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Wednesday, December 27, 2023 - It’s the time of year everyone has a Best Of list. Even dictionaries get in on the trend. “Woke” made dictionary.com’s short list for word of year, following a 2300% increase in searches. We revisit a conversation with philosopher Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein on the long history of this suddenly popular word. ~~~ Dr. Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, He Died in the Harness.” ~~~We’ve eaten enough lately and been overstimulated. Sue Balcom has a Main Street Eats about getting back in touch with nature, and feeding the birds. ~~~ Speaking of birds, why do we love some and loathe others? We air a BirdNote on doves and pigeons. -
In the new book "Charlie Chaplin vs. America," bestselling Hollywood biographer and historian Scott Eyman explores the tumultuous life and times of this once-in-a-lifetime talent. He visits with Prairie Public film critic, Matt Olien.
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The Green Dot is a bystander intervention program that seeks to engage and mobilize community members in their role in preventing violence. -
The Bush Fellowship is a recognition of an individual's extraordinary accomplishments and support for their potential. -
Where does Radon come from and why is it so ubiquitous in the Red River Valley? UND Professor Dr. Gary Schwartz clears the air. -
North Dakota now has an Office of Legal Immigration, the creation of which was approved during the last legislative session. -
Following the Supreme Court's recent decision affirming preference for native children to be adopted by native families, we learn more about adoption here in North Dakota. -
Ready for a delightful conversation? Prairie Public's community engagement coordinator, Callista Martinez, presents the winners of this year's PBS Kids Writers Contest. -
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