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Synopsis
Main Street, hosted by Doug Hamilton and with contributor Ashley Thornberg, keeps its finger on the pulse of Prairie Public's broadcast region
Episodes
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Ritchison - New State Climatologist; Baumgarten on disgraced Sen. Holmberg
25/06/2024 Duration: 49minDaryl Ritchison becomes ND state climatologist. Forum reporter April Baumgarten on Sen. Holmberg's plea deal. Chuck Lura and the International Peace Garden.
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Summer Travel; Jewish Community Relations; Tom Isern
24/06/2024 Duration: 49minBeat the heat with Alicia Underlee Nelson and her son Eli's summer tips. Steve Hunegs talks with John Harris on Prairie Pulse and Tom Isern reflects on ND history.
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June 22 Writers Workshop; News Review; and Matt Olien's Film Critique
20/06/2024 Duration: 49minMoorhead Friends Writing Group's workshop on June 22, Stenson discusses his book Sins of the Mother. Dave Thompson reviews news and Matt Olien reviews I Saw the TV Glow.
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Juneteenth
19/06/2024 Duration: 49minOur Juneteenth Special features Fred Gray on being MLK's lawyer, Willie James Jennings on racism's origins, and James Lawson on non-violent protest in the civil rights movement.
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New Book Explores Masculinity; Rick Gion on Healthy Summer Eating
18/06/2024 Duration: 50minAnton Treuer's first novel, Where Wolves Don't Die, explores masculinity, nature, family secrets, and race. Prairie Plates covers healthy summer foods.
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Women as Pastoral Leaders; Young Authors; Music From our Childhood; Tom Isern
17/06/2024 Duration: 49minPastor Danni Dunasky on women priests, youth author Lindsey Undlin, Tom Isern's "The Justice Book" essay, and Melanie Popejoy interviewed by Tom Brosseau.
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U.S. - Canada Regional Relations; News; Movies; Poetry and Butterflies
13/06/2024 Duration: 50minMatt Olien and Canadian Consul General Beth Richardson. Butterfly breeders aid habitat preservation. Dave Thompson reviews news. Matt Olien reviews "Songs of Earth." Pádraig Ó Tuama explores identity and conflict.
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NDCA Jessica Christy; 32nd MO River Bluegrass Festival; Prairie Plates
12/06/2024 Duration: 49minNDCA's new director, Jessica Christy, shares her vision. Common Nighthawks at ballgames, Missouri River Bluegrass Festival preview, and Prairie Plates' unique sausage.
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Live Tales; Isern Essay; and Wayne Salter, HHS Commissioner
11/06/2024 Duration: 50minWe explore live local storytelling with Stacy Nicholson and Laurie Baker, hear Tom Isern's Plains Folk essay, and discuss health initiatives with HHS Commissioner Wayne Salter.
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Dr. John Ikerd - Future of Family Farming; ND Sec. of State Michael Howe
10/06/2024 Duration: 49minInsights on food, farming, and community with Dr. John Ikerd at the Barnes County Historical Society's 150th celebration. ND Sec. of State Michael Howe on the primaries.
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Weinstein on Democracy; Isern on Regional Studies; News and Movies
06/06/2024 Duration: 49minJack Weinstein on democracy, Tom Isern on regional studies, news review by Dave Thompson, and Matt Olien's review of Woody Allen's "Coup de Chance."
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DPI Candidate Jason Heitkamp ~ Rick Gion on Food Trucks ~ Edmore School Closing
05/06/2024 Duration: 52minJason Heitkamp - runs for Supt. of Public Instruction. Rick Gion highlights food truck festivals. Edmore's school closes permanently. Poison ivy & skunk spray treatment.
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Legal Services of North Dakota; SPI Candidate Jim Bartlett; What Should You Do?
04/06/2024 Duration: 49minJames Bartlett, SPI Candidate; Jen Lee and Legal Services of North Dakota; the Bismarck PD tells a co-host of Main Street if he responded correctly when he saw a crime.
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Lifestyle Medicine w/ Dr. Stefanie Meyer; SPI Candidate Kirsten Baesler
03/06/2024 Duration: 53minDr. Stefanie Meyer, Lifestyle Medicine pro, and Concordia wellness director, discusses chronic conditions. Kirsten Baesler, Supt. of Public Instruction candidate, joins Main Street.
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Iron Opera Documentary; Snakes in ND; News Discussion; Movie Review: Furiosa
30/05/2024 Duration: 53minIron 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.
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The Philosophy of Rest; Preserving Grasslands; Celebrating Asian Culture; Plains Folk Essay
29/05/2024 Duration: 50minToday'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.
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Jeff Miller and "Our Bend in the River"; Fred Eaglesmith at the Westward Ho
28/05/2024 Duration: 49minJeffrey 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.
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Memorial Day - "We've Never Been The Same: A War Story"
27/05/2024 Duration: 52minThe stories of the surviving members of Delta Company, a Vietnam-era paratrooper unit.
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Metis Fiddling; News Review; "The Idea of You"
23/05/2024 Duration: 49minExplore 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!
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An Honored Veteran; Memorial Day Travel and Food; the history of "Rest Rooms"
22/05/2024 Duration: 52minWe hear from veteran Bradly Aune. Wool prices are plummeting, Midwest sheep producers seek alternatives. Early 1900s rest room reforms in ND were slow. Memorial Day travel plans and foods discussed.