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Erik Deatherage visits Roberts Alley in downtown Fargo, where Folkways' Amanda Frost and Upper Hand Signs artists Meg Felix, Jared Froeber, and Cory Gillerstein are creating a large-scale patriotic mural honoring veterans and bringing new public art to the city's urban core for America's 250th anniversary.
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Great American Folk Show host and musician Tom Brosseau talked with Twin Cities-based Mason Jennings about songwriting, working with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, and his musical influences — including, surprisingly, heavy metal. -
Prairie Public’s Erik Deatherage speaks with Dakota OutRight president Jeigh Stewart and past president Erin Pringle to talk about the organization’s history and the importance of creating spaces where LGBTQ people — especially those from rural communities — can feel seen and supported.
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Episode 72 features an interview with folk singer Mason Jennings, a live session with songwriter Lexie, Americana band Matt Jones and the Bobs, and Bismarck country singer Peyton Lily. Plus, we spotlight summer shows in Medora, North Dakota, with Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation venue manager Todd Bruse.
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Measles cases are rising in North Dakota. Track confirmed cases at the interactive map linked below.
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Guest host Erik Deatherage explores how North Dakota is preparing for America's 250th anniversary. State Tourism Director Sara Otte Coleman discusses the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and its expected impact on tourism, while Folkways and Upper Hand Signs transform a downtown Fargo alley with a patriotic mural honoring veterans and celebrating America's semiquincentennial.
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On May 17, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer bid farewell to his wife, Libby, and rode out of Fort Abraham Lincoln at the head of the 7th Cavalry. He never returned. North Dakotans took his loss personally. Custer was a popular figure, and the territory was stunned when news of his defeat became known.
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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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres's visit to Port-au-Prince comes as gang violence persists. According to U.N. data, 2,300 people have been killed in Haiti this year, with another 100 kidnapped.
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In an upset, Georgia Republican voters rejected President Trump's preferred nominee for the competitive open governor's race. They also picked Rep. Mike Collins to face Sen. Jon Ossoff. -
The Iraq national men's team hasn't played a World Cup in 40 years; a drought that ends Tuesday night, to the excitement of soccer fans in Dearborn, Michigan, home to a large Iraqi diaspora.
