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Thursday, August 9 – There’s an increasing need for guardians, as more and more people have difficulty handling their own affairs. Here to discuss the growing need, and a growing shortage of guardians, are David Boeck and Judy DeWitz, of the North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, which advocates for the legal rights of North Dakotans with disabilities. ~~~ In another essay from the “Think Global, Act Local” column, Alexandre Cyusa discusses “Universal Language.” ~~~ In a story that ran

Wednesday, August 8 – Independent Lens produced a documentary about the first federally funded National Women's Conference. Sisters of '77 uses archival footage an interviews to bring the conference to life. Christi McGeorge, Ph.D, is a professor in the department of Human Development and Family Science at NDSU. She interviewed several North Dakota women who participated in the conference and will share clips at screening at NDSU. ~~~ Mark Trahant has a commentary on the prospect of a government

Tuesday, August 7 – Meet Kelsey Snell, the congressional reporter for NPR. She’s in North Dakota to cover the Senate race between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer. ~~~ Harvest Public Media’s Madelyn Beck reports on the problem of wind-blown pesticides. ~~~ For Barney Botone, the great grandson of a famous Kiowa chief, the Civil Rights Movement and an unlikely change agent, helped pave the way for a fulfilling and pioneering career. He speakes with StoryCorps’ Savanah Winchester in an excerpt from

Monday, August 5 – Alexandre Cyusa calls himself a third-culture kid. He grew up moving around a lot because of his mother’s work with the United Nations. He’s studied in Rwanda, Switzerland, Guinea-Conakry, Ethiopia, and the United States. He has lots of tips for being a global citizen, even when you’re not traveling. He’s the lead writer for a column called Think Global, Act Local. He has recorded some of those essays, and we’ll share one today. ~~~ The Deuce of August Festival in Mountain,

Friday, August 3 – We’ve been airing excerpts from the StoryCorps recordings in Bismarck, but there’s another oral history project to tell you about. It’s being done by the Red River Rainbow Seniors. It’s called “Breaking Barriers: Harvesting LGBTQ Stories from the Northern Plains.” It features stories from folks who grew up back when being “out” was much harder. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about the stinkhorn mushroom. ~~~ Dave Thompson joins us for our weekly discussion

Thursday, August 2 – Bismarck writer Katherine Pendergast, aka Kat Socks, has written a children’s book called “Pickles the Dog – Adopted in North Dakota.” It’s illustrated by Bismarck artist Ben Brick. Katherine joins us to share the true story that inspired the book. ~~~ North Dakota prison officials think outside the box to revamp solitary confinement as we hear in this story from NPR’s Cheryl Corley. ~~~ Former UND professor Mark Trahant is now editor of Indian Country Today. He is a member

Wednesday, August 1 – NDSU historian Tom Isern is here to discuss his new book, Pacing Dakota. ~~~ Fargo native Jennifer Baumgardner is the founder of Dottir Press, which takes a feminist approach to publishing and artistic production. The first set of books will launch this fall. Baumgardner is a writer, activist, filmmaker, and lecturer whose work explores abortion, sex, bisexuality, rape, single parenthood, and women's power. She is the former Executive Director/Publisher at The Feminist

Tuesday, July 31 – Moodiness or depression? It can be hard to know the difference between a normal teen, and a troubled teen. Felicia Johnson is a youth mentor and mental health advocate. She's the author of a trilogy of books inspired by her real-life experiences with bi-polar disorder and her best friend's challenges with borderline personality disorder. She visits with Ashley Thornberg about her work. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about American Goldfinches. ~~~ Bill

Tuesday, July 31 – Moodiness or depression? It can be hard to know the difference between a normal teen, and a troubled teen. Felicia Johnson is a youth mentor and mental health advocate. She's the author of a trilogy of books inspired by her real-life experiences with bi-polar disorder and her best friend's challenges with borderline personality disorder. She visits with Ashley Thornberg about her work. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about American Goldfinches. ~~~ Bill

Monday, July 30 – StoryCorps has just wrapped up its month-long stop in Bismarck. Site manager Jacqueline Van Meter stops by to recap their visit. ~~~ We also share a StoryCorps excerpt as Tasha Carvell visits with Kevin Carvell, her father. ~~~ Lourin Sprenger moved from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Bismarck to work for the Lark’s baseball team as the director of marketing and media content. She’s one of many who have come to Bismarck to work for the team, joining a number of local hires, some right