There's an upcoming cohort aimed at supporting Indigenous entrepreneurs. We visit with Brenna Ortiz who's hosting the cohort, in partnership wtih StrengthenND. She's the program manager at Native Max, an Indigenous fashion magazine. ~~~ Historian Tom Isern takes us back in time to prohibition with a Plains Folk essay. ~~~ Part interview, part existential game show, veteran NPR host Rachel Martin rips up the typical Q and A script and asks guests to go deep with her new show Wild Card. ~~~ Where we're from shapes who we are. In this episode of Poetry from Studio47, how place shaped poet Joe Wilkins.
Friday, June 9, 2023 - Vanessa Williamson is co-founder & CEO of Farmented Foods, which has been selected as a participant in the inaugural gener8tor North Dakota accelerator experience, a program that provides coaching, capital and connections for startups. Today, Farmented Foods can be found all across Western Montana in both stores and restaurants. With over 6,000 pounds and counting of imperfect produce saved, Farmented Foods is committed to #savetheveggies one ugly vegetable at a time. ~~~ In harvesting of a different sort, Harvest Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert reports on the pallid sturgeon’s struggle to survive in the Missouri River. ~~~ Dave Thompson recaps the news of the week. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews \“Spider-man Across the Spider-verse.\” ~~~ Historian Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled: \“Ground Cherries and the Prairie Garden.\”
Monday, April 17, 2023 - The Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, the first zoo in North Dakota, is celebrating its 90th year as it prepares to open in May. Zoo Director Kathy Diekman gives us a tour of the zoo, home to over 200 animals ranging from bengal tigers, white rhinos, chimpanzees, zebras and more. ~~~ In the wild, the wrens are getting busy, as we hear in an episode of BirdNote. ~~~ Historian Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Hand on the Plow.”
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - What makes artifacts valuable? What are the guidestones of a good archaeologist? That and so many more questions as we visit with Dr. Andrew Clark, of the North Dakota Historical Society; and Liz France of the North Dakota Archaeologist Association. Among the topics … amateurs digging up old outhouse sites to find “items for posterity.” ~~~ The Whitestone Hill Memorial Horseback Ride is underway. It’s a ride from Fort Thompson in South Dakota to Whitestone Hill in North Dakota. The ride in memory of the tragedy that took place on Whitestone Hill in 1863, as Brigadier General Alfred Sully launched an attack against a village of Yanktonai, Santee, and Teton (Lakota) Sioux. Sully killed, wounded, or captured 300 to 400 people, including women and children. We visit with rider and ride organizer Jimmy Hallum. ~~~ Historian Tom Isern shares this week’s Plains Folk essay: “The Printer’s Towel.”