straddles the border between North Dakota and Manitoba. Joining us with a preview of this summer’s camp are co-directors Tim and Christine Baumann. At last month’s annual conference of the North Dakota Music Educators Association, they received the group’s “Distinguished Service Award.” ~~~ The National Bio

Monday, April 8, 2019 – Inez Dockter joins us to discuss her “ Prairie Girl Memoir ,” which takes us back to the prairie in the first half of the last century. ~~~ Bill Butcher was a longtime friend and supporter of Prairie Public, serving on our Radio Advisory Council among other roles. He died Friday at age 79. In an excerpt from a visit to the StoryCorps mobile booth in July 2018, Bill talks with his daughter Marnie Piehl about his love of sailing and other adventures, like working as an FBI

Friday, April 5, 2019 – Our monthly Editors’ Roundtable promises to cover a lot of legislative and flooding news. Along with news director Dave Thompson, we’ll be joined by special guests Matt Von Pinnon of the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, and Steve Andrist of the North Dakota newspaper association.

Thursday, April 4, 2019 – On Sunday’s Prairie Public Presents, we’ve been airing new episodes of the Threshold podcast as they take us on a circumpolar journey to explore the Arctic and document how it is changing. Threshold founder and executive producer Amy Martin joins us to discuss the series and to preview the final episode, which airs Sunday at 5. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews the new film “Gloria Bell.” ~~~ This is National Tribal Public Health Week. It’s also American Indian Public Health Day,