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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - What’s with all this “woke” talk? It’s actually a word that’s been around a long time. We discuss the concept in this month’s Philosophical Currents conversation with philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein. ~~~ We visit with the Grand Forks Center for Exploration fundraising chair Maura Tanabe. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Bastille at Far-go.” ~~~ A Birdnote feature on the spring migration around the globe.

Monuments and tributes to the past are sprinkled throughout North Dakota towns and parks. Many towns have veteran and war memorials. Mandan, Minot and Medora have a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt. Grand Forks has a sculpture commemorating the 1997 Red River Flood. Some towns pay tribute with a local symbol, like Salem Sue in New Salem and Tommy the snowmobiling turtle in Bottineau.

Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Our monthly Journalists Roundtable has no shortage of topics! Craig Blumenshine hosts as we visit with Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson; Forum Communications editor-in-chief Matthew Von Pinnon; and the owner and publisher of Journal Publishing in Crosby, Cecile Wehrman.

In March 1929, as ice broke up in the Missouri River, local federal meteorologist O. W. Roberts watched, issued advisements, and recorded what was going on. He wrote: “As long as there is ice on the Missouri river, there is danger of a flood.” Many others also watched the river. The Bismarck Tribune commented the “banks of the river between Bismarck and Mandan were crowded with spectators.” They watched huge logs in the river and reported seeing muskrats riding downstream on cakes of ice.

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Monday, March 27, 2023 - How close did we come to nuclear war during Vietnam? That’s explored in American Experience: "The Movement and the Madman." It premieres tomorrow, March 28th on PBS stations. We visit with filmmaker Stephen Talbot. ~~~ Kids Scoop News is an effort to help children learn the value of journalism and to promote literacy. The publication is distributed to students in Western North Dakota, and the hope is to go statewide. Joining us is Cecile Wehrman, publisher of Journal Publishing in Crosby. ~~~ Birdnote: Hummingbirds Returning.

While there's recently been a lot of talk about being "woke," the word has actually been around for a long time. We discuss the concept in this month’s Philosophical Currents conversation with philosophy professor Jack Russell Weinstein.

In March of 1929, ice on the Missouri River began to break up early. Some of the ice flowed free, but some piled up in ice gorges, blocking the waterflow. The threat of flooding loomed. One large ice gorge formed at Huff, 18 miles south of Bismarck. The jam was 25 to 30 miles long — solid, and stuck.

Walter Burleigh was one of Dakota Territory’s early politicians. He was an Indian agent accused of shady dealings who went on to become a delegate to Congress, wielding influence over who got territorial jobs. He was also a witness at President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial.

Friday, March, 31, 2023 - Master gardener Audrey Gilbraith joins us to discuss this wet, cold spring and what it means for the upcoming gardening season. ~~~ We continue our look forward to spring as we chat with horticulturist Ron Smith. ~~~ Reporter Sylvia Poggioli is leaving her regular gig at NPR, but don’t call it retirement! She joins us to reflect on her career and her plans going forward. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews a new take on Pinocchio from director Guillermo del Toro. ~~~ Tomorrow is April Fools Day. So, here’s Chuck Lura to tell us about Jackalopes.