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Thursday, November 1 – Professor Rosalyn LaPier of the University of Montana received two national honors for her latest book at last week from the Western History Association. The book is titled “Invisible Reality: Storytellers, Storytakers and the Supernatural World of the Blackfeet.” She joins us to discuss this and her other award-winning works. ~~~ NDSU historian Tom Isern shares another Plains Folk essay, "Texas Cattle on the Plains." ~~~ Matt Olien reviews the new Robert Redford film,

Wednesday, October 31 – “Combating the Extinction Crisis” is the topic of a lecture this coming Monday at Concordia College. Joining us to preview her remarks is Collette Adkins, Concordia alum and senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity . ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about the coot Migration. ~~~ The average age of a farmer keeps creeping up. As they linger in the fields, beginning farmers have a tough time finding land to start their own careers. In the

Tuesday, October 30 – During the dam-building heyday of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, entire communities were inundated by the rising waters of the Missouri River. Being from New Town, author Brian Petersen know the story first hand. His novel “Vanish” is set in New Town. It’s a rough-and-tumble story of romance, danger, and violence in contemporary North Dakota against the backdrop of the oil boom. ~~~ We share a feature on a cemetery walk at Eksjo Lutheran Church near Lake Park, sponsored

Monday, October 29 – Did you know this was “The Year of the Bird” in North Dakota? That’s just one of the many interesting things we’ll talk about as we visit with Marshall Johnson of Audubon Dakota. ~~~ Think Global. Act Local is a column in Fargo Monthly magazine. Today we hear from Nisa Rajput, who works to recruit people to North Dakota, as she herself was. Her essay is called “Recruiting Through My Looking Glass. ~~~ Mark Trahant shares an essay on how early voting helps people who are

Friday, October 26 – When Montanans go to the polls November 6 th , they’ll be deciding on a senator, a representative, and some interesting ballot measures. Here with a preview is Eric Whitney, news director for Montana Public Radio. ~~~ We also get the latest news from North Dakota in our weekly chat with news director, Dave Thompson. ~~~ This Sunday’s Prairie Public Presents is titled “Rent and Frozen Pillows, How Bakken Housing Evolved with the Oil Boom.” It’s produced by Todd Melby and Amy

Thursday, October 25 – “ Protesting on Bended Knee: Race, Dissent, and Patriotism in 21st Century America ” is a new title from the Digital Press at the University of North Dakota. It spotlights the demonstrations associated with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Joining us is the editor for the project, UND history professor Eric Burin. ~~~ A Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern: “Verbing the Plains.” ~~~ Sue Balcom of the Root Sellers farm near Mandan joins us with a discussion of carrots. ~~~

Wednesday, October 24 – Doug Goehring is seeking reelection as North Dakota’s commissioner of agriculture. ~~~ Earlier this month, we heard travel personality Rick Steves speak passionately in favor of Measure 3, legalizing recreational marijuana. Today we get an entirely different perspective from Bob Troyer, President Trump’s appointee as US District Attorney for Colorado, where recreational marijuana has been sold legally since 2014.

Tuesday, October 23 – Today we hear the pros and cons on Measure One, the Anti-Corruption Amendment. We begin with Ellen Chaffee and Dina Butcher of North Dakotans for Public Integrity. We follow that by visiting with opponents Christopher Dodson, executive director of the ND Catholic Conference, and Josh Gallion, state auditor. ~~~ Art museums are great opportunities to learn and explore. You might be surprised to learn though, that Fargo’s West Acres mall has the largest public collection of

Monday, October 22 – We visit with PBS Newshour anchor Judy Woodruff, who recently visited the state to cover the senate race between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer. ~~~ Bruce Berg comments on the Supreme Court in an essay titled “Big Changes.” ~~~ Native America is a four-part series that begins on PBS stations on Tuesday (October 23 rd ). The series weaves modern science and with traditional oral histories to tell the overlooked story of this land's first people. We visit with producer

Friday, October 19 – Charles Tuttle is seeking to become North Dakota’s lone representative to Congress, running as an independent in support of President Donald Trump. He visits with Matt Olien. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about leopard frogs. ~~~ Our weekly news chat with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “A Star is born.”