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This Sunday on Prairie Public Presents: A new episode of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life. In this episode, host Jack Russell Weinstein and guest Mark Reiff discuss “Why Everybody Should Join A Union.”

On the last day of 2022, we're taking a look back at some of the guests that really left an artistic impression on this program. Episode 59 features musicians Trio from Hell, A-Day, Lisa Lambe, Sons of the Pioneers, and Marianne Dissard. Plus, Kearny Public Library director Matthew Williams, and a Taco Bell food review from Grand Forks columnist Marilyn Hagerty.

This Sunday on the new episode of Why?: “The Philosophy of Depression” with Andrew Solomon, a writer on politics, culture and psychology. Solomon wrote “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression,” which won the 2001 National Book Award, was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, and was included in The Times list of one hundred best books of the decade.

Episode 70 features musicians Chris Pierce, Jeremy Messersmith, Maura Shawn Scanlin, and a visit to Northwood Performing Arts Center. Plus, a visit with Gordy “Crazy Fingers” Lindquist, a notable, 85-year-old North Dakota pianist.

Episode 71 features live sessions from musicians H. C. McEntire, Aaron Jones, Malcolm MacWatt, and Maria Jacobson. Plus, a monologue from gallerist and writer Daniel Rolnik.

In 2007, a tornado swept through Northwood, North Dakota, destroying the school. Now, the Northwood Performing Arts Council brings regional and national acts to the community's newly built auditorium.

Wimbledon, North Dakota, is a small town with a strong farming community — about 200 people call it home. The town's café and the grocery store share the same roof, with the grocery store offering anything that you'd need, and the café featuring weekly lunch specials. Every order comes with lemonade and a sweet treat.

Summer Peterson is a chef in Fargo. In this segment from The Great American Folk Show, she shares a recipe for Crunchy Granola.

Sunday at 5pm: Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for Seeking Connection, a 1-hour broadcast special exploring the relationship between loneliness, mental health, and the power of social connections.

The North Dakota native and Poet Laureate of Iowa, as Special Guest at this poetry event, reads and sings.