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After a memorable run on Prairie Public, The Great American Folk Show is coming to an end. The program’s final episode airs this weekend.
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Nestled among the pine trees along a stretch of Big Lake Road sits a tiny blue building. If the signs are out on the roadside, the coffee kiosk is open for business. -
ND Geological Survey is wrapping up its 27th dino dig
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After six years on the air, The Great American Folk Show is concluding its run. This final episode features singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, musician Jude, fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, songwriter Gregory Page, and North Dakota musician Misti Koop.
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Tom Brosseau reflects on six years of The Great American Folk Show. Plus, new SNAP restrictions and a preview of ND’s special session in A Closer Look With the Monitor.
Dakota Datebook
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In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll listen to Dr. Twyla Baker, enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, talk about building a better society.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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New federal rules mean Arizona will be getting a lot less water from the Colorado river. City leaders say they've been planning for years and no one will run out, but keeping taps flowing is expensive.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded. -
While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.
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When COVID-19 forced schools online in the spring of 2020, Madonna Peltier Yawakie was already working in rural Montana, helping the Blackfeet Nation build its broadband network.
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