The Mike McFeely Mess

North Dakota State political science professor Thomas Ambrosio believes President Donald Trump's State of the Union address was more positive and less combative than expected, and that has led to good reviews so far. Ambrosio delves into the foreign policy and immigration aspects of the address with podcast host Mike McFeely.

Humanities scholar, author and radio host Clay Jenkinson of Bismarck, N.D., joins host Mike McFeely for a pointless, wandering discussion about things that might or might not matter to you.

North Dakota State political science professor Thomas Ambrosio joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss Venezuela and the fight over who is the rightful president of that important Latin American country. Venezuela's oil has made it a key economic player not only in its region, but around the world. Why has the Trump Administration declared its support for the opposition? Ambrosio answers that question, and more.

Mark Peihl, archivist for the Clay County Historical Society in Moorhead, joins podcast host Mike McFeely to discuss how different life was in 1936 compared to today. Housing, transportation, communication and technology were all rudimentary compared to what we have in 2019. Does that mean modern residents are "soft," or that we just live a better, more advanced life?

Daryl Ritchison, interim director of the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network based at NDSU, visits with podcast host Mike McFeely about the savage winter of 1936, when the temperature didn't get above zero for more than a month and blizzard conditions socked in rural residents and threatened lives.