In the Moment

The South Dakota Humanities Council has weathered a year of funding uncertainty and disruption. Executive Director Christina Oey provides an update.

Only U.S. citizens can vote in U.S. elections. But how might attempts to verify citizenship impact how South Dakotans exercise their constitutional rights for the first time?

Sanford Health's Jeremy Cauwels, M.D., explains how doctors are closing their computer screens and letting the exam room aid in record keeping.

Mike Thompson. J.D., explains the case before the court and what the justices said about vital records and the law.

PBS FRONTLINE's documentary "Remaking the Middle East" explores the history of U.S. relations with Israel and Iran.

Community Action for Veterans (CAV) Executive Director Jill Baker says the biggest request her organization gets is support for military families. We hear an update on CAV and its work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

South Dakota Searchlight's Makenzie Huber offers insight into how the data center debate played out this legislative session.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, may impact the economy in ways we might not expect.

The further you live from the sunrise, the tougher the time change can be on your body. Science journalist Lynne Peeples explains circadian science and how to reset your internal clock.

Pe'Sla is a high-elevation meadow in the Black Hills widely recognized as an Indigenous sacred site. The U.S. Forest Service has cleared an administrative path for graphite mining nearby.

President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have outlined what war with Iran means. A political scientist offers a lesson regarding American values at war.

Paleontologists have long extracted research materials and knowledge without permission. These scholars say it's time to bring fossils back to the Badlands.

Wealth advisor and financial therapist Rick Kahler says tariffs didn't cause the sky to fall. But the "stealth tax" has impacted investors, manufacturers, and everyday American consumers.

The Vermillion-based band Fine Mess plays new music and talks about art-making in South Dakota.

Tiffay Hoeft owns Minds Matter in Aberdeen. She joins SDPB's Lori Walsh for a conversation about neurofeedback, mindfulness, and how to reduce your risk for dementia.

From trust and transparency to South Dakota's resilience for cyberattack, GOED Commissioner Bill Even discusses what it means to grow the economy.

A documentary film looks at the coordinated effort to ban books and criminalize librarians in America. SDPB's Lori Walsh talks with filmmaker Kim A. Snyder.

Rev. Dr. Lauren Stanley answered the call for clergy to travel to Minneapolis. Here's why she went and what she saw.

The federal reserve loses a key power play for independence. Does a balance sheet in the red leave the central bank vulnerable to political pressure?

The band Humbletown is at work on a new album. Band members gather around the desk to play

Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen says most states put more money into economic development than South Dakota does. Here's why that matters.

Eligible law school students can bypass the bar exam. We examine a pilot program that offers an alternative pathway to a legal career in South Dakota.

Karl Adam, president of the South Dakota Bankers Association, outlines the impact of a 10% interest rate cap.

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds lays out his vision for the future of South Dakota.

Macroeconomist Joe Santos says policy by rule — rather than by discretion — would do more to protect the Federal Reserve from political pressure.

Members of Midtown Coffee Radio Hour chat about how pandemic isolation and the Danish concept of hygge inspired a fictional coffee shop where friends create and everyone belongs

Mike Thompson offers insight into the biggest legal questions of the week. Thompson talks with SDPB's Lori Walsh about transgender athletes, the Second Amendment, and how the laws of war restrain, protect, and help combatants return to peace when the war is over.

SDPB brings you an hour of state politics coverage featuring analysis of the governor's address, along with the legislative priorities from the state's attorney general and chief justice.

How do countries respond when the U.S. "takes over?" We discuss U.S. actions in Venezuela and Iran with Tim Schorn, Ph.D.

South Dakotans with entrepreneurial spirits have access to free resources. Elizabeth Freer and Sadie Swier discuss everything from free in-person consultations to human resource webinars.

Matthew Davis, author of "A Biography of a Mountain" talks with SDPB's Lori Walsh.

Professor David Swanson, Ph.D., explains the fascinating ways South Dakota songbirds survive the winter weather.

As South Dakota prepares to adjust to a shifting fiscal landscape, we check in with the Pew Fiscal 50 project for analysis.

SDPB heads to the classroom to hear from our youngest public radio voices.

A new book explores the history of America through the lens of evergreen trees. SDPB talks with Trent Preszler about the science of evergreens and the human cost of industrial excess.

Thousands of people protested construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. A new poetry collection takes readers inside a community, nearly 10 years later.

University of Sioux Falls Professor Mike Thompson helps explain the latest cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court

An uneasy economy presents farmers, families, and business owners with leadership challenges. Wealth advisor Rick Kahler offers a plan for handling "the gap" of uncertain times.

Pianist Tellef Johnson brings Sorabji's fifth piano sonata to the stage for a live performance set to stretch more than seven hours.

Kaija Bonde and Alex Newcomb Weiland discuss their musical mentorship and the legacy of country music legend Patsy Cline.

If you get your health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, now is the time to go online and update your information or select a new plan. Shelly Ten Napel and Brittany Zephier join Lori Walsh to navigate you through the changes in healthcare coverage.

Journalist Peter O'Dowd discusses the nationwide problem of death in jails and prisons. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley seeks to raise the stakes for contraband in South Dakota corrections.

South Dakota nonprofit organizations have experienced a year of funding chaos. Today they celebrate the power of generosity.

Jenn White is the host of 1A. She talks with SDPB's Lori Walsh about the state of journalism in America and how on air conversations serve democracy. We also check in with Andrew Limbong. He's a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk. He joins us for an update on NPR's annual interactive reading guide. It's called NPR's Books We Love.

Many South Dakota farmers struggled to sell what they grew. Then they struggled to store what they could not sell. South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal offers an update from the annual convention.

Digital technology is changing the way kids learn. So teachers are changing the way they teach. Sometimes that means "unplugging" a classroom. Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber talk with Lori Walsh

South Dakota public schools face challenges as the politics of property tax shift. Economist Kyle Kopplin, Ph.D. talks with Lori Walsh.

Farmers say the 2018 Farm Bill is not meeting the needs of today's production ag families. Doug Sombke with South Dakota Farmers Union lays out his organization's plan for updates to the farm sector safety net.

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds provides an update on funding for construction projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base. He also answers questions about the legal rationale for U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

DHS has a new ad campaign. Secretary Kristi Noem faces scrutiny over how it was funded. We learn about this history of Noem's advertising strategies and controversies.

State government is flush with efforts to study everything from the state's incarceration rates to how the new men's prison might impact programming. Jean Hunhoff and Linda Duba offer a big-picture look at how the state funds corrections.