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Wednesday, June 27 – The Language Conservancy (TLC) works to revive endangered languages. Alex Fire Thunder is an instructor for the Lakota Summer Institute at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. This year, The Lakota Summer Institute is partnering with StoryCorps , the oral history project. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, Successful Gardening. ~~~ Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a group of young American men and women risked their lives in the defense of China. Led by Army

Tuesday, June 26 – A petition is circulating in Fargo that would allow for to approval voting for local elections. We learn what that is with Jed Limke of Reform Fargo. ~~~ From NPR’s Morning Edition, Allison Aubrey reports on a tick bite that’s causing allergies to red meat and allergies. Cases used to be only in the south east, but the range is expanding, with cases reported in Minnesota. ~~~~ Biology professor Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on the Franklin ground squirrel. ~~~

Monday, June 25 – James Leiman is the new senior manager of Economic Development Initiatives at the Commerce Department. As such, he has a lot on his plate. We’ll learn about various economic development efforts, intermodal transportation, and workforce challenges. We’ll also discuss the online trend in retail and what that might mean for the state. ~~~~ One of Prairie Public’s very own sustaining members made it onto Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me . We visit with Ryan Quinn. ~~~ The state office of

Friday, June 22 – Dr. Donald Warne has been named Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Director of the Indians into Medicine ( INMED ) program at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He visits with Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter on the show Conversations on Health Care . Flinter is Senior Vice President and Clinical Director of the Community Health Center, Inc. and is a family nurse practitioner. Masselli founded the clinic in 1972. He has worked the Dalai Lama

Thursday, June 21 – The number of North Dakota children in foster care has remained relatively steady, rising as the state’s population has grown, but parental drug abuse has played an increasing role in why kids enter the system. Joining us is Sandy Thompson, owner of “Path to Pono,” which offers Family Recovery Coaching. ~~~ In this week’s Natural North Dakota, Chuck Lura discusses Prairie Coneflower ~~~ From NPR’s Morning Edition, TV Critic Eric Deggans reviews the new show, Yellowstone, set

Wednesday, June 20 – Horticulturist Ron Smith is here to take your early-season lawn and garden questions. ~~~ Tom Isern Plains Folk essay, “Fresh Air and Hope.”

Tuesday, June 19 – Agricultural producers can face serious stress, especially when commodity prices are low. It increases their vulnerability to anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and occasionally but infrequently, even suicide. Today we visit with psychologist Michael Rosmann, who has recently been writing about behavioral health in his column, which appears in several rural publications. ~~~ The Alexander Public School District made a bold decision this spring, moving to a 4-day school week

Monday, June 18 – Popular food blogger Molly Yeh and her husband live on a beet farm in the Red River Valley. For nine years her blog “My Name Is Yeh” made waves around the Internet. Now she’s getting her own show on the Food Network called “Girl Meets Farm.” ~~~ We’re off to a horseradish festival with Harvest Public Media. ~~~ The nation’s Indian Tribes got some welcome news last week when a 4-4 split by the Supreme Court let stand a lower court's decision that effectively guarantees fishing

Friday, June 15 – A change of pace for our weekly news chat as we visit with Cara Hetland, director of radio for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. She’ll update us on the news in South Dakota, including the recent primary. Among the items on the ballot was an amendment to Marsy’s Law. ~~~ Commentary from Bruce Berg: “Small Ball.” ~~~ Tioga High Science Teacher Sarah Klug fell in love with teaching while originally pursuing a medical degree. Klug credits her student teaching experience in an

Thursday, June 14 – Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, joins us to discuss his recent trip to Moscow where he spoke at the general assembly of the World Farmers Organisation. He’ll also address the Senate’s new Farm Bill, the recently failed house version, and the implications the bill has for nutrition benefits, the SNAP program. ~~~ Tom Isern shares this week’s Plains Folk essay, “Barrels and Jars.” ~~~ Sue Balcom of the “ Root Sellers ” farm near Mandan joins us with