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 answers listener questions.

This Sunday on Prairie Public Presents: In this new Humankind documentary by David Freudberg, we explore the history of courts set up to enforce the rule of law to protect innocent men, women and children. And we examine events around the founding of the ICC — considered a milestone for the rule of law, which incorporates the rights of women among other new protections for civilians.

This week on Prairie Public Presents, Connections looks at contemporary Muslim culture in America through the lens of our dynamic host, Mariam Sobh, a Muslim journalist and stand-up comedian. Included are fresh and surprising stories, from fashion to food to hip hop and opera, as we look at the myriad ways contemporary Muslim culture has mixed and melded with American culture.

This Sunday at 5pm, APM presents "Dating While Gray: Older Bodies and Brains in Love." Young adults don’t have exclusive rights to romance and sexual desire. But the brains and bodies of older people remain under-represented in narratives about love, so it’s easy to forget that intimacy doesn’t end after 50. While older people contend with all kinds of physical and mental changes, gray daters also are driven by spontaneous emotions and primal urges -- sometimes manifesting in behavior that proves no, we aren’t always old enough to know better.

Sunday at 5pm, WHY? host Jack Russell Weinstein chats with his guest Emily Lee about "What is a Model Minority?"

This week on Prairie Public Presents, Part Two of a music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940s, into the 2020s.

This week on Prairie Public Presents, a music and talk celebration of the indomitable spirit and talent that Mavis Staples has shown over a career that tacks from the late 1940s, into the 2020s.

This weekend on Prairie Public Presents, Denise Lajimodiere + Musicians perform poems from her book "His Feathers Were Chains."

Tune in Sunday at 5pm as Jack Russell Weinstein and his guest discuss how humans relate to animals.

This Sunday on The Great American Folk Show features musicians Donald Beaman and Gabriel Naim Amor, and Swiss instrumental band Trio From Hell. Plus, host Tom Brosseau takes a trip to Let's Eat Cafe in New Leipzig, North Dakota.