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“Lightyear” is the new animated film from Pixar.

Do you need a holiday between July 4th and Labor Day? How about National Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day?

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - Ashley pays a visit to the edible forest, which features 21 species of trees with 70 cultivars. It’s part of the Northern Plains Botanic Gardens in Fargo. ~~~ Plants do a lot for us, from providing food to purifying air. On July 27th, we’re encouraged to show them a little love for National Take Your Houseplants Out for a Walk Day. We visit with prolific gardener Jaclyn Weber who’s growing figs in zone 4. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay titled “It’s Not Just Grass.”

The Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society manages an edible forest, with dozens of species and cultivars of cold-hardy fruits. Jim Walla, a garden volunteer gives us a tour.

Before the Garrison Dam was built, the Missouri was a wily river. Its greedy undercurrents had proven treacherous on several occasions. On this date in 1955, painter Donald Ryland of New Town was working 135 feet above the river on the Four Bears Bridge when he lost his balance reaching for a paint stick. He managed to grab a steel beam, but before others could reach him, he lost his grip and fell into the rising reservoir.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - Fictional spy Jason Bourne is back with new threats on his life. We visit with author Brian Freeman about The Bourne Sacrifice. ~~~ NDSU history professor has this week’s Plains Folk essay, “Just the Place for Me.” ~~~ We share an excerpt from this Sunday’s Prairie Public Presents, which features writer Jill Kandel, author of “The Clean Daughter,” a book chosen earlier this year for the “One Book One North Dakota” series.

On this date in 1976, Eldon Joersz of Hazen, North Dakota, broke the all-time speed record for manned airbreathing jet engine aircraft, flying SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed’s High Altitude Surveillance Jet.

The tiny town of Antler is situated two miles south of the Canadian border. Named for nearby Antler Creek, it was first platted in 1905. A school was built two years later, and by 1910 the town had 342 residents.

Thursday, July 14, 2022 - If you missed the Everly Brothers Experience when they came to North Dakota earlier this year, there are other chances coming up as the Zmed brothers’ show comes to Pelican Rapids in Minnesota and Billings in Montana. Dylan & Zachary join us to discuss the art, and the challenge, of creating a tribute show worthy of the Everly Brothers, one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ~~~ There aren’t any definite numbers about how many farmers belong to the LGBTQ community in the U-S. But many are making a point to be visible in their rural communities. Catherine Wheeler has this report for Harvest Public Media. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats, talking today about hoeing the garden.

The Star Wars franchise has been a pop culture phenomenon since it debuted in 1977. On this date that year, the Dakota Twin Theatres in Bismarck offered showings of “Star Wars” at 7 and 9:20pm. Ads in the Bismarck Tribune noted that the “cosmic adventure” was in its “6th big week!”