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One of America’s favorite inventors helped set a standard for home entertainment and the entire future of musical appreciation. As the Smithsonian Magazine observed, Thomas Edison’s 1877 invention of the phonograph changed music forever.

Monday, March 14, 2022 – Would you believe that female US Supreme Court Justices are interrupted four times more often than male ones? We visit with Mary Ann Sieghart the author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It. ~~~ Brandi Malarkey visits with Kristie Wolff, executive director of the North Dakota Women’s Network about Ready to Run, an initiative to support women who want to run for office or learn more about the political system. ~~~ Tom Isern has a Plains Folk essay, Cracker Crumbs for The Sparrow.

North Dakotans in years past have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with school recitals, town dances, church events and more. Here is a sampling.

In the third installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota, Tom Gerhardt interviews North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta.

Friday, March 18, 2022 – The ND Women's Network Youth Action Council is addressing menstrual equality with a Period Pack assembly day in Jamestown on Saturday. We learn more from Kristie Wolff, executive director of the North Dakota Women’s Network. ~~~ Late winter and early spring is time for maple syrup. When most people think of maple syrup production, Vermont comes to mind. In the Midwest, Wisconsin and Michigan are the biggest producers. But as Harvest Public Media’s Katie Peikes reports, there’s a lot of untapped potential for maple syrup in the lower Midwest. ~~~ We have our weekly news debrief with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews King Richard.

When in doubt, flee to Canada. This must have been the thought process of N.C. Mossgaard when faced with mounting debt and potential embezzlement charges. On this date in 1914, a newspaper account about Mossgaard began by detailing his life as a once-successful postmaster in Scranton, North Dakota, who was married and had twelve children. This happy life took a sad turn when Mrs. Mossgaard and several of the children contract typhoid fever and pass away. Mossgaard turned to alcohol, leaving the Scranton post office to unsuccessfully run itself. The neglect led to an examination by auditors who found the post office funds were short.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – The closing night selection for the Fargo Film Festival is Glob Lessons. North Dakota Native Nicole Rodenburg comes home for this road trip across that state from two people whose lives aren’t going as planned. We reair a conversation from July of 2021 when it screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith stops by for early spring lawn and garden care tips. ~~~ Tom Brosseau, host of The Great American Folk Show, brings us to the Queen City Cafe in Aneta.

For this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom visits Diane Schmidt, longtime gardener and farmer’s market producer, and one of Sue’s mentors.

Sue Balcom stresses the importance of spacing your garden.

The spring equinox is behind us. Spring is officially here, and that means the activity on our prairies, woodlands, marshes, and lakes will be ramping up soon if it hasn’t already. And the next month or so is one of the best times of the year to get out and enjoy nature.