Prairie Public Presents

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.”

Sunday at 5pm, hear a holiday special from Selected Shorts. Holidays with Mom features two stories about being home for the holidays and how you can count on your Mom to be there for you—and possibly to complicate things.

This Sunday, tune in to hear an Intelligence Squared debate.

This week on Prairie Public Presents: America's attempt to separate Native children from their families didn't end with boarding schools. In the decades after World War II, the U.S. government created the Indian Adoption Project, an effort designed to place Native kids with white parents.

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 Dr. Jinhee Choi discuss, "What makes a movie good?"

Sunday, November 6, at 5pm: What is the holiday season like when you're disconnected from your nuclear family? The Embodied podcast presents "Estranged," an hour-long radio special about finding belonging when your family bonds are broken.

This week on Prairie Public Presents, Congressman Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) debates Independent challenger Cara Mund for North Dakota's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. This debate was aired live on September 27, 2022.

This week on Prairie Public Presents, Matt Olien moderates the debate between Tim Lamb (D) and incumbent Drew Wrigley (R). This debate was aired live on October 11, 2022.

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 Andrew Seidel explore philosophical concerns about the Supreme Court.

This Sunday at 5pm on Prairie Public Presents: The Real Ambassadors is a poignant tale of anti-racism, cultural exchange, jazz history— and it’s a love story—between life-long husband and wife partners, Iola and Dave Brubeck and their vision for a better world.