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Monday, February 18, 2019 – First Fridays at B is an event where people gather to discuss important food topics. In February, it focused on the food worker shortage. The featured guests were Kyle Armitage, associate professor of culinary arts at the North Dakota State College of Science; Lisa Gibson of Sanford Health; and Nichole Hensen of Nichole’s Fine Pastry. Today we share an excerpt from that conversation. ~~~ With another teacher strike, this time in Denver, and with the North Dakota

Friday, February 15, 2019 – “Experiencing WWI Through its Music” is the title of a presentation coming up at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum on Sunday. Perry Hornbacher, professor of history at Bismarck State College says the music offers a unique perspective to interpret the attitudes of the times. He joins us with a preview. ~~~ It’s time for another StoryCorps excerpt from North Dakota. Today we hear from Patrick Conteh, who visited the mobile recording studio with his significant

Thursday, February 14, 2019 – Chronic wasting disease affecting deer is also seen as a threat to humans. Here to discuss a growing concern about the disease is Michael Osterholm, director for the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. ~~~ NDSU historian Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk Essay, “Mighty Hunter.” ~~~ Chuck Lura comments on animal movements and the Great Backyard Bird Count in today’s Natural North Dakota segment. ~~~ We discuss healthy breakfasts

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – Clay Routledge is a professor and psychological scientist at NDSU. His new book is titled “Supernatural: Death, Meaning and the Power of the Invisible World.” In this encore presentation that first aired last December, he discusses how humanity’s quest for transcendent meaning is on reason we’re drawn to supernatural beliefs. ~~~ Last week at a Capitol Hill news conference Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey unveiled “the Green New Deal.”

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 – February marks the centennial of the Grand Canyon as a National Park. Writer Stephen Nash uses the park as a point of departure for a discussion about the tenuous future of our public lands. He joins us to discuss his book “Grand Canyon for Sale.” ~~~ In an excerpt from the Cutting Ed podcast titled Teaching the Whole Child, host Tom Gerhardt visits with Leslie Thiery of Discovery Elementary School in Grand Forks.

Monday, February 12, 2019 – For much of the 20 th century, Native Americans viewed modern museums as places where their cultural objects were displayed and interpreted by voices that were not their own. There’s now an effort underway to help Native Americans pursue careers in museums and other areas of cultural heritage. Joining us to discuss this new fellowship program is Joe Horse Capture, Minnesota Historical Society director of Native American Initiatives. ~~~ StoryCorps is a national

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Friday, February 8, 2019 – Jack Russell Weinstein joins us for a preview of this Sunday’s “WHY? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life” when he’ll visit with Robert Gleave on the subject “What is Sharia Law?” ~~~ In the final part of Harvest Public Media’s series on tariffs, Jonathan Ahl explains how the effect on soybean producers has been varied. ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for our weekly news chat. ~~~ Matt Olien has this week’s movie review, “At Eternity’s Gate” with

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Thursday, February 7, 2019 – David Treuer is Ojibwe from the Leech Lake Reservation. He’s has a PhD in anthropology and teachers literature and creative writing at the University of Southern California. His latest book is a sweeping history: “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, Native America from 1890 to the Present.” ~~~ Commentary from Mark Trahant on a new study about native depopulation in the Americas. ~~~ If the U.S. and China fail to reach an agreement on trade this month (February), tariffs