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Thursday, April 19 – UND alum Steve Martin’s passion for environmentally friendly energy has taken him all over the world. He joins us to discuss his family’s deep ties to UND and his exciting career. ~~~ One of the popular TV shows on Prairie Public is “Under The Streetlamp: Rockin' Round the Clock,” a concert celebrating the American Radio Songbook of the 1950s through the 70s. Coming up next month, the show goes live, with performances in Bismarck and Fargo, featuring former Broadway cast

Wednesday, April 18 – The Knight Foundation recently released a report on local TV news and the new media landscape, a theme of increasing importance with social media creating new challenges. Here to discuss the report and to tell us about the Knight Foundation is Karen Rundlet, the foundation’s director of journalism. ~~~ In this week's Natural North Dakota, Chuck Lura has ideas for celebrating spring. ~~~ Bismarck Global Neighbors pairs New Americans with mentors willing to share language,

Tuesday, April 17 – More from the Good Government summit held last Sunday in Bismarck as humanities Scholar Clay Jenkinson tackles the subject from the perspective of Thomas Jefferson. ~~~ The prospect of legalizing hemp nationwide is causing some mixed feelings within the hemp industry, as Harvest Public Media’s Esther Honig reports. ~~~ Ted Quanrud was an early staff member on Prairie Public and continued for many years as a volunteer, with shows like Sunday Serenade and A Little Night Music.

Monday, April 16 – Coverage of the finale summit of the Good Government Discussion Series, which took place Sunday, April 15, in Bismarck. Main Street host Doug Hamilton moderates a media panel from around the state in a discussion about good government. The summit was supported by ThinkND, the Northern Plains Ethics Institute at NDSU, the North Dakota Humanities Council and the Bush Foundation.

Friday, April 13 – In an excerpt from this week’s Prairie Pulse television show, host John Harris visits with Tom Gerhardt, communications director for ND United. Gerhardt will discuss the interesting developments he’s discovered while producing the “Cutting Ed” podcast. ~~~ Tom Isern Shares a Plains Folk essay, “A Chance to Express Themselves. ~~~ From The Takeaway, we hear from Dr. Alexandra Sacks, a reproductive psychiatrist. She’s calling for women and doctors to talk more about the myriad

Thursday, April 12 – This Sunday’s Prairie Public Presents is titled “Testimonies,” a conversation about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Program. It’s produced by Meg Luther Lindholm, and today we share an excerpt. ~~~ Simon Wilson is the new executive director of the North Dakota Trade Office. He joins us to discuss the ramification of tariffs for North Dakota. ~~~ Doug and Ashley have our What’s Happening calendar of events.

Wednesday, April 11 – Patrick Gulbranson, chief executive officer for Family HealthCare , joins us to discuss how the United States compares to other developed countries in terms of providing access to healthcare. It’s a preview of his presentation in Valley City on April 12, which is part of a series sponsored by VCSU's Departments of Science and Social Science called “What in the World is Going On?” ~~~ “First Fridays at B” is an event that’s all about food. And this month, the theme was the

Tuesday, April 10 – The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize creative teens. This year, North Dakota had its best showing ever, with six students getting national awards. The Red River Valley Writing Project and the Plains Art Museum are the affiliates for North Dakota . We visit with RRVWP's Kelly Sassi and Netha Cloeter with the Plains Art Museum . ~~~ Writer Allen Kleinsasser shares an essay about his childhood, "Third Grade." ~~~ In this week’s Trahant Reports , Mark Trahant

Monday, April 9 – George Bibel, UND professor of mechanical engineering, is out with a new book, “Plane Crash, the Forensics of Aviation Disasters.” He joins us to discuss what goes wrong with plane or pilot when a crash occurs. ~~~ From Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR’s Dan Charles explores the small, but growing trend in dairy farming, robotic milking. ~~~ The North Country National Scenic Trail is a footpath stretching approximately 4,600 miles from Crown Point in eastern New York to Lake

Friday, April 6 – UND philosophy professor Jack Weinstein joins us to preview Sunday’s episode of “ WHY, Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life ,” a visit with Cathy O’Neil, a mathematician and author. She blogs at mathbabe.org and has written several books on data science, including Weapons of Math Destruction. Sunday’s episode of WHY is titled, “Does Big Data Threaten Our Democracy?” Listen to the extended podcast version of that show HERE . ~~~ The burgeoning trade war between the U.S.