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Tuesday, January 22 – In an excerpt from the Cutting Ed podcast, we learn about a multi-grade classroom collaboration in Ashley, North Dakota, with students of different age groups working together. Host Tom Gerhardt visits with teachers Jessica Schmidt and Wendy Bichler. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “The Venison Chronicles.” ~~~ In recent years, hops have sprouted on farms across the U.S. As Harvest Public Media’s Esther Honig reports, there were high hopes that the hops would feed

Hear today's featured documentary on Martin Luther King, Jr. by visiting Peace Talks Radio: Monday, January 21 - Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two leading King scholars. This comes to us from Peace Talks Radio. ~~~ San Francisco commentator Dick Meister reminds us that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a working-class hero. ~~~ Wayne Sanstead had a long career in public service in North Dakota

Friday, January 18 – Pete Stenberg has been teaching and coaching in Minot for 28 years. In this excerpt from the Cutting Ed podcast, host Tom Gerhart visits with Stenberg on location at the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot to learn how the zoo provides a hands-on, cross-disciplinary opportunity for students. ~~~ NDSU history professor Tom Isern shares this week’s Plains Folk essay, “River of Stories.” ~~~ News director Dave Thompson is here for a discussion of the latest headlines. ~~~ Matt Olien

Thursday, January 17 – Beth Slette, the West Fargo Superintendent of Schools, is John Harris’s guest in this excerpt from Friday’s Prairie Pulse television show. ~~~ Speaking of education, retired English teacher Bruce Berg shares an essay called “The Lit Test.” ~~~ Part two of our conversation about food trends in the new year with Sue Balcom of the Root Sellers farm near Mandan. ~~~ Ashley and Bill Thomas have our What’s Happening calendar of events.

Wednesday, January 16 – On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats. Their passive resistance and peaceful sit-down demand helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South. Joining us today is 3 Affiliated Tribes member and Bismarck resident Joseph McNeil, Jr.,

Tuesday, January 15 – Carol Ford, is one of the presenters at next week’s Food and Farming Conference sponsored by the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society . She joins us to preview her remarks about growing veggies all winter long. ~~~ Alison Brennan of the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development has been exploring ways to address the opioid epidemic. She joins us to discuss some of the strategies her working group has identified.

Monday, January 14 – Lutheran Social Services Abound Counseling provides clinical counseling services across the state. One of the needs involves farm stress. Here to discuss the problem and the services available is Becky Kopp Dunham, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. ~~~ Winter is a time for farmers to regroup, fix equipment and start planning for spring. They’ll do this regardless of whether the U.S. and China strike a trade deal … even if it means sticking with crops targeted by

Friday, January 11 – UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein joins us for a preview of Sunday’s “WHY? Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life.” This week’s guest is UND English professor Kim Donehower, for a show titled “What Is Literacy?” ~~~ NDSU history professor Tom Isern has this week’s Plains Folk essay, “Green Books.” ~~~ Dave Thompson joins us with a discussion of the latest headlines. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “The Favorite,” and also comments on the Golden Globe awards.

Thursday, January 10 – Electoral expert Frances Rosenbluth and political theorist Ian Shapiro are the authors of “Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself” from Yale University Press. They make the interesting argument that decentralized political decision-making has actually led to a government and political system that’s less effective and less able to address public concerns. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a discussion of what’s in for 2019 when it comes to food. ~~~ Ashley and Bill

Wednesday, January 9 – As you begin to plan your New Year, we visit with bestselling author Geneen Roth. She’s the author of This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide to Mind, Body, and Soul. It’s a sometimes counterintuitive look at self-criticism, and Roth provides a new way to view our lives. ~~~ Mark Trahant shares some thoughts on the growing number of women in elective office. ~~~ “RACE: Are We So Different?” is a travelling exhibit from the Science Museum of Minnesota now showing at the