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Episode 75 features live sessions with singer-songwriter Spencer Krug, Americana trio Local Kin, folk singer Hannah Scott, and folk duo Michael Antelope. Plus, an interview with the cast of Medora, North Dakota’s newest musical production Rebels & Outlaws: Country Music’s Best.
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Rising hunger and falling lake levels, forgotten advice for homesteaders, and radio’s future amid streaming and ChatGPT health concerns.
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Food contamination was a common problem in the early 20th century. Contaminants that would shock us today were routinely found in food products. Sawdust was added to coffee, and chalk was added to milk to improve its appearance. Vivid colors for candy were created with lead, arsenic, coal tar, and copper compounds.
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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There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.
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The number of abortions is up in the United States. Is it because fewer people are using birth control pills?
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On a recent hot summer day, Paul Maier, a soon-to-be 9-year-old from Barnesville, confidently strode up to the center of a big stage at the Clay County Fair in northwest Minnesota.
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