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Thursday, April 5 – William “Bill” Caraher, UND History professor and Bret Weber, historian and professor of social work at UND, visit with host Matt Olien about their book, The Bakken: An Archaeology of an Industrial Landscape. See that entire conversation on Prairie Public's Youtube channel HERE. ~~~ As Harvest Public Media reported yesterday, families are increasingly drawn to the open land on the edge of big cities, with implications for previously rural areas. Today, Harvest reporters Amy

Wednesday, April 4 – There’s been a lot of concern regarding the preservation of pensions for both public and private employees. Here to help explain is Dennis Kooren, who chairs two organizations seeking to protect pensions. Kooren drove for UPS, one of the many companies moving away from defined benefit plans. ~~~ Farmland and grazing land has been disappearing across the U.S. over the last few decades, and is perhaps most evident on the edges of big cities. Harvest Public Media’s Erica

Bill Thomas joins us with a conversation about art provoking discomfort, an excerpt of a panel discussion with writers Nicholas Galanin, Marlon James, and Lauren Markham. On a second theme, the authors discuss the research required for the work they do. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about Scoria. ~~~ A grand opening is coming up for the Northwest Arts Center and the Walter Piehl Gallery at Minot State. Here to tell us about this new facility Avis Veikley, director of the

Monday, April 2 – It’s time for our monthly Editors Roundtable show. In addition to news director Dave Thompson, we visit with Jim Olson, news director for KXMC in Minot; and Joe Radske of KVRR-TV in Fargo. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Gregarious Geeese.”

Wednesday, March 28 – Gaelynn Lea of Duluth, winner of the 2016 Tiny Desk Concert competition, performs tonight in Fargo. She stops by our studio to tell us how life has changed in the wake of all the national attention she’s received. ~~~ Wish Fast, a superhero walk/run in support of Make-A-Wish North Dakota, started out as a student project. It’s now in its fifth year, and takes place in 4 towns across the state. Here to tell us all about it is Nick Vculek. ~~~ Bill Thomas shares another

Tuesday, March 27 – Heart disease and stroke can be major issues, especially if they’re not treated right away. We share an excerpt from this week’s Prairie Pulse television show as John Harris visits with Sanford doctors Michael Manchak and Thomas Haldis about signs of heart disease and stroke. ~~~ The Virginia State Home for Epileptics and Feebleminded is the name of a book by Molly McCully Brown. She is a poet and she was at the UND Writer's Conference, which this year was themed Truth and

Monday, March 26 – More from the UND Writers Conference panel discussion on “Art and Politics” with Nicholas Galanin, Marlon James, and Lauren Markham. We also share an interview as Bill Thomas sits down with Lauren Markham. ~~~ Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of people protested and demonstrated against gun violence. We hear from two participants who attended the Moms Demand Action FM event. ~~~ Bob Dambach, director of television, joins us with a preview of a new Prairie Public

Friday, March 23 – Tim and Christine Baumann, co-directors of the International Music Camp near Dunseith, North Dakota are here to preview this summer’s activities at the camp. ~~~ Bill Thomas attended the UND Writers Conference on Thursday. Today he shares an excerpt from one of the panel discussions. The theme was “Art and Politics,” and we hear from writers Nicholas Galanin, Marlon James, and Lauren Markham. ~~~ Our weekly news chat with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “A Fantastic

Thursday, March 22 – Filmmaker Andrew Kightlinger joins us to discuss “Tater Tot & Patton” a drama shot in South Dakota that makes its North Dakota premier tomorrow at the Fargo Film Festival. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about porcupines and salt. ~~~ Chef Tim Rosendahl is here with this week’s food topic, honey. ~~~ Ashley and Erik Deatherage have this week’s What’s Happening calendar of events.

Wednesday, March 21 – Bill Thomas visits with Jamie Parsley, associate poet laureate of North Dakota. They discuss his newest collection of poetry, "Only Then" from Pilgrim Soul Press. ~~~ Another excerpt from the Cutting Ed podcast as Tom Gerhardt visits with Oakes superintendent Kraig Steinhoff and principal Brandon Bata about their switch to flex mod scheduling. ~~ Allison Veselka is an assistant curator at the Barnes County Museum. For over a year, she’s been working on a research project