South Dakota Symphony Orchestra maestro Delta David Gier returns to In the Moment. We preview the upcoming season of an organization the New Yorker Magazine calls "One of America's Boldest Orchestras." In an upcoming show, Pianist and composer Conrad Tao plays Tchaikovsky.We also visit SiouxperCon and meet comic book artist Tyler Walpole.
Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday as a category 4 storm. As of Friday, 2 million customers in Southwest Florida are still without power. We talk to Red Cross volunteer Charla Imrie who is providing aid in Orlando.Plus, “Broken Arrow” is a term used by the U.S. military for accidents involving nuclear weapons. These accidents might happen more frequently than we like to think. Dakota Life producer Justine Koehler has released a film about a 1964 accident near Vale, South Dakota.
We welcome former Governor Dennis Daugaard to the program. We'll talk about his induction into the South Dakota Hall of Fame.We also preview the 82nd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with an eye toward wildfire risk and traffic safety.