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Monday, August 2, 2021 - The insurance industry has always needed to adjust to changing times, but recent years have upped the ante. Cyber insurance, for example, is a growing need as companies are increasingly concerned about their liability should customer information get stolen. And what about ransomware attacks? Is there insurance for that? Meanwhile, fires, floods and other natural calamities appear to be on the rise, putting pressure on the cost of insurance. Here to discuss such trends is insurance agent Shannon Anderson. ~~~ Perseids meteor shower is under way, and the peak viewing is coming up. Meteor showers are Chuck Lura’s topic in his latest Natural North Dakota essay. ~~~ Dr. Tom Porter has been a part of North Dakota's musical scene for many years — as a performer, conductor, arranger and composer. The Mandan native has conducted the Bismarck State College choir and the Bismarck-Mandan Civic Chorus. He's now the director of music at the University of Mary. Prairie Public's Dave Thompson sat down with Dr. Porter to talk about his career, which is still a work in progress.

On this date in 1907, an obituary appeared in the Bismarck Daily Tribune. Readers learned that Henry Porter had been found dead. At first glance, there did not seem to be very much about Henry that was special. But for all the lack of detail, the brief obituary gives tantalizing hints.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - Understanding that good childhood experiences are critical for youth to achieve their potential, the ND Department of Human Services has launched an Early Childhood Division. Here to tell us about the need and what they’ll be doing is the department’s executive director, Chris Jones. ~~~ North Dakota native Jason Spencer is the PBS KIDS’ original video content director. He and the PBS KIDS team recently won a daytime Emmy for Outstanding Educational and Informational Series for the program “PBS KIDS Talk About - Race & Racism.” He joins us to discuss his career and the thrill of being an Emmy winner. Watch the video here: https://www.pbs.org/video/pbs-kids-talk-about-race-and-racism-wgnsvf/

Tuesday, July 27, 20212 - New Women in the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, an Untold American Story is a new book from Winifred Gallagher. She tells the little-known and riveting stories of pioneering women who used the challenges of migration and settlement as opportunities to advocate for their rights. ~~~ Minnesota author Brian Freeman returns to Main Street, this time to discuss “The Bourne Treachery,” the latest addition to the Jason Bourne series. This is the second Bourne novel by Freeman after being chosen to continue the very successful franchise created by the late Robert Ludlum.

Sue Balcom is here with a discussion of cover crops in this week’s episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - State climatologist Adnan Akyuz is here to discuss the latest drought report, and he’ll also comment on the early fire season that has dimmed our skies. ~~~ Many of us have had the experience of preparing for a funeral or a celebration of life and trying to track down some important piece of remembrance. Bill Thomas talks with Heather Steinmann, who asked us for help in just such a task. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with a discussion of cover crops in this week’s episode of Main Street Eats.

Monday, April 26, 2021: UND philosophy professor Jack Weinstein joins us for another episode of “Philosophical Currents,” when we look at current issues…

March 29, 2021: Today we begin a new monthly conversation with UND professor Jack Russell Weinstein called “Philosophical Currents.” Once a month Jack will join us for a philosophical discussion about current matters facing society. Our topic for the first episode is the impulse to hate people of another ethnicity.

This is Dakota Datebook for July 30, the date the “Apple Creek Fight” began in 1863. It’s written and voiced by Dakota Goodhouse, Hunkpapa Lakota/Yanktonai, and interpreter at the State Heritage Center and Museum in Bismarck.