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Episode 92 features music from Americana duo Last Birds, singer-songwriter Brendan Melia, Grand Forks singer Michael Marcotte, and singer-songwriter David Wilcox. Plus, an interview about Kenny’s Music Shoppe in Grand Forks, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

This Sunday at 5pm: In the 1950s, the United States came up with a plan to solve what it called the “Indian Problem.” It would assimilate Native Americans by moving them to cities and eliminating reservations. The 20-year campaign failed to erase Native Americans, but its effects on Indian Country are still felt today.

Bill Thomas interviews David Swenson and they play samples from the soundtrack.

Finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and recipient of the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award, Tommy Orange’s book "There There" follows characters from Native communities as they travel to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Hear a live recording of his visit to Bismarck in April 2023, as part of the National Endowment for the Arts BIG READ Initiative.

Modern art, runway fashion, and music today are in the middle of a cultural reckoning, where artists must find a balance between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

Episode 91 features music from singer-songwriter Maya de Vitry, Minneapolis musician Luke LeBlanc, bluegrass group Kristen Grainger & True North, and singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. Plus, Tom Brosseau, David Garza, and John C. Reilly perform a song, “Heartland.”

Episode 88 features music from Americana artist Kyle Keller, London duo Ida Mae, instrumental group Mikki & Elvis, Scottish singer Rachel Sermanni, and singer-songwriter Maryse Smith.

This Sunday on Prairie Public Presents, hear a new episode of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life. Host Jack Russell Weinstein is joined by researcher Catherine Flick to discuss "The Ethics of Cryptocurrency."

Episode 89 features musicians Lara Somogyi, Charlie Marks, Jake Groves, Sally Anne Morgan, and Dorian Marsh with Ian Ross Cohen.

Episode 94 features singer-songwriter Dustin Maenaga, acoustic quartet Twisted Pine, London musician Our Man In The Field, and Fargo singer Paula Larsen. Plus, Tom visits Copilot Designs in Grand Forks.