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Go outdoors around sunrise this time of year, and you are likely to hear birds seemingly singing from everywhere. It is as if they were all trying to tell us something, which they are. It is mostly the males telling us that they are staking their claim to a territory and that they are looking for a mate.

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - It’s the first day of our spring member drive. The Moth is coming to North Dakota with a mainstage event in Fargo in December. We visit with executive producer Sarah Austin Jenness. ~~~ The Sacred Pipe Resource Center in Bismarck presents a traveling statue to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in North Dakota. Dr. Cheryl Kary of the Sacred Pipe Resource Center in Bismarck sits with co-host Alicia Hegland-Thorpe to discuss National Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Day and the unique way Sacred Pipe is creating awareness and raising money for families and search teams.

Thursday, June 30, 2022 - The regional director of the US Department of Health and Human Services has been visiting state and tribal leaders in North Dakota this week, with the goals of discussing health and behavioral issues as well as addressing the impacts of the workforce shortage in North Dakota. She joins us to discuss what she learned. She encourages your questions and comments at lily.griego@hhs.gov ~~~ And Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. She has the best tips and tricks when shopping at Farmers Markets.

Frost Fire is a hidden gem in northeast North Dakota. There are buses leaving from Grand Forks and Fargo during the ski season to take skiers anxious to hit the slopes without the drive. They’re also raising money on Giving Hearts Day to address some infrastructure needs and future expansion plans. We visit with Frost Fire’s Patty Gorder

Thursday, February 10, 2022 - Frost Fire is a hidden gem in northeast North Dakota. There are buses leaving from Grand Forks and Fargo during the ski season to take skiers anxious to hit the slopes without the drive. They’re also raising money on Giving Hearts Day to address some infrastructure needs and future expansion plans. We visit with Frost Fire’s Patty Gorder. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for a Valentine’s Day-themed Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom joins us for a Valentine’s Day-themed Main Street Eats.

If you enjoy nature, consider getting involved with a citizen science project. You will learn more about nature and at the same time help scientists collect important information. Citizen scientists are helping monitor the water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams, monarch butterfly migrations, snowpack in the mountains, and reptile and amphibian populations and movements, to name a few.

It’s not like I have any experience in the matter, but there are fellows who really need a smart woman around to let them know when they are behaving badly. A few weeks ago I was talking about a remarkable ballad that originated in Minot in 1908, “A Bachelor’s Lament.”

Flee is nominate for three Oscars.

Friday, February 11, 2022 - Rural areas are often in what’s called food deserts, where there’s not always easy access to healthy food. Brandi Malarkey introduces us to a hub-and-spoke approach to rural grocery delivery. She visits with two members of the Rural Access Distribution Cooperative board, Vice President Diana Hahn and President Alex Bata. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, Talking Back to Bachelors. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson is here for his weekly news debrief. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews Flee and comments on the Oscar nominations released this week.