Tuesday, August 29, 2023 - With college in session or just about to be, it can be a mad rush of students getting furniture, food, and basic supplies. For international students, there can be a learning curve about American culture. Maleeha Latif is the Director of International Programs at Minot State University. She visits with Ashley Thornberg about how students adapt. ~~~ Guns, cigars, and firearms. You might think of these as manly pursuits. Not so for Mandan's Josette Dupree, owner of Big Stick Cigars. She gave Ashley Thornberg a tour. ~~~ Today’s Dakota Datebook recalls the advent of hot lunch in schools. With that inspiration, listeners share some of their recollections as we chat with Bill Thomas, our director of radio.
Monday, August 28, 2023 - Jack Russell Weinstein is here for \“Philosophical Currents,\” as we get a philosophical take on current issues. Today’s topic explores newspapers. Eight more newspapers went out of business this month. What does the loss of local papers mean for society? ~~~ Can culture help address health concerns? In a conversation first aired in 2022, Ashley Thornberg visits with Naomi Bender, a Quechua woman who directs Native American Health Sciences and the Center for Native American Health at Washington State University in Spokane. They discuss culture as Medicine.
Main Street welcomes back Sue Balcom as she returns to “Main Street Eats” after taking a hiatus. Both Ashley Thornberg and Craig Blumenshine visit with her about where she's been, and what everyone can look forward to now that she has returned.
The Open Mind, hosted weekly by Alexander Heffner, is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, science, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. Main Street visits with the longtime host about his recent discussion with Gov. Doug Burgum and other current topics. ~~~ Our Bill Thomas was recently at the Indian Education Summit it is put together by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction for teachers from around the state. He was there to talk about the series you may have noticed within Dakota Datebook \“Wisdom of our Elders.\” but also got a chance to talk to the Summit's Keynote speaker, Dr. Stephen Sroka. ~~~ You can't be in western North Dakota, without finding someone who loves Theodore and Edith Roosevelt. Julia Marple and her husband Larry travel from Ohio every summer to portray the Roosevelts in Medora. Costuming for historical reenactment is a mix of specialty shops, thrift stores, and making the clothes your