Podcasts about main street eats

Thursday, August 4, 2020 - Laurel Reuter is the former director of the North Dakota Museum of Art. She visits with Bill Thomas about her career. ~~~ Tom Isern has this week's Plains Folk essay, “A Boys Lament.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats to discuss ways to use dill seed and dill weed.

Thursday, July 28, 2020 - Judy Pickett is a Nexstar Media Woman of the Year for 2021, a cancer survivor, a teacher, and founded the Pink Ribbon Running Club. Judy started the club in 1998 with a goal to run 100 races benefiting breast cancer research. To date, she has run over 158, with over 2.5 million fellow runners, including 305,000 breast cancer survivors. Judy will be participating in the Blue Grass Goes Pink 5K to check ND off of her list! Also joining us is organizer Jill Weise of the Cotton Wood bluegrass band. ~~~ The concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels, and many industries are grappling with how to reduce or offset carbon emissions. As Harvest Public Media's Dana Cronin reports, the agriculture sector is becoming a frontrunner in the carbon reduction race. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats as we talk about gardening for health.

Sue Balcom is talking about houseplants in today's episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - Scotty Schlepp is kind of a renaissance man in Ashley, North Dakota. He renovated the loft of his barn into a playhouse and has been putting on shows since 2009. This year's play is "Sagebrush Sidekicks," a story about a bunch of simple cowboys applying to be a sidekick for a mysterious western "legend." Scotty joins us to discuss “The Hayloft” theatre and this year's play, which runs July 26-30. ~~~ Sue Balcom is talking about houseplants in today's episode of Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats, talking today about hoeing the garden.

Thursday, July 14, 2022 - If you missed the Everly Brothers Experience when they came to North Dakota earlier this year, there are other chances coming up as the Zmed brothers' show comes to Pelican Rapids in Minnesota and Billings in Montana. Dylan & Zachary join us to discuss the art, and the challenge, of creating a tribute show worthy of the Everly Brothers, one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ~~~ There aren't any definite numbers about how many farmers belong to the LGBTQ community in the U-S. But many are making a point to be visible in their rural communities. Catherine Wheeler has this report for Harvest Public Media. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats, talking today about hoeing the garden.

Thursday, June 30, 2022 - The regional director of the US Department of Health and Human Services has been visiting state and tribal leaders in North Dakota this week, with the goals of discussing health and behavioral issues as well as addressing the impacts of the workforce shortage in North Dakota. She joins us to discuss what she learned. She encourages your questions and comments at lily.griego@hhs.gov ~~~ And Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. She has the best tips and tricks when shopping at Farmers Markets.

Thursday, June 23, 2022 - Special contributor Brandi Malarkey continues her series on American Rescue Plan Grant recipients with a tour of the Nome Schoolhouse. ~~~ Sue Balcom's topic this week on Main Street Eats is “Dairy Month.”

Thursday, June 16, 2022 - Heather Keeler an enrolled citizen of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and a MN legislator. She believes representation matters. So much so, she made a business out of it. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about “Summer Constellations.” ~~~ Bill Thomas visits with Mindi Schmitz, executive director of The Arts Center in Jamestown, for an update on the Hanson Arts Park and plans for this summer's Downtown Arts Market. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today we're talking about Father's Day.

5908 - Thursday, June 2, 2022 - Dr. Dean Bresciani is this week's guest on the Prairie Pulse television show. We share an excerpt of his conversation with host John Harris. You can also watch the episode tonight at 8 Central. ~~~ Despite years of federal funding and initiatives, high-speed internet remains out of reach for millions of rural Americans. But some smaller, local broadband providers are finding ways to get rural customers connected. David Condos of the Kansas News Service reports. ~~~ The state is on the lookout, setting a number of traps for a dangerous culprit. Joining us is Joe Zeleznik, NDSU Extension forester to discuss the dreaded emerald ash borer. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats for a discussion on suppressing weeds.

Earthworms might seem an odd topic for a segment titled “Main Street Eats,” but rest assured, Sue Balcom isn't suggesting them for dinner.

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - A new exhibit is opening this Memorial Day weekend at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post. It's called “Women of the Big Lake.” It celebrates the contributions to American Indian Arts by Margaret Hill, Maude Kegg, Cheryl Minnema, and Batiste Sam. Joining us to share the story of these remarkable Anishinaabe women is Rita Walaszek Arndt of the Minnesota Historical Society. ~~~ Earthworms might seem an odd topic for a segment titled “Main Street Eats,” but rest assured, Sue Balcom isn't suggesting them for dinner. ~~~ During an archaeological dig cleaning his office, director of radio Bill Thomas unearthed some North Dakota history – an essay by Wendy Bilen about discovering her grandmother's past in North Dakota.

Thursday, May 12, 2022 - Bismarck kicks off its sesquicentennial celebration this weekend. Alicia Hegland Thorpe visits with Bismarck Ass't City administrator Jason Tomanek (toe-MAHN-ek) and former Bismarck Mayor Bill Sorenson. ~~~ Historian Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Bachelors of Mt. Carmel.” ~~~ In a piece from the Prairie Public television division, Emily Buermann (BEER-man) of the Becker County History Museum in Detroit Lakes shares an “Artifact Spotlight” story about two pioneering women of medicine: “Emma and Emma of Detroit, Minnesota.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLrMqe_EOeI ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today we discuss seeds.

May 5, 2022 - Today is the National Day of Awareness for “Missing And Murdered Indigenous People.” Alicia Hegland-Thorpe visits with Agnes Woodward, a member of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan and the director of storytelling for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Initiative. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here to discuss the origins of Mothers Day for Main Street Eats.

Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Danielle Mickelson, a large-scale, small-grain farmer and farmer's market vendor from Rolla.

Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 25 years ago, the Red River crested in Grand Forks at an historic 54.35 feet. Former Main Street Host Doug Hamilton is back in the studio today to share his remembrances covering this catastrophic event. ~~~ Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Danielle Mickelson, a large-scale, small-grain farmer and farmer's market vendor from Rolla.

Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Marv Baker or North Star Farms in Carpio, about 30 miles north west of Minot. He runs a 3-acre organic farm and is a vendor at the North Prairie Farmers Market in Minot.

Throughout April, Sue Balcom is taking a look at local food systems for Main Street Eats. Today she visits with Quinn Renfandt co-director of the Farmers Market Promotion Program at Dakota College at Bottineau. He's also on the board of the Red River Harvest Cooperative.

Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats to talk about direct sow plants and vegetables.

For this week's Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom helps us methodically plan out the gardening season.

For this week's Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom visits Diane Schmidt, longtime gardener and farmer's market producer, and one of Sue's mentors.

Sue Balcom joins us for a Valentine's Day-themed Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom discusses food trends for 2022 in today's Main Street Eats.

In this week's Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom is talking about Epiphany, the many celebrations that go with it, and of course the food!

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 – We may think of Santa as a somewhat modern American invention, but the legend draws on many ancient traditions. We visit with Tom Jerman, the author of Santa Claus Worldwide: A History of St. Nicholas and Other Holiday Gift-Bringers. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats to talk Christmas traditions. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews West Side Story & The Real Charlie Chaplin.

Sue Balcom is here for our weekly “Main Street Eats” conversation. Today's topic is flavor bases.

Thursday, December 9, 2021 – Doug Burgum is John Harris's guest in an excerpt from this week's Prairie Pulse television show. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for our weekly “Main Street Eats” conversation. Today's topic is flavor bases.

Thursday, December 2, 2021 - Forum reporter Pat Springer compiled an extensive 4 part series on the impact mental illness is having on the criminal justice system. He joins us to share some of the results of his investigation. ~~~ Tom Brosseau visits with Eileen Seeger about her famous liver pate recipe in an excerpt from Sunday's Great American Folk Show. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today she discusses baking hacks and recipe sharing.

Thursday, October 28, 2021 - The Conservation Forage Program works with North Dakota producers to establish grasslands on marginal cropland. The goal is to improve forage availability and quality, while at the same time benefiting grassland birds and native wildlife. Joining us from Audubon Dakota to explain how it works are Joshua Lefers, Audubon's working lands program manager; and communications coordinator Amanda Booher. ~~~ We have a clip from the next Great American Folk Show with Simone Wai talking about the upcoming Christkindlmarkt in Fargo. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats conversation about Halloween.

Thursday, October 21, 2001 - From Concordia to the Metropolitan Opera! Baritone Christopher Kenney plays Chester in "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the Met's first performance of an opera by a Black composer. The performance will stream in movie theatres Saturday, October 23. ~~~ TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories is a collection of narratives describing the shared personal experiences and lore of life on the North Dakota plains. They feature interviews with senior citizens, many of whom are in eldercare facilities. The most recent episodes feature veterans. Today we hear from Vietnam Veteran David Daeley. ~~~ Sue Balcom has some tips for buttoning up your garden in this week's Main Street Eats.

Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Bringing art to unexpected places is a passion of artist Nicole Gagner, the founder of Meadowlark Mercantile. She got a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts to use old snack vending machines for art vending. Gagner partnered with Justin Cancilliere, the executive director of the BisMan Writers Guild to put homemade ‘zines in one of those machines. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay called “Searchlight for Cowboy Ballads.” ~~~ Anton Treuer is known for, among other things, writing "Everything you Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask." Recently he appeared in a webinar as part HumanitiesND's Gamechanger series. We share an excerpt as he visits with Russ McDonald, President of United Tribes Technical College. ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses garlic in today's episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 - The University of Mary is staging an original theater production that draws upon stories of the Homesteaders of North Dakota. Joining us is writer and director Daniel Bielinski. ~~~ NDSU history professor Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Bachelor's Lament.” ~~~ They're called milkweeds, but are they a weed? We learn more about them in a Natural North Dakota essay from Chuck Lura. ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses weather folklore in today's episode of Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom has a Main Street Eats discussion about beets.

Sue Balcom is here with a discussion of cover crops in this week's episode of Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom is here for another segment of Main Street Eats with a conversation about pickles.

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - State climatologist Adnan Akyuz is here to discuss the latest drought report, and he'll also comment on the early fire season that has dimmed our skies. ~~~ Many of us have had the experience of preparing for a funeral or a celebration of life and trying to track down some important piece of remembrance. Bill Thomas talks with Heather Steinmann, who asked us for help in just such a task. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with a discussion of cover crops in this week's episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, July 15, 2021 - Nationally, about 4% of children live in households that do not include their parents. Most often, they're with grandparents or other relatives. North Dakota is now offering a new program to provide support for those caregivers. Christiana Pond is the project navigator for “Kinship-ND.” ~~~ We share a clip from Sunday's Great American Folk Show as we hear from the Irish duo “The Breath.” ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Swimming Under the Fire Hall. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with another episode of Main Street Eats. Today's topic is garden pests.

Thursday, July 8, 2012 - Fargo Moorhead is looking to build a science museum. We visit with Ken Brazerol, president of the board of directors for the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum Project. ~~~ A few times a year, farmers have to do a dangerous task; go inside large grain bins to take care of their harvest. Last year, more than 30 U-S farmers were trapped inside silos. As Melissa Rosales reports for Harvest Public Media, a new robot could keep farmers safe. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. ~~~ In another episode of TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories, we hear stories of rattlesnakes in western North Dakota.

Thursday, June 24, 2021 - In our continuing series on the legacy of the Souris River Flood of 2011, we look at infrastructure changes. Minot Mayor Shaun Sipma discusses the city's 1.08 billion dollar flood control project. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats discussion about the history of vegetables.

Thursday, June 17, 2021 - Prairie Public production manager Barb Gravel joins us to discuss the new season of Prairie Musicians, which debuts tonight on our television service. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about the upcoming solstice and the super moon. ~~~ Sunday's Great American Folk once again originates from Medora. We share a brief excerpt as we hear from Luke Farroh, a recording engineer who runs Badlands Sound, a studio in Minot. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats with a discussion about seeds.

Thursday, June 10, 2021 - There are roughly 7 billion humans on Earth. That's a huge number, but it pales in comparison with the 17 quadrillion (17,000,000,000,000,000) flies. Biologist Jonathan Balcome is the author of “Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats with a discussion about companion planting, which refers to plants that share space well.

Sue Balcom discusses fertilizer tea on this week's Main Street Eats.

Sue Balcom is here for our weekly segment titled “Main Street Eats.” Today she's talking rhubarb.

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - A new quarterly forecast is out for the economy in North Dakota. Joining us to discuss the report is Jeremy Jackson, professor of economics at NDSU. ~~~ Deb Marquart grew up in Napoleon, deep in the Sauerkraut Triangle of North Dakota. After touring as a rock musician she moved to writing. She teaches at Iowa State in Ames, and is Iowa's Poet Laureate (and still performs music). She has piles of honors and critical praise, especially for her memoir "The Horizontal World: Growing Up Wild in the Middle of Nowhere." Today she reads from her recent nonfiction writing in a piece titled “Pilgrim Soul.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for our weekly segment titled “Main Street Eats.” Today she’s talking rhubarb.

Thursday, May 20, 2021 - Tom Isern, NDSU distinguished professor of history, joins us to discuss the upcoming One-Book One ND event, which will feature his book, Pacing Dakota. The book is a collection of essays from his Plains Folk series heard on Main Street. That series has now reached 836 episodes! Tom will also tell us about his pandemic-inspired “Willow Creek Folk School,” a weekly online event that recently marked its one-year anniversary. ~~~ Another writer who has been featured as part of One Book One ND is Deb Marquart. We share an essay from her recent nonfiction writing titled “Odessa.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for another episode of “Main Street Eats.” Today she discusses carrots.

Thursday, May 13, 2021 - It’s a book filled with lessons for leadership, but the advice can help anyone live a more meaningful life while making a difference. It comes to us from North Dakota State University Press. Joining us is the author, Prakash Mathew as we discuss “We Are Called … to do The Right Thing.” Now retired, Mathew still serves as vice president emeritus for student affairs at the NDSU. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on sandhill cranes. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for Main Street Eats. Her topic today is dandelions. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “The Nester and His Barbed Wire Fence.”

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - Spring is busting out all over, and that means the brings in the questions are coming in for horticulturist Ron Smith. He joins us to discuss the many lawn issues, the problem of dry trees, and much more. ~~~ Chuck Lura is here for a Natural North Dakota report about woodland wildflowers. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today she shares some thoughts for Mothers’ Day.

Thursday, April 29, 2021 - Fargo author and retired trauma surgeon Robert Chambers comes from a long line of strong women. That's why he likes writing about them. His second novel, Kimberly, is about a Navy SEAL whose desire to serve her country followed a terrorist attack. ~~~ Sue Balcom’s topic on this week’s installment of Main Street Eats will make your eyes water and open your sinuses -- horseradish.

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - Dave Thompson starts us off with his weekly news chat. ~~~ ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Sound of Metal,” with Best Actor Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for a Main Street Eats conversation about baking fails on this April Fools Day.

Thursday, March 25 - We share an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show as host John Harris discusses the pandemic with Dr. Richard Vetter, Essentia Health Chief Medical Officer. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Pieces of a Woman” with Oscar nominated best actress Vanessa Kirby. He also previews a Prairie Public watch party on the 20th anniversary of the documentary about Class B basketball in North Dakota, "One Shining Moment." ~~~ Sue Balcom is thinking Easter in today’s installment of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, March 18, 2021 - Has domestic violence increased during the pandemic? And has the pandemic made it more difficult to help people? We discuss those issues with Jennifer Winter, McKenzie County coordinator for the Family Crisis Shelter. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, The Kinkaider’s Picnic. ~~~ Today on Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom discusses how salt, fat, acid and heat affect cooking.

Thursday, March 11, 2021 - Unmanned aircraft flying across western North Dakota should soon become a common occurrence as the state rolls out the VANTIS network. Joining us to discuss this “first in the nation” testing area is Nick Flom, executive director of VANTIS. ~~~ ~~~ In another TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories , we hear about the tumultuous reasons why Germans from Russia left for America from folk singers Gaylinn Becker, Joe Johs, and John, Joe and Andy Gross. ~~~ Speaking of Germans from Russia, we head to the sauerkraut triangle to visit with Sue Balcom, who discusses congee, a digestion-harmonizing porridge, in this week’s Main Street Eats.

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz is the author of “Blaming Teachers: Professionalization Policies and the Failure of Reform in American History." She’s John Harris’s guest in an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show. ~~~ Harvest Public Media reports on the importance of broadband in bridging the rural-urban divide. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Judas and the Black Messiah.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today's topic is vegetable jerky.

Thursday, February 18, 2021 - Dr. Josh Ranum is the vice president of the North Dakota Medical Association. He joins us to discuss the impact monoclonal antibody treatments in fighting COVID-19. ~~~ Chuck Lura share a Natural North Dakota essay on Red Breasted Nuthatches. ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses transplanting your seedlings in this week’s episode of Main Street Eats. ~~~ Historian Tom Isern has a Plains Folk essay titled “Northern Passage.”

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - A hearing was held this morning on a House bill that would change the way the state does redistricting. Here to discuss the issue is Ellen Chaffee, a board member with North Dakota Voters First, a group supporting the change. ~~~ Mark Trahant shares a commentary on the confirmation prospects of Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Deb Haaland. ~~~ Eliza Blue shares a Postcard from the Prairie ~~~ Ready to get an early start on your garden? Starting early with seeds is Sue Balcom’s topic on today’s episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, February 4, 2021 - Tom Brosseau joins us for a preview of Sunday’s Great American Folk Show. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a sweet Main Street Eats.

Thursday, January 28, 2021 - A new, more transmissible variant of the coronavirus is now in Minnesota, prompting concerns about vaccine efficacy. From the Conversations on Health Care podcast, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Angela Rasmussen, who leads the core virology team at the Viral Emergence Research Initiative at the Georgetown University Center for Global Health, Science and Security. ~~~ Brooke Allen is with The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program. We learn about how increased diversity in health testing impacts health care options. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for this week’s Main Street Eats.

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - Dr. Robert “Bo” Wood is a professor of political science and Director of the Master of Public Administration program at UND. He joins us to discuss yesterday’s inauguration and what a Biden administration could mean for North Dakota. ~~~ We have a Plains Folk essay from Tom Isern, Into the Cave Hills. ~~~ In this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom discusses food trends. She says move over olive oil. It’s time for an oil change!

In this week’s Main Street Eats, Sue Balcom discusses food trends. She says move over olive oil. It’s time for an oil change!

Thursday, January 14, 2021 - It’s impossible to overstate COVID’s impact on health care workers. Today we visit with Dr. J’Patrick Fahn at CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck about his personal experience working at a hospital during a pandemic. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, On a Quest, where he goes off in search of homesteader W.H. Hamilton. ~~~ For this week’s Main Street Eats, Root Seller Sue is anxious to get back to growing food. She’s taking a look at the weather folklore of our area.

For this week’s Main Street Eats, Root Seller Sue is anxious to get back to growing food. She’s taking a look at the weather folklore of our area.

Sue Balcom joins us for this week's Main Street Eats with her New Year's Resolution to get the feel of losing weight by decluttering and deep cleaning your home!

Thursday, January 7, 2021 - Jack Russell Weinstein is a philosophy professor at UND. Today he joins us for a philosophical perspective on what happened yesterday in Washington D.C. when an armed mob besieged the US Capitol. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for this week's Main Street Eats with her New Year's Resolution to get the feel of losing weight by decluttering and deep cleaning your home!

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 - Tom Brosseau is back in North Dakota, and he’s back on Main Street to tell us about the new episode of the Great American Folk Show, which airs Sunday on Prairie Public. ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses sprouting in this week’s Main Street Eats. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Nomadland” and “Wonder Woman 1984”

Thursday, December 24, 2020 - Since most of us are not traveling this holiday season, we’re sharing travel virtually! One man, one van, and countless peanut butter sandwiches. That's what fueled the book "Dakota Attitude." Cavalier native Jim Puppe put on more than 100,000 miles to interview someone from every town in North Dakota. He spoke with Doug Hamilton in February. ~~~ In this week’s Natural North Dakota, we learn about how muskrats make their winter homes. ~~~ Root Seller Sue shares her favorite holiday memories in this week’s Main Street Eats. ~~~ From Poetry from Studio 47, Patrick Hicks profiles Clement Clarke Moore, the poet behind “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Thursday, December 3, 2020 - A “State of the Economy” virtual conference was recently held by North Dakota State University. One of the presenters was Dr. Ryan Yonk, a lecturer in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics. The title of his presentation was “The Importance of Policy Discussions for the Economic Outlook of North Dakota.” He discusses economic development in the time of COVID and the role of the Legacy Fund. ~~~ We share another story from TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories. Today’s episode is titled “Small Town Wisdom,” narrated by David Swenson. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Her topic this week is Christmas cookies.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - Dave Thompson joins us for his weekly news chat, as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. ~~~ Poetry from Studio 47 ~~~ A Postcard from the Prairie with Eliza Blue. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews two films today, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and “The Princess Switch: Switched Again.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats, with an obvious topic: Thanksgiving.

Thursday, November 19, 2020 - A University of Mary professor’s new book draws parallels between society today and life in the 18th Century. “Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason” is a reflection on interacting with diverse people in a divisive age. We visit with the author, Dr. Joseph Stuart, associate professor of history and fellow of catholic studies. ~~~ We continue a discussion about healthcare during the pandemic at the Family Healthcare clinic in Fargo with Dr. Matt Eaton, the director of dental services. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with a discussion of honey on Main Street Eats.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - Jack Zaleski is the former editorial page editor for the Forum. Now he’d authored a history of the company. He joins us to discuss “Forum Communications Company: A Narrative History 1980-2018.” ~~~ Poetry from Studio 47 with Patrick Hicks as he reads three favorite poems written by his students. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is simple soups.

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - Author Mitzi Brunsdale visits with John Harris in an excerpt from the Prairie Pulse television show. They discuss her book about James Herriot, whose writings inspired the popular Public Television series, “All Creatures Great and Small.” ~~~ A story from the Tell Tale: Folklife and Stories. Today's title is "Divination for Graves." ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled "Proper Amusements." ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses “Foods That Taste Better in November” in this week’s episode of “Main Street Eats.”

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - In the final story from Ashley’s visit to Minot, she stops by the iconic Blue Rider Bar to meet the new owner. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on Red-Bellied Snakes and Harris’s Sparrows. ~~~ A preview of Sunday’s Great American Folk Show with Tom Brosseau.. ~~~ Sue Balcom discusses Halloween in this week’s installment of Main Street Eats.

T Thursday, October 22, 2020 - Green Dot Bystander Intervention is a bystander education approach that aims to address domestic violence. Here to discuss Green Dot and whether domestic violence is on the rise during these tense times, is Sharayah Robinson of Valley City Green Dot. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ~~~ Eliza Blue shares a Postcard from the Prairie, an amusing story of traveling with little ones. ~~~ October is Dyslexia awareness month, and Decoding Dyslexia North Dakota is an organization that supports children and adults who have that condition. Here to tell us more is outreach coordinator Anna Hoover. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s she’s talking about popcorn, and an old favorite, the popcorn ball.

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - We visit with Mindy Greiling, the author of “Fix What You Can, Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son. Greiling served as a Minnesota state legislator for 20 years. Her book documents her family’s struggles and her legislative efforts to help improve the state’s mental health system. ~~~ Tom Isern Shares a Plains Folk essay, “Orphan Boy of the Black Hills.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for “Main Street Eats.” This week’s topic is pizza.

Thursday, October 1, 2020 - Tom Brosseau, host of the Great American Folk Show, which airs this Sunday at 5, joins us not only to preview this month’s episode, he’ll also report on touring amid pandemic and wildfires. ~~~ We continue our conversations with statewide candidates with Thomas Beadle, who is seeking the post of state treasurer. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is winter squash.

Sue Balcom joins us for another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is winter squash.

Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Mark Watne of the North Dakota Farmers Union joins us for a discussion of the pandemic assistance available in the agriculture industry. ~~~ COVID-19 has made it more difficult for farmers to sell produce — from farmers markets to restaurants, leaving food in the field. Harvest Public Media’s Seth Bodine reports on how one group in Oklahoma is helping farmers get excess food off the farm and to those who need it most. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a Main Street Eats discussion of apples. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Deep Deep Sea.”

Thursday, September 17 - The Digital Press at UND has published a new title: “Sixty Years of Boom and Bust: The Impact of Oil in North Dakota, 1958-2018.” Joining us is the editor, Kyle Conway, a scholar of the Bakken oil boom. He’s a UND graduate, a former member of the faculty, and now an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here with another episode of Main Street Eats.

Thursday, August 27, 2020 - The art of Bro Halff is featured in two books, “North Dakota Days” and “North Dakota Travels.” An exhibit featuring his art opens tomorrow at Gallery 522 in Bismarck. He joins us to discuss his art and why this native Texan chose Bismarck for a second home. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Unhinged.” ~~~ Forests across the country have a problem with invasive plants wreaking havoc by choking off native plants and destroying wildlife habitats. A National Forest in Missouri is experimenting with goats as a solution. Harvest Public Media’s Jonathan Ahl reports it’s a natural and cheap alternative to herbicides and mowing: ~~~ Sue Balcom shares another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is peppers.

Thursday, August 20, 2020 - Contact tracing is seen as a key strategy for containing the spread of the pandemic, but how effective is it? And what are the challenges? Are there privacy concerns? Do the tests come back quickly enough for tracing to be helpful? Are people cooperating? Joining us is Michelle Dethloff, a disease control expert with the North Dakota Department of Health. ~~~ Sound designer Patrick Mathews-Halmrast is an artist, composer and entrepreneur who is interning at Prairie Public this summer to complete an undergraduate degree in communications. He took to the air to gather sound and inspiration for a radio piece titled “Ideas In the Sky,” which will air this Sunday. He joins us to discuss the project, which he calls a “Public Art Listening Experience.” ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is pressure canning.

Thursday, August 13, 2020 - Summer is the season of road trips. Nothing like getting behind the wheel of a 27’ hotdog to go cross country! Ashley Thornberg pays a visit to the travelling wienermobile and talks with “hot doggers” Zach-n-Cheese and Mustard Mags. ~~~ “Energy Issues and Answers” is a series of special reports from Prairie Public news director Dave Thompson about reclamation of drilling sites. Today we have part 2, which looks at the need to plug wells before the land can be reclaimed. He discusses that with Lynn Helms, director of the state’s Mineral Resources Division. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for a conversation on horsetail for this week’s “Main Street Eats.”

To prune or not to prune? That is the question Sue Balcom tackles on this week's Main Street Eats.

Thursday, July 9, 2020 - Jack Russell Weinstein previews next Sunday’s WHY radio show, when he visits with Thane Rosenbaum. It’s a conversation about the important issues surrounding free speech and when it might go too far. ~~~ Mark Trahant Commentary. ~~~ Horticulturist Ron Smith joins us with some lawn and garden reminders. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for “Main Street Eats.”

Thursday, July 2, 2020 - Matt Olien returns for a special film discussion. This week, he discusses his list of favorite actors and actresses. ~~~ Commentary from Mark Trahant about the national debate about mascots and symbols. He says it’s not about statues, flags and monuments … it’s really about the national story. What kind of country is this … and what kind of country should this be? ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is potato bugs. ~~~ Eliza Blue shares another Postcard from the Prairie.

Thursday, June 25, 2020 - Prairie Public contributor Meg Luther Lindholm has created a new podcast called “Uplifted.” It’s a look at personal/global problems through a spiritual (non-religious) lens. She joins us to introduce the series and we share one of the episodes. ~~~ Climate change and the environmental damage caused by large-scale agriculture have researchers searching for ways to increase productivity without furthering harm. Harvest Public Media’s Amy Mayer reports. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for another episode of Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is pineapple weed, or wild chamomile. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “Homesteaders Lament.”

Thursday, June 18, 2020 - Three North Dakotans are among the 24 Bush Fellows for 2020. Rounding out our interviews with the three honored North Dakotans, we visit with David Archambault II, the former chairman for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He’s working to help his Native nation build their own homes, produce their own food and generate their own power. ~~~ tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled “For Those that Dwell in a New Territory.” ~~~ Later this month, the 30th Annual Midwest Book Awards will be announced. Three of the finalists come from North Dakota State University Press. One of them is "Still" by father and daughter Rebecca and Kenneth Bender. Rebecca joined us in 2019 when the book was released. It's a combination biography-memoir -- a history of five generations of North Dakotans. Today we share an encore presentation of that conversation.~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for Main Street Eats to talk about mulching and other timely gardening advice.

Thursday, June 4, 2020 - Tom Brosseau created and hosts the newest show on Prairie Public, The Great American Folk Show. He joins us for a preview of show #2. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a story about a pandemic of the past in North Dakota in a Plains Folk essay titled "The Finger of Blame." ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for Main Street Eats. Today’s topic is dandelions.

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - How do school counselors manage to be effective when working with students during distance learning? High school counselor Rachael Meuchel with the McKenzie County Public School District in Watford City shares her experience with Tom Gerhardt, host of the Education Mindset podcast. .~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled: “Sheep Country.” ~~~ At the start of the pandemic, some grocery store aisles were crowded, with shelves emptied of basic items. To avoid the mayhem, some shoppers have turned to smaller markets in more rural areas. As Harvest Public Media’s Dana Cronin reports, that’s giving rural grocery stores a boost ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for “Main Street Eats.” Today’s topic is companion planting. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on the clay colored sparrow.

Thursday, May 21, 2020 - In another episode of Conversations on Healthcare, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. John Halamka, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, a partnership with multiple entities seeking to improve healthcare through better data. They discuss the “five phases” to a “new normal” as precursors fully reopening society. That includes isolation, contact tracing, vaccine development, and testing for infection and antibodies. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Good Shepherds.” ~~~ We have a “Postcard from the Prairie” from Eliza Blue. And aside from her delightful skills as an essayist, she’s also a performing musician, and we’ll listen to one of her songs. ~~~ Sue Balcom joins us for a “Main Street Eats” conversation about French bread.

Thursday, May 14, 2020 - An unofficial slogan of the pandemic is, “we’re all in this together,” but that doesn’t necessarily make empathy toward friends, family, or strangers an easy thing. Self-care coach Randi Kay joins us to talk about empathy fatigue. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay titled "Famous Character of Hamilton." ~~~ For this week’s Main Street Eats, Root Seller Sue joins us to talk about homemade egg noodles. ~~~ Sue Balcom is also interested in history. She came up with the idea for “Women Behind the Plow,” a project sharing old stories about hard-working farm women. It became a photo exhibit that toured the state; and also a photo book. The idea even inspired a Prairie Public documentary by the same name. In this excerpt from that documentary, we hear from Carol Just and her great niece, Karly Just.

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - Jack Russell Weinstein previews this Sunday’s WHY? Radio show when he’ll visit with Susan Palmer of Concordia University where she is an Affiliate Professor. They’ll discuss a compelling topic titled: “What is the difference between a religion and a cult?” ~~~ In this week’s Natural North Dakota, biologist Chuck Lura talks about deciduous flowering trees. ~~~ For many artists and craftsmen, there’s nothing like working with your hands. Knife maker Tim Pierce of Pelican Rapids, MN, has a passion for using natural materials like wood, animal bone and obsidian, calling knives both a tool, and a thing of beauty. ~~~ Sue Balcom is here for another Main Street Eats on the topic of recipe substitutions.

Sue Balcom of The Root Sellers farm is here for another episode of Main Street Eats, telling us there's a lot more to oatmeal than mushy breakfast.

Sue Balcom of The Root Sellers farm is here for another episode of Main Street Eats about reviving wartime Victory Gardens during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sue Balcom of The Root Sellers farm is here for another episode of Main Street Eats, a timely conversation about a well-stocked pantry.

Have a little extra time at home? You could try making long-fermentation breads like sourdough. Sue Balcom joins us for Main Street Eats.

S ue Balcom discusses soap making in this week’s episode of “Main Street Eats.” But please, don’t eat the soap!

Sue Balcom gets a little salty in this week's Main Street Eats.