Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - Teachings of Our Elders is a special Dakota Datebook series we've been airing on Prairie Public. We visit with producers Sharla Steever and Scott Simpson. ~~~ Patty Krawec is the author of \“Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future.\” She visits with NPR’s Rachel Martin. ~~~ Prairie Public is partnering with Barnes & Noble for a book fair. A portion of the proceeds will help Prairie Public offer various educational services. Joining us with the details are Marie Offutt, communications manager, and Callista Martinez, community engagement coordinator. ~~~ A BirdNote feature about pigeons and their head-bobbing walk.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - Jason Patrick is the historian for the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. We’ll talk about its mission of operating the E/RQ-4B Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance role as well as some history of the Grand Forks Air Base. ~~~ In the second half of our show we feature some of our most popular shorter segments, beginning with Tom Isern shares essays about the Great Plains, called “Plains Folk.” Here’s his essay, “In Plains Sight.” ~~~ Another essayist who writes about rural life is Jessie Veeder of Watford City. Today she reflects on the power of music in an essay titled ““Mr. Tanner and singing along.” ~~~ Natural North Dakota comes to us from biologist Chuck Lura. Today he covers two topics: Rodents and the Winter Solstice. ~~~ Another nature feature is BirdNote. Today we hear about winged pirates. ~~~ And let’s not forget one of our most popular fe
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