Main Street Ashley Thornberg, Craig Blumenshine
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- Society & Culture
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Listen for interviews with authors, artists, and newsmakers that tell the story of our region.
Email us: mainstreet@prairiepublic.org
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From the Top's Peter Dugan ~ BirdNote ~ News Discussion ~ Movie Review: Challengers
Today's Segments:Prizing versatility as the key to the future of classical music, pianist Peter Dugan is equally at home in classical, jazz, and pop idioms. He is heard nationwide as the host of NPR's beloved program From the Top. ~~~ Humans aren't the only musicians. We share a BirdNote on signing under streetlamps. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson reviews the news. ~~~ Matt reviews the new "romantic sports drama flick" featuring a love triangle between tennis greats and wannabes.
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NPR's From the Top Features Rural Musicians ~ Grilling Season ~ Deuling, Dancing, and Mental Health, Oh My!
NPR's From the Top's is featuring rural musicians, inlcuding Adam Brachman from Fargo. ~~~ Whether you like charcoal, gas, or pellets, it's time for grilling season. We visit with Rick Gion for Prairie Plates. ~~~ May is mental health awareness month. Today we’re going to meet a gentleman who had a career as a web developer…started studying dancing and deuling….and ended up with a career refresh.
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Workshop for Indigenous Creatives ~ NPR's Rachel Martin Starts New Podcast ~ Poetry and Place
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.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ~ Food Delivery Services ~ Exercise Science
NPR's Uri Berliner published an article calling into question some of NPR's reporting. In it, he says he fears NPR over-valued diversity in staffing, resulting in programming that alienates conservative listeners. For this month's Philosophical Currents, we talk with philosopher Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein about DEI, and the many layers of language. ~~~ The popular food delivery service Schwan's is making some changes. Among others, it's now called Yelloh. Harvest Public Media looks at the changes, and what they say about the industry. ~~~ What does it take to be an athlete? We learn about triggers, routine, consistency, and even the role of parents with Professor Dr. Bradford Strand from NDSU's Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.
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Summer Travel; Rural Newspapers; News with Dave; The Movies with Matt
Explore summer road trips with Alicia Underlee Nelson; rural journalism; this week's news with Dave Thompson; and Matt Olien's review of 'Housekeeping for Beginners'.
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Matthew Shepard; Republican Gov Debate Review; Tom Isern; Prairie Plates
Matthew Shepard's legacy explored at Concordia; ND Republican Gubernatorial debate reviewed; Tom Isern discusses 'book showers' in ND; Prairie Plates features wings.