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Monday, September 27, 2021- Each month we make a thoughtful examination of a current issue in an episode we call Philosophical Currents with UND philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein. This month we discuss socialism. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on the sounds of fall. ~~~ October is National Arts & Humanities Month, and it’s just around the corner. Joining us with the latest arts and humanities news is Kim Konikow, executive director of the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

Fall is officially here. Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, school has started, and of course the equinox occurred on the 22nd. With the coming of fall, many among us wait in eager anticipation for the leaves to turn color. Every year about this time we get anxious to see the trees put on their annual color display. The fall colors are delightful, and they seem to garner much of our attention and media coverage. But do not lose sight (pun intended) of the sounds of fall!

Thursday, September 23, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted life as we know it, forever changing our idea of normal. Concordia College's "Work in the Job Revolution" symposium features speakers looking at the changing nature of work, and how to prepare students. We visit with presenter Kweilin Ellingrud, senior partner, McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Prodigious Crop of Ballads.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats discussion about Brussels Sprouts. ~~~ Director of radio Bill Thomas shares some news about re-imagining our 40th anniversary celebration.

On this date in 1921, the front page of the second section of the Fargo Forum's Saturday evening edition led with the article headlined, “Arikara Indians Stage Ancient Ceremonial at Fort Berthold."

On this date in 1951, a city law was proposed in Minot that created a stir: It would restrict city employees from having a second job.

On this date in 1905, North Dakotans learned that a well-known figure had passed away. The Hope Pioneer reported that Chief Rain in the Face had died at the Standing Rock Agency where he spent his final years. The Sioux Chief had been a prominent figure at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or Greasy Grass.

A week or so ago Dr. K and I were part of a group assembled to sit at the feet of three literary masters—Mark Vinz, Debra Marquart, and Louise Erdrich—as they talked among themselves about the sense of place. This was in the Fargo studios of Prairie Public.

Sunday, September 19, 2021 - We discuss "TR's Western Friends" with historian Duane Jundt and Roosevelt scholar Clay Jenkinson. It’s a preview of the upcoming Theodore Roosevelt Symposium on the theme “Western Scenes, Western Friends.” ~~~The Mediterranean diet is one of the most healthful, delicious ways of eating on the planet, but how can we apply these dietary principles here in the Midwest? A new book offers some answers. Here to discuss “Midwest Mediterranean” are two of the contributors, Megan Myrdal and Peter Schultz.

The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac. It's the story of William Tell, a gambler who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy.