The “Awesome Foundation” has 88 chapters in 20 countries. It’s a global community advancing the interesting of awesome $1,000 at a time. There’s now a chapter in North Dakota. Brandi Malarkey is here to tell us about it. ~~~ Questions over the country’s energy future surfaced in the Presidential debate Sunday night. For Inside Energy, StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips takes a look at how the facts stack up to the candidates comments on energy. ~~~ Speaking of the debates, here’s Bruce Berg with an essay he calls “The Deflates.” ~~~ Author Monica Hannan of Bismarck joins us to discuss her new book, “Gift of Death: A Message of Comfort and Hope.” ~~~ A Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern: “The Prairie Garden.”