Main Street interviews Minot AFB's Sergeants Walker & Pierce on ICBM oversight, and ND UAS Council leaders Nebaker & Dunlevey on industry growth.

Missile Launch Facilities at the Minot AFB; North Dakota's UAS Council

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Iron Opera is a documentary exploring high art in a small town. It introduces us to a legendary concert pianist who teamed up with an Ojibwe language teacher, a skateboarding accordionist, and talent imported from every corner of the Earth to pull off the impossible. It's airing on Prairie Public May 30. ~~~ Have you ever seen a Smooth Green Snake? They inhabit much of North Dakota, and as Chuck Lura explains, they're beneficial and down-right friendly. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson reviews the news. ~~~Matt Olien is Prairie Public's movie critic. Today he looks at the latest in the Mad Max saga, Furiosa.

Iron Opera Documentary; Snakes in ND; News Discussion; Movie Review: Furiosa

Today's segments:With Memorial Day behind, the summer vacation season is underway. But if we're travelling with our devices, can we actually rest? What do we lose when we don't properly rest? We visit with philosopher Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein.Harvest Public Media reports on efforts to preserve and restore the grasslands.Nearly 50 countries make up the Asian continent. May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. For this week's Prairie Plates, Rick Gion takes us to Asian Market Night, a capstone event celebrating Asian culture.Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, The Regional Project.

The Philosophy of Rest; Preserving Grasslands; Celebrating Asian Culture; Plains Folk Essay

Jeffrey Miller's "Our Bend in the River" chronicles his family's sustainable homestead journey at Cottonwood Bend Farm. Plus, Fred Eaglesmith's 1997 performance at the Westward Ho.

Jeff Miller and "Our Bend in the River";  Fred Eaglesmith at the Westward Ho

The stories of the surviving members of Delta Company, a Vietnam-era paratrooper unit.

Memorial Day - "We've Never Been The Same: A War Story"

Explore Metis fiddling, review news with Dave Thompson, and hear Matt Olien's take on "The Idea of You" with Anne Hathaway. Perfect for Memorial Day drives!

Missile Launch Facilities at the Minot AFB; North Dakota's UAS Council

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