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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - With Lutheran Social Services closing, the resettlement efforts for refugees in North Dakota has been taken up by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services. Here to discuss the changeover and the outlook for resettlements in North Dakota is the director of the program, Dan Hannaher. ~~~ Correcting myths and looking at the evolution of Native American identity over the last 400 years is the mission of The 400 Years Project, a pictorial collection of Native American life. It includes original photos, text essays and a digital library of Native photographers from the mid-1800s to the present. Project founders Sarah Stacke, Sheena Brings Plenty and Brian Adams want to address colonization while centering the Native voice.

Friday, July 9, 2021 - Jack Russell Weinstein is here to preview this Sunday’s “Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life,” when he visits with Quassim Cassam, philosophy professor at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. The topic is “Why Do Conspiracy Theories Work?” ~~~ Our Friday conversation with news director Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Zola.”

In the deep past, a bamboo cane pole was every kid’s “starter” rod, an introduction to the lifetime sport of fishing. Little line-tangling, lots of panfish nibbling, much bobber-watching – all the delights of angling. On this date, in 1903, an article in the Cooperstown Courier compared the qualities of a cane-pole made of bamboo, imported from Japan, to those of an old-fashioned wooden pole made of hickory, ash, hazel or willow.

Sunday, July 18, 2021 - Music host Scott Prebys visits with Geoffrey Littlefield, the author of “Nelson Riddle: Music With a Heartbeat.” Littlefield takes a deep dive into the genius of Riddle, with first-hand accounts from Riddle’s son and with never-before-seen photographs and anecdotes about Riddle’s experiences with legends such as Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and North Dakota’s Peggy Lee. ~~~ North Dakota native Nicole Rodenburg is currently based in New York City, working as an actor and filmmaker. As a director, her first feature film was selected for the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. She joins us to discuss “Glob Lessons,” which involves a road trip through North Dakota!

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - It seems everything is happening online these days, so why not sports! Here to discuss the emergence of esports on college campuses is Travis Isbell, the new director for UND’s varsity esports program. Do esports complement UND’s unmanned aircraft program? We’ll ask about that! ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk column titled “Gear Up and Go.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats to discuss jams and jellies.

Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with peace activist Kathy Kelly

If you like watching falling stars, you are in for a treat. We are already into one of the best meteor showers, and with a little luck, it could turn out to be the best show of the year.The Perseids Meteor Shower began on July 17 and will run through August 24 with the peak viewing period coming up on the night of August 12th and early morning hours of the 13th with perhaps up to 60 meteors or more per hour. There is a new moon on August 8, and the moon will be waxing toward a crescent moon which will set during the early evening hours during the peak viewing period. That is all good news for viewers! Now all we need is a clear sky!

"King Arthur's headstrong nephew embarks on a daring quest to confront the Green Knight"

On this date in 1916, residents of Williams and McKenzie Counties learned that they would soon be able to cross the Missouri River at Williston with no difficulty. The Golden Valley Chronicle announced that a new pontoon bridge would be ready before the end of the month. Mr. P.M. Calderwood, president of the Missouri River Bridge Company of Williston, announced that only unforeseen delays could prevent the bridge from opening on time.

Main Street Weekend shares encore interviews from previous week's shows.