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Prairie Public/Prairie PublicThe 200th episode of “Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life” premieres this Sunday. Ahead of the milestone, Erik Deatherage sits down with host Jack Russell Weinstein and his wife, Kim Donehower, a professor in the University of North Dakota’s Department of English. Friends and colleagues also join the celebration as we turn the tables on Jack and ask him questions, and give those he has impacted a chance to tell him “Why?” it all matters. -
Synth and tech pioneer Thomas Dolby has reunited his old band, The Lost Toy People, for a nationwide tour that includes a stop in North Dakota — they'll be at the Totally Tubular Festival at 4 Bears Casino in New Town on Saturday, August 1.
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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. -
For 10 years, Heart-N-Soul Community Café has served hearty, healthy meals across the Fargo-Moorhead area with a “pay what you can” model. This Friday, June 12, they're celebrating the anniversary with a community café at First Presbyterian in Fargo. -
From the founding of the United States, Native communities have faced displacement, broken treaties, and the ongoing struggle to preserve their identity and sovereignty. Those tensions remain felt today. -
This week on Prairie Plates, Rick Gion talks with Creative Kitchen owner Mark Sinner and long-time employee Miriam Danielson as the store celebrates its 50th anniversary. -
The city of the namesake movie Fargo celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special screening event and a Q&A with one of the actors at the Fargo Theatre tonight. -
Erik Deatherage chats with Prairie Public’s Director of Television, Barb Gravel, about the award-winning team behind the Prairie Musicians and the new season that continues to spotlight the incredible musical talent of North Dakota and Minnesota. -
Alt-country and Americana trailblazer Joe Ely passed away on Monday of pneumonia, brought on by his struggle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's disease. He was 78. -
If novelist and essayist Sam Graham-Felsen thought that following the example of Theodore Roosevelt's "strenuous life" in the North Dakota badlands would rub off on his 8-year-old son Saul, well, he was half right. -
A group of Fargo-Moorhead professors and jazz musicians are preparing to recreate Duke Ellington's Grammy-winning performance that occurred in Fargo in 1940. Erik Deatherage interviews musicians Russ Peterson and Matt Patnode about the show.
