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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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Main Street's Ashley Thornberg recaps the 2022 election results with Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson and NDSU political science professor Dr. Nick Bauroth. -
Dr. Nancy Hodur is the director of the Center for Social Research at NDSU. She visits with Ashley Thornberg about recent report from North Dakota Compass about the financial burden of housing in North Dakota and how renters and homeowners compare. -
Listen up jazz lovers! Prairie Public has a special jazz concert tonight (Friday, November 4). It's called, "One Night Forever" and features Fargo Moorhead jazz musicians. Back in June, Main Street's Ashley Thornberg interviewed jazz musician Russ Peterson and photographer W. Scott Olsen about their collaboration on the book "Fargo Jazz." -
We continue candidate conversations today as Rep. Kelly Armstrong, the incumbent Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, visits with Matt Olien. -
The sixth annual North Dakota Human Rights Film and Arts Festival begins today. It features 39 films from 10 countries, plus artist workshops, panel luncheons, and community discussions. Joining us for a preview are organizer Sean Coffman of The Human Family and filmmaker Kevin Shaw. -
NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg is a busy woman. Still, she took time to spend a few minutes with NPR stations across the country to talk about her book, Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships. Here's the full conversation with Main Street's Ashley Thornberg. -
NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg is out with a book, Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships. It’s an intimate look at Totenberg’s many powerful friends, most notably the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She spoke with Main Street's Ashley Thornberg. -
Cara Mund is running as an Independent, seeking the North Dakota seat in the House of Representatives. She visits with Prairie Public producer Matt Olien in a conversation that first aired on the Main Street show. -
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Dr. Damian Costello is the author of “Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism.” He’ll be the featured speaker at this year’s Black Elk Convocation and Forum at the University of Mary. He and Dr. Mike Taylor, associate professor of education at UMary, visit with Main Street's Ashley Thornberg.
