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Monday, February 21, 2022 - It’s Presidents Day. Today we share a story of the late president as guest host Rick Collin visits with Nathaniel Philbrick, the author of “Travels With George, in Search of Washington and His Legacy.” In the fall of 1789, George Washington, six months into his presidency, set out on the first of four road trips as he attempted to unite the states into a single nation. To research the story, Philbrick retraced Washington’s route. This conversation first aired in December 2021.

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 – The Celebration of Women and Their Music is a weeklong celebration of live music and young women in the arts. Now in its 25th year, we reflect on its influence with founder and musician Deb Jenkins, and Rosie Sauvageau Nestingen, a pianist who won award money from the event. The FM Arts series is funded in part by The Arts Partnership, with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - Jason Riley writes the Upward Mobility column for the Wall Street Journal. He’s giving a virtual presentation for NDSU for Black History Month. ~~~ Tom Isern has a Plains Folk essay, Proper Punctuation in Winter. ~~~ Writer and photographer W. Scott Olsen is giving an artist talk tomorrow at the Plains Art Museum on his exhibition, “Notes Toward the Soul of Water: A Photojournalist Adventure.”

Friday, February 25, 2022 - For this month’s Philosophical Currents, Jack Russell Weinstein talks about what’s happening in Ukraine. ~~~ Dave Thompson has our weekly news debrief. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Tick, Tick…Boom.”

One of the most dramatic punishments meted out in the North Dakota Legislature was against a life insurance agent convicted of attempting to bribe state lawmakers.

In 1925, the Founder's Day convocation at UND featured a lecture by Dr. J.J. Cornelius titled “The Religions of India.” The lecture was sponsored by Wesley College, which began as a Methodist school in Wahpeton in 1891 under the original name Red River Valley University. Twenty years later, in 1905, at the invitation of UND president Merrifield, it relocated next to UND in Grand Forks and was renamed Wesley College.

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - “O, Beautiful” by author Jung Yun is the One Book One North Dakota discussion from Humanities ND. ~~~ Dave Thompson visits with Lisa Johnson, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the North Dakota University System, about ACT and SAT requirements for college. Many are dropping the requirement. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here to talk pancakes.

It's Andrew Garfield's second Oscar nomination.

Sue Balcom is here to talk pancakes.

Writer and photographer W. Scott Olsen is giving an artist talk Thursday, February 24th at the Plains Art Museum on his exhibition, “Notes Toward the Soul of Water: A Photojournalist Adventure.”