Podcasts about North Dakota

  00:00:00 – Opening chaos; Santa hat laws, HOA Christmas rules, and a quick Marjorie Taylor Greene farewell 00:04:55 – Democrats' Butler County PSA telling troops to ignore "illegal orders"; debate over chain of command, vaccines, torture, and what actually counts as unlawful 00:09:51 – Dakota Meyer clip on refusing bad orders and Medal of Honor sacrifice, used to pivot into bigger questions about obedience and conscience 00:14:43 – "Age of Disclosure" UFO doc review: New York Times coverage, Lou Elizondo as the star, Gillibrand/Rubio/Clapper/Mellon and the film's very deep-state casting 00:23:21 – Legacy crash-retrieval program breakdown: CIA HQ role, Air Force grab teams, DOE's secret classification, contractors doing reverse-engineering, and talk of multiple non-human species 00:36:06 – Warp-bubble theory explainer: surfing spacetime, why UFO photos blur, and the absurd energy bill that hints at a hidden breakaway civilization 00:40:01 – Global UAP tech cold war, private aerospace hoarding crash materials, FOIA dead-ends, and the movie's timid speculation on what the visitors actually want 00:49:21 – David Grusch on primetime Fox News: recovered craft and "biologics," other nations' programs, whistleblower threats, and hints that Biden and Trump are fully briefed 00:57:59 – Are UFOs demons? Pentagon old-guard religious resistance, the doc's dismissal of spiritual angles, Fox avoiding demon talk for Christian viewers, plus Burchett and Bigfoot tangents 01:03:00 – Designing the official OBDM BDSM van, then first-car nostalgia and dangerous old station wagons, Mustangs, Buicks and junker Saturns 01:12:46 – Obituary for dead car brands: Eagle, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Rover, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn, Scion and more, with side talk on GM strategy and what people actually drive now 01:22:29 – Listener calls: Big Island farmer on volcano vacations and failed Baja Blast pie delivery, then a North Dakota caller shredding Age of Disclosure, Lou Elizondo and Tom DeLonge's spook ties 01:31:43 – Cratchit's News kicks off: "poop fairy" scandal as a councilwoman's husband is caught dumping bagged dog poop at a pet store, sparking resignation talk 01:41:12 – "Abandoned dog" emergency is just a plastic reindeer; police, panicked drivers, and an OBDM-branded Poop Fairy Photoshop gag 01:45:00 – AI teddy bear "Kuma" with GPT-4: researchers coax it into BDSM tips, knife advice and kink talk, raising fears about pervy lab techs and cursed kids' toys 01:50:00 – Consumer watchdogs slap the toy dev; riffing on prompt-injection via children's toys and an Alex-Jones-voiced AI bear screaming conspiracies as bedtime stories 01:54:19 – Heinz "Leftover Gravy" squeeze bottle and the Friends-style "Moist Maker" sandwich; deep dive on Thanksgiving leftovers, clogged drains and suspiciously cheap gravy 02:03:14 – Wrap-up plugs for OBDM/Obedient, Discord and classic episodes, followed by a dense conspiracy-rap track as the outro   Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

No doubt many of you heard the recent news that “Wicked: For Good” star Jonathan Bailey was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. Okay... But what species would you select to be the most attractive small mammal in North Dakota?

Ever wonder why a field that looks “messy” in the fall can be the most valuable ground on the farm? We sit down with Paul, a third‑generation North Dakota producer, to unpack how no‑till, cover crops, and salinity management rebuilt soil structure, improved infiltration, and quietly raised the long‑term value of his land. His story starts with crop diversity after the Freedom to Farm Act and moves through the hard early years of saturated topsoil, compaction layers, and skeptical neighbors before the biology caught up.Paul explains his simple definition of regenerative agriculture—regenerating the soil—and shows what that looks like on the ground: residue armor, living roots as long as the lawn is green, and tools like arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi working below the surface. He details how satellite‑based zone maps revealed hidden salinity halos, why he keeps steel out of those areas, and how buffers seeded to tolerant grasses and alfalfa, supported by CSP, both protected soil and paid their way through haying. Along the way, wildlife returned; tall stubble sheltered sharp‑tailed grouse and boosted habitat across wetlands and pasture edges.We also dig into cover crop strategy for short seasons: load the drill by August, prioritize roots over showy biomass, and keep mixes simple and cheap with oats, peas, and radish. For those curious about interseeding, Paul shares timing windows around wheat's growth stages and lessons learned from dry and wet years. Finally, we translate soil health into dollars. Drawing on his graduate research, Paul quantifies the annual nutrient value tied to each percent of soil organic matter and how that knowledge shifts what farmers are willing to pay in rent or purchases. Add in NRCS programs like EQIP and CSP to de‑risk adoption, and regenerative practices start to look less like a gamble and more like a long‑term investment.If this conversation sparks ideas for your fields, tap follow, share it with a neighbor who's “cover‑curious,” and leave a review with your biggest soil challenge—we'll bring back Paul for a Q&A.Follow at www.americalandauctioneer.com and on Instagram & FacebookContact the team at Pifer's

For most of his childhood, Jeremy's North Dakota farm was the kind of place where nothing ever happened—until the land decided to wake up. It began quietly: missing tools that reappeared exactly where he'd left them weeks later, strange lights hovering over the fields at night, and whispers about the Red River valley—where locals swore something old and unholy roamed after dark. Then one cold autumn evening, Jeremy stayed late to finish a job, his dog suddenly growling at the woods. When he looked toward the tree line, two red eyes glowed back at him, unblinking. Moments later, on the gravel road home, a tall hooded figure appeared in the tractor's headlights—its teeth sharp, its eyes the same burning red. It moved like it didn't belong to this world. Jeremy's father brushed it off as imagination—until their neighbor described seeing the exact same thing… decades earlier. #RealGhostStories #TheGraveTalks #NorthDakota #ParanormalEncounter #CryptidStories #TrueHaunting #RedRiverLegend #ShadowCreature #UnexplainedMystery #FarmHaunting Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

The Program needs a high value target secured before an opposition group eliminates them. The HVT is in a remote trailer park in North Dakota. Two cells, O, and P, are brought in to secure the HVT and deal with any opposing forces that may appear. When the agents arrive at the trailer park, they realize there's far more to this operation than they were told. Why is the HVT so important? Who can they trust? Find out in this thrilling one shot adventure! Ross as Tanya Gao, USPS Inspector Caleb as Quinton Dudgeon, FBI agent Tom as Vaughn Eubanks, former marine Chris as Daniel Kirdland, criminal Maddy as Kelsey Kraven, FBI agent Aaron as Billy Blood, criminal

To kick off Nuanez Now, Colter Nuanez is joined by SWX Sports Director Shaun Rainey as they continue the conversation around the 124th Brawl of the Wild heading into Saturday's showdown. (9:12)Next, Colter welcomes the voice of Montana Hockey, Geoff Safford, into the studio to break down Montana's season so far and preview this weekend's matchups in Billings against Lake Region State out of Devils Lake, North Dakota. (31:10) To close the hour, Colter shifts to the hardwood, recapping the early-season starts for the men's and women's basketball teams at both Montana and Montana State. (44:14)

NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local guests, every Monday through Thursday on Happy Hour... so we highly recommend you check that out! What is there to say that hasn't already been said about South Dakota's 24-17 win over South Dakota State on Saturday, or already been written in columns like this one by Matt Zimmer or this one by John Gaskins?As it turns out, of course, plenty.In their weekly "Nobody's Listening Anyway" podcast from Gibs Sports Bar in Sioux Falls, Zim and John sink their teeth into the following aftermatch topics:* Are both teams now playoff-worthy at seven wins apiece, no matter what happens in the No. 17 Coyotes' final game at No. 21 Southern Illinois on Saturday, or the No. 16 Jackrabbits' two games remaining against No. 14 Illinois State and at No. 13 North Dakota?* Why does Zim feel USD has what it takes to go on a run and contend for the national championship?* For that matter, what can SDSU's ceiling still be, with or without Chase Mason?* Would SDSU have won the game if Chase Mason had played?* How can the Jacks win either or both of their last two games if Chase Mason doesn't return?* How do we look at NDSU and UND after the Fighting Sioux almost took down the Bison?* Should Jacks fans be upset about the coaching this year, particularly the last three games?* How do we now look at the final season of Aidan Bouman and his USD legacy no matter what?* How do we see the Missouri Valley Football Conference's quality now that we've seen several Top 25 teams play each other close?* Is NDSU still head-and-shoulders above the rest of the Valley, if not the entire FCS?Then, some words about Augustana and University of Sioux Falls suffering blowout home losses in the snow. How much do those losses hurt the Div. II Sioux Falls teams' postseason picture?Next, a review of the wins for No. 1 Brandon Valley and No. 2 Lincoln in the Class 11AAA state semifinals, setting up a rematch of last year's championship game, where the Patriots repeated as champions.Will it be a Lincoln three-peat? Mark Gronowski continued to rip off monster runs and even had a couple clutch passes in Iowa's 18-16 loss to Oregon. Is Tim Tebow (Light) a fair comparison for what the former Jackrabbit has brought to Iowa City? Even further, have the Hawkeyes wasted Gronowski's arm and throwing ability by becoming so run-heavy? Finally, an examination of the wild pendulum swings of J.J. McCarthy. After a dagger-throwing, season-saving win in Detroit, the Vikings quarterback regressed to rookie mode in Sunday's loss to Baltimore, but how much was he really to blame? How much slack should we cut him and how much time should we give him?And we dare bring it up — can we now say things would have gone better if Minnesota signed Aaron Rodgers? 

NOTICE: This weekly show is now part of the "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" daily podcast, which you can find at SiouxFallsLive.com, MidwestSportsPlus.com, and most podcast platforms like the one you find here! So, if you enjoy the topics Matt & John cover, you'll get those topics, plus relevant local guests, every Monday through Thursday on Happy Hour... so we highly recommend you check that out! It was brutal. It was comical. It was full of "third grade mistakes" and looked like a football team "disinterested in playing competent football.There aren't big enough words to describe South Dakota State falling behind 35-0 at home and eventually suffering a fourth consecutive loss after starting the season 7-0.Matt Zimmer tried in his game column on Saturday. With three days to process the debacle — which was followed by an inspired, dizzying 21-point SDSU comeback to lose 35-21 to Illinois State — Zim has even more words and searches for reasons for all the mistakes that had Jackrabbits made.Was it a lack of confidence? A lack of experience in facing this kind of a slump and adversity? How about coaching and play-calling?No matter what it was, it led to a chorus of "boos" from the crowd in Brookings. Was such howling warranted? Should it be in college athletics?Zim tackles all this, plus the latest Chase Mason Magical Mystery Tour that heads to Grand Forks for the regular season finale and what appears to be a "do or die" and "win and you're in" showdown with North Dakota. What is Zim's sense of Mason's availability and playability based on what Dan Jackson is saying — including here on Happy Hour — and how much difference Mason playing would make in the Jacks' chances of beating the Fighting Hawks.  If Mason plays, and plays decent, and the Jacks lose, do they still deserve a playoff spot?Other saucy topics — SDSU's offer to Brody Schafer, his older brother Tate's FCS marketability after lighting things up at USF, the screwiness of the polls, Zim and John's unworn Jackrabbit and Coyote apparel, Outkast, The Replacements, New Kids on the Block, and Larry Bird's trash talking before NBA All-Star 3-point shooting contests.Oh, and how about those USD Coyotes? Yes, Zim has plenty of thoughts on the three-game winning streak, all against Top 25 teams, to finish the season and assure a playoff spot.The Yotes deserve plenty of time. The Jacks, though — with their playoff uncertainty, wild recent tailspin, and the storylines of the game they are playing Saturday while USD is off — take up most of the hour.

Today is Friday, November 21. Here are the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.

AP correspondent Jennifer King reports another state will be enforcing a strict abortion ban.

There is an increasingly intense debate among state lawmakers and leaders in the North Dakota University System about the impact online education is having on the state's public campuses. "My concern is about this conversation becoming so toxic," university system Commissioner Brent Sanford said on this episode of Plain Talk. Sanford -- who is now using the title "commissioner" instead of "chancellor" like his predecessors because the former is the term used in state law -- says he understands the concerns some lawmakers have, but also wants them to understand his argument, which is that most of the online students are a boon to the state. Sure, some of them might never step foot in the state, and it doesn't make a lot of sense for North Dakota taxpayers to subsidize them, but in the aggregate students taking online courses from our public institutions of higher education is a good thing, he argues. What needs to happen, Sanford says, is for the various campuses to better illustrate who we're talking about for lawmakers. "The chore I've been giving the presidents on this is you need to come back to the legislators with who these students are, how is there value from these students," he said. "Bismarck State allowed an online energy management bachelor degree, giving credit for the entire associate degree," Sanford continued, citing one example. Students currently working as electrical linemen "could finish that online, stay in their job, and all sudden they can be a grid operator instead of being a lineman." He also suggested that students seeking agriculture-related degrees could continue living on the family farm, and helping with things like planting and harvest, even as they take their classes. Sanford also discussed the NDUS efforts to fill four presidential vacancies at various institutions, including the departure of President David Cook from North Dakota State University. Also on this episode, co-host Chad Oban and I discuss the ongoing controversy around the Ethics Commission. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

There is an increasingly intense debate among state lawmakers and leaders in the North Dakota University System about the impact online education is having on the state's public campuses. "My concern is about this conversation becoming so toxic," university system Commissioner Brent Sanford said on this episode of Plain Talk. Sanford -- who is now using the title "commissioner" instead of "chancellor" like his predecessors because the former is the term used in state law -- says he understands the concerns some lawmakers have, but also wants them to understand his argument, which is that most of the online students are a boon to the state. Sure, some of them might never step foot in the state, and it doesn't make a lot of sense for North Dakota taxpayers to subsidize them, but in the aggregate students taking online courses from our public institutions of higher education is a good thing, he argues. What needs to happen, Sanford says, is for the various campuses to better illustrate who we're talking about for lawmakers. "The chore I've been giving the presidents on this is you need to come back to the legislators with who these students are, how is there value from these students," he said. "Bismarck State allowed an online energy management bachelor degree, giving credit for the entire associate degree," Sanford continued, citing one example. Students currently working as electrical linemen "could finish that online, stay in their job, and all sudden they can be a grid operator instead of being a lineman." He also suggested that students seeking agriculture-related degrees could continue living on the family farm, and helping with things like planting and harvest, even as they take their classes. Sanford also discussed the NDUS efforts to fill four presidential vacancies at various institutions, including the departure of President David Cook from North Dakota State University. Also on this episode, co-host Chad Oban and I discuss the ongoing controversy around the Ethics Commission. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

Could Uranus's moon Ariel have once harbored a vast, deep ocean beneath its icy crust—perhaps even one that still lingers today? In this episode of SETI Live, host Beth Johnson welcomes Caleb Strom (University of North Dakota) and Alex Pathoff (Planetary Science Institute) to discuss new research revealing evidence that Ariel may have once held a subsurface ocean over 170 kilometers deep. Using geological mapping and tidal‐stress modeling, the team shows how ancient fractures and ridges on Ariel's surface hint at powerful internal forces and a dynamic, watery past. This discovery expands the growing family of "ocean worlds"—planets and moons that may have once supported (or could still support) conditions for life. What does this mean for future exploration of the Uranus system, and what could we learn by going there?

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For most of his childhood, Jeremy's North Dakota farm was the kind of place where nothing ever happened—until the land decided to wake up. It began quietly: missing tools that reappeared exactly where he'd left them weeks later, strange lights hovering over the fields at night, and whispers about the Red River valley—where locals swore something old and unholy roamed after dark. Then one cold autumn evening, Jeremy stayed late to finish a job, his dog suddenly growling at the woods. When he looked toward the tree line, two red eyes glowed back at him, unblinking. Moments later, on the gravel road home, a tall hooded figure appeared in the tractor's headlights—its teeth sharp, its eyes the same burning red. It moved like it didn't belong to this world. Jeremy's father brushed it off as imagination—until their neighbor described seeing the exact same thing… decades earlier. #RealGhostStories #TheGraveTalks #NorthDakota #ParanormalEncounter #CryptidStories #TrueHaunting #RedRiverLegend #ShadowCreature #UnexplainedMystery #FarmHaunting Love real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

WhoDeb Hatley, Owner of Hatley Pointe, North CarolinaRecorded onJuly 30, 2025About Hatley PointeClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Deb and David Hatley since 2023 - purchased from Orville English, who had owned and operated the resort since 1992Located in: Mars Hill, North CarolinaYear founded: 1969 (as Wolf Laurel or Wolf Ridge; both names used over the decades)Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Cataloochee (1:25), Sugar Mountain (1:26)Base elevation: 4,000 feetSummit elevation: 4,700 feetVertical drop: 700 feetSkiable acres: 54Average annual snowfall: 65 inchesTrail count: 21 (4 beginner, 11 intermediate, 6 advanced)Lift count: 4 active (1 fixed-grip quad, 1 ropetow, 2 carpets); 2 inactive, both on the upper mountain (1 fixed-grip quad, 1 double)Why I interviewed herOur world has not one map, but many. Nature drew its own with waterways and mountain ranges and ecosystems and tectonic plates. We drew our maps on top of these, to track our roads and borders and political districts and pipelines and railroad tracks.Our maps are functional, simplistic. They insist on fictions. Like the 1,260-mile-long imaginary straight line that supposedly splices the United States from Canada between Washington State and Minnesota. This frontier is real so long as we say so, but if humanity disappeared tomorrow, so would that line.Nature's maps are more resilient. This is where water flows because this is where water flows. If we all go away, the water keeps flowing. This flow, in turn, impacts the shape and function of the entire world.One of nature's most interesting maps is its mountain map. For most of human existence, mountains mattered much more to us than they do now. Meaning: we had to respect these giant rocks because they stood convincingly in our way. It took European settlers centuries to navigate en masse over the Appalachians, which is not even a severe mountain range, by global mountain-range standards. But paved roads and tunnels and gas stations every five miles have muted these mountains' drama. You can now drive from the Atlantic Ocean to the Midwest in half a day.So spoiled by infrastructure, we easily forget how dramatically mountains command huge parts of our world. In America, we know this about our country: the North is cold and the South is warm. And we define these regions using battle maps from a 19th Century war that neatly bisected the nation. Another imaginary line. We travel south for beaches and north to ski and it is like this everywhere, a gentle progression, a continent-length slide that warms as you descend from Alaska to Panama.But mountains disrupt this logic. Because where the land goes up, the air grows cooler. And there are mountains all over. And so we have skiing not just in expected places such as Vermont and Maine and Michigan and Washington, but in completely irrational ones like Arizona and New Mexico and Southern California. And North Carolina.North Carolina. That's the one that surprised me. When I started skiing, I mean. Riding hokey-poke chairlifts up 1990s Midwest hills that wouldn't qualify as rideable surf breaks, I peered out at the world to figure out where else people skied and what that skiing was like. And I was astonished by how many places had organized skiing with cut trails and chairlifts and lift tickets, and by how many of them were way down the Michigan-to-Florida slide-line in places where I thought that winter never came: West Virginia and Virginia and Maryland. And North Carolina.Yes there are ski areas in more improbable states. But Cloudmont, situated in, of all places, Alabama, spins its ropetow for a few days every other year or so. North Carolina, home to six ski areas spinning a combined 35 chairlifts, allows for no such ambiguity: this is a ski state. And these half-dozen ski centers are not marginal operations: Sugar Mountain and Cataloochee opened for the season last week, and they sometimes open in October. Sugar spins a six-pack and two detach quads on a 1,200-foot vertical drop.This geographic quirk is a product of our wonderful Appalachian Mountain chain, which reaches its highest points not in New England but in North Carolina, where Mount Mitchell peaks at 6,684 feet, 396 feet higher than the summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington. This is not an anomaly: North Carolina is home to six summits taller than Mount Washington, and 12 of the 20-highest in the Appalachians, a range that stretches from Alabama to Newfoundland. And it's not just the summits that are taller in North Carolina. The highest ski area base elevation in New England is Saddleback, which measures 2,147 feet at the bottom of the South Branch quad (the mountain more typically uses the 2,460-foot measurement at the bottom of the Rangeley quad). Either way, it's more than 1,000 feet below the lowest base-area elevation in North Carolina:Unfortunately, mountains and elevation don't automatically equal snow. And the Southern Appalachians are not exactly the Kootenays. It snows some, sometimes, but not so much, so often, that skiing can get by on nature's contributions alone - at least not in any commercially reliable form. It's no coincidence that North Carolina didn't develop any organized ski centers until the 1960s, when snowmaking machines became efficient and common enough for mass deployment. But it's plenty cold up at 4,000 feet, and there's no shortage of water. Snowguns proved to be skiing's last essential ingredient.Well, there was one final ingredient to the recipe of southern skiing: roads. Back to man's maps. Specifically, America's interstate system, which steamrolled the countryside throughout the 1960s and passes just a few miles to Hatley Pointe's west. Without these superhighways, western North Carolina would still be a high-peaked wilderness unknown and inaccessible to most of us.It's kind of amazing when you consider all the maps together: a severe mountain region drawn into the borders of a stable and prosperous nation that builds physical infrastructure easing the movement of people with disposable income to otherwise inaccessible places that have been modified for novel uses by tapping a large and innovative industrial plant that has reduced the miraculous – flight, electricity, the internet - to the commonplace. And it's within the context of all these maps that a couple who knows nothing about skiing can purchase an established but declining ski resort and remake it as an upscale modern family ski center in the space of 18 months.What we talked aboutHurricane Helene fallout; “it took every second until we opened up to make it there,” even with a year idle; the “really tough” decision not to open for the 2023-24 ski season; “we did not realize what we were getting ourselves into”; buying a ski area when you've never worked at a ski area and have only skied a few times; who almost bought Wolf Ridge and why Orville picked the Hatleys instead; the importance of service; fixing up a broken-down ski resort that “felt very old”; updating without losing the approachable family essence; why it was “absolutely necessary” to change the ski area's name; “when you pulled in, the first thing that you were introduced to … were broken-down machines and school buses”; Bible verses and bare trails and busted-up everything; “we could have spent two years just doing cleanup of junk and old things everywhere”; Hatley Pointe then and now; why Hatley removed the double chair; a detachable six-pack at Hatley?; chairlifts as marketing and branding tools; why the Breakaway terrain closed and when it could return and in what form; what a rebuilt summit lodge could look like; Hatley Pointe's new trails; potential expansion; a day-ski area, a resort, or both?; lift-served mountain bike park incoming; night-skiing expansion; “I was shocked” at the level of après that Hatley drew, and expanding that for the years ahead; North Carolina skiing is all about the altitude; re-opening The Bowl trail; going to online-only sales; and lessons learned from 2024-25 that will build a better Hatley for 2025-26.What I got wrongWhen we recorded this conversation, the ski area hadn't yet finalized the name of the new green trail coming off of Eagle – it is Pat's Way (see trailmap above).I asked if Hatley intended to install night-skiing, not realizing that they had run night-ski operations all last winter.Why now was a good time for this interviewPardon my optimism, but I'm feeling good about American lift-served skiing right now. Each of the past five winters has been among the top 10 best seasons for skier visits, U.S. ski areas have already built nearly as many lifts in the 2020s (246) as they did through all of the 2010s (288), and multimountain passes have streamlined the flow of the most frequent and passionate skiers between mountains, providing far more flexibility at far less cost than would have been imaginable even a decade ago.All great. But here's the best stat: after declining throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, the number of active U.S. ski areas stabilized around the turn of the century, and has actually increased for five consecutive winters:Those are National Ski Areas Association numbers, which differ slightly from mine. I count 492 active ski hills for 2023-24 and 500 for last winter, and I project 510 potentially active ski areas for the 2025-26 campaign. But no matter: the number of active ski operations appears to be increasing.But the raw numbers matter less than the manner in which this uptick is happening. In short: a new generation of owners is resuscitating lost or dying ski areas. Many have little to no ski industry experience. Driven by nostalgia, a sense of community duty, plain business opportunity, or some combination of those things, they are orchestrating massive ski area modernization projects, funded via their own wealth – typically earned via other enterprises – or by rallying a donor base.Examples abound. When I launched The Storm in 2019, Saddleback, Maine; Norway Mountain, Michigan; Woodward Park City; Thrill Hills, North Dakota; Deer Mountain, South Dakota; Paul Bunyan, Wisconsin; Quarry Road, Maine; Steeplechase, Minnesota; and Snowland, Utah were all lost ski areas. All are now open again, and only one – Woodward – was the project of an established ski area operator (Powdr). Cuchara, Colorado and Nutt Hill, Wisconsin are on the verge of re-opening following decades-long lift closures. Bousquet, Massachusetts; Holiday Mountain, New York; Kissing Bridge, New York; and Black Mountain, New Hampshire were disintegrating in slow-motion before energetic new owners showed up with wrecking balls and Home Depot frequent-shopper accounts. New owners also re-energized the temporarily dormant Sandia Peak, New Mexico and Tenney, New Hampshire.One of my favorite revitalization stories has been in North Carolina, where tired, fire-ravaged, investment-starved, homey-but-rickety Wolf Ridge was falling down and falling apart. The ski area's season ended in February four times between 2018 and 2023. Snowmaking lagged. After an inferno ate the summit lodge in 2014, no one bothered rebuilding it. Marooned between the rapidly modernizing North Carolina ski trio of Sugar Mountain, Cataloochee, and Beech, Wolf Ridge appeared to be rapidly fading into irrelevance.Then the Hatleys came along. Covid-curious first-time skiers who knew little about skiing or ski culture, they saw opportunity where the rest of us saw a reason to keep driving. Fixing up a ski area turned out to be harder than they'd anticipated, and they whiffed on opening for the 2023-24 winter. Such misses sometimes signal that the new owners are pulling their ripcords as they launch out of the back of the plane, but the Hatleys kept working. They gut-renovated the lodge, modernized the snowmaking plant, tore down an SLI double chair that had witnessed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And last winter, they re-opened the best version of the ski area now known as Hatley Pointe that locals had seen in decades.A great winter – one of the best in recent North Carolina history – helped. But what I admire about the Hatleys – and this new generation of owners in general – is their optimism in a cultural moment that has deemed optimism corny and naïve. Everything is supposed to be terrible all the time, don't you know that? They didn't know, and that orientation toward the good, tempered by humility and patience, reversed the long decline of a ski area that had in many ways ceased to resonate with the world it existed in.The Hatleys have lots left to do: restore the Breakaway terrain, build a new summit lodge, knot a super-lift to the frontside. And their Appalachian salvage job, while impressive, is not a very repeatable blueprint – you need considerable wealth to take a season off while deploying massive amounts of capital to rebuild the ski area. The Hatley model is one among many for a generation charged with modernizing increasingly antiquated ski areas before they fall over dead. Sometimes, as in the examples itemized above, they succeed. But sometimes they don't. Comebacks at Cockaigne and Hickory, both in New York, fizzled. Sleeping Giant, Wyoming and Ski Blandford, Massachusetts both shuttered after valiant rescue attempts. All four of these remain salvageable, but last week, Four Seasons, New York closed permanently after 63 years.That will happen. We won't be able to save every distressed ski area, and the potential supply of new or revivable ski centers, barring massive cultural and regulatory shifts, will remain limited. But the protectionist tendencies limiting new ski area development are, in a trick of human psychology, the same ones that will drive the revitalization of others – the only thing Americans resist more than building something new is taking away something old. Which in our country means anything that was already here when we showed up. A closed or closing ski area riles the collective angst, throws a snowy bat signal toward the night sky, a beacon and a dare, a cry and a plea: who wants to be a hero?Podcast NotesOn Hurricane HeleneHelene smashed inland North Carolina last fall, just as Hatley was attempting to re-open after its idle year. Here's what made the storm so bad:On Hatley's socialsFollow:On what I look for at a ski resortOn the Ski Big Bear podcastIn the spirit of the article above, one of the top 10 Storm Skiing Podcast guest quotes ever came from Ski Big Bear, Pennsylvania General Manager Lori Phillips: “You treat everyone like they paid a million dollars to be there doing what they're doing”On ski area name changesI wrote a piece on Hatley's name change back in 2023:Ski area name changes are more common than I'd thought. I've been slowly documenting past name changes as I encounter them, so this is just a partial list, but here are 93 active U.S. ski areas that once went under a different name. If you know of others, please email me.On Hatley at the point of purchase and nowGigantic collections of garbage have always fascinated me. That's essentially what Wolf Ridge was at the point of sale:It's a different place now:On the distribution of six-packs across the nationSix-pack chairlifts are rare and expensive enough that they're still special, but common enough that we're no longer amazed by them. Mostly - it depends on where we find such a machine. Just 112 of America's 3,202 ski lifts (3.5 percent) are six-packs, and most of these (75) are in the West (60 – more than half the nation's total, are in Colorado, Utah, or California). The Midwest is home to a half-dozen six-packs, all at Boyne or Midwest Family Ski Resorts operations, and the East has 31 sixers, 17 of which are in New England, and 12 of which are in Vermont. If Hatley installed a sixer, it would be just the second such chairlift in North Carolina, and the fifth in the Southeast, joining the two at Wintergreen, Virginia and the one at Timberline, West Virginia.On the Breakaway fireWolf Ridge's upper-mountain lodge burned down in March 2014. Yowza:On proposed expansions Wolf Ridge's circa 2007 trailmap teases a potential expansion below the now-closed Breakaway terrain:Taking our time machine back to the late ‘80s, Wolf Ridge had envisioned an even more ambitious expansion:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

New voting restrictions across the country are threatening to make it harder for millions of Americans to participate in elections. In some states, these barriers have thrown long-registered voters into limbo, as Arizona voter James Wilson learned when he nearly lost his ability to vote because of strict new proof-of-citizenship rules. In this season finale, Democracy Decoded examines how these barriers to voting — along with an administration actively attempting to curtail the freedom to vote and a Supreme Court with voting rights cases on its docket — are reshaping access to the ballot.Host Simone Leeper speaks with election law scholar Rick Hasen and Campaign Legal Center's voting rights expert Danielle Lang to unpack the rise of new barriers to voting, the future of the Voting Rights Act, the dangers of executive overreach, and the policy solutions and reforms needed to secure the freedom to vote in 2026 and beyond.Timestamps:(00:00) — How did one Arizona voter nearly lose his right to vote?(04:35) — Why are federal actions now threatening elections?(06:50) — How do proof-of-citizenship laws disenfranchise voters?(11:48) — What happened inside Arizona's dual-track voting system?(15:32) — Who is most affected by modern voting restrictions?(21:36) — What role has the federal government historically played in protecting voting rights?(23:49) — Why is the SAVE Act so bad for voting rights?(25:16) — What is Campaign Legal Center doing to protect the freedom to vote in Louisiana?(28:38) — What is Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act?(30:06) — What is the Turtle Mountain v. Howe case?(34:05) — What reforms are needed to protect elections in 2026 and beyond?Host and Guests:Simone Leeper litigates a wide range of redistricting-related cases at Campaign Legal Center, challenging gerrymanders and advocating for election systems that guarantee all voters an equal opportunity to influence our democracy. Prior to arriving at CLC, Simone was a law clerk in the office of Senator Ed Markey and at the Library of Congress, Office of General Counsel. She received her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019 and a bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University in 2016.Danielle Lang leads Campaign Legal Center's voting rights team dedicated to safeguarding the freedom to vote. She litigates in state and federal courts from trial to the Supreme Court, and advocates for equitable and meaningful voter access at all levels of government. Danielle has worked as a civil rights litigator her entire career. At CLC, she has led litigation against Texas's racially discriminatory voter ID law, Florida's modern-day poll tax for rights restoration, Arizona's burdensome registration requirements, North Dakota's voter ID law targeting Native communities and numerous successful challenges to signature match policies for absentee ballots. Previously, Danielle served as a Skadden Fellow in the Employment Rights Project of Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles, where she represented low-wage immigrant workers in wage and hour, discrimination and human trafficking matters. From 2012 to 2013, Danielle clerked for Judge Richard A. Paez on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  Professor Richard L. Hasen is the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA School of Law. He is an internationally recognized expert in election law, writing as well in the areas of legislation and statutory interpretation, remedies and torts. He is co-author of leading casebooks in election law and remedies. Hasen served in 2022 and 2024 as an NBC News/MSNBC Election Law Analyst. He was a CNN Election Law Analyst in 2020.Links:Voting Is an American Freedom. The President Can't Change That – CLCVictory! Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted in Court  – CLCHow CLC Is Pushing Back on the Trump Administration's Anti-Voter Actions – CLCEfforts to Undermine the Freedom to Vote, Explained – CLCWhy America Needs the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – CLCProtecting the Freedom to Vote Through State Voting Rights Acts – CLCWhat Does the U.S. Supreme Court's Recent Arizona Decision Mean for Voters? – CLCWhat You Need to Know About the SAVE Act  – CLCIn-Person Voting Access – CLCModernizing Voter Registration – CLCA Raging Battle for Democracy One Year from the Midterms – Trevor Potter's newsletterFour Threats to Future Elections We Need to Discuss Now – Trevor Potter's newsletterAbout CLC:Democracy Decoded is a production of Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to solving the wide range of challenges facing American democracy. Campaign Legal Center fights for every American's freedom to vote and participate meaningfully in the democratic process. Learn more about us.Democracy Decoded is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What do grasshoppers, prescribed fire, and peer pressure have in common?  In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jason Harmon, the new head of Oklahoma State University's Natural Resource Ecology and Management department, to find out.  From his early days counting insects in Wisconsin to leading research on pollinators and rangelands in North Dakota, Dr. Harmon brings a wide-lens perspective to land management - one that blends ecology, culture, and community. Hosts John Weir, Dr. Laura Goodman, and Dr. Mark Turner chat with Dr. Harmon about everything from cattle grazing and monarch migration to how landowners manage for appearances rather than outcomes.  They also explore how Oklahoma's ecological diversity - and its people - are shaping the future of conservation.  Whether you're passionate about prescribed fire, curious about critters, or just love hearing smart folks talk about working landscapes, this one's for you. Takeaways Dr. Jason Harmon's background blends insect ecology with rangeland research. Cultural perceptions influence landowners' willingness to adopt ecologically diverse pastures. Fire remains an unmatched tool for managing range health and reducing woody encroachment. Oklahoma and North Dakota face different stages of similar land challenges. Pollinators are not just bees-grasslands can host hundreds of native insect species. Milkweed interactions with cattle are species-specific and under-researched. Oklahoma's ecological range-from alligators to bighorn sheep-mirrors the diversity of its management needs. Interdisciplinary collaboration enhances natural resource problem-solving. Prescribed burning is a proactive solution that prevents larger wildfire disasters. OSU's natural resource programs offer versatile career pathways through specialized tracks. Timestamps 00:02:05 – Meet Dr. Jason Harmon and his journey to OSU |00:04:01 – Insect ecology and critter-counting origins 00:06:06 – Cultural peer pressure in land aesthetics 00:13:25 – Comparing North Dakota and Oklahoma land management 00:14:59 – Prescribed fire vs. grazing for ecosystem management 00:22:00 – Calf decomposition and surprising pollinator behavior 00:27:12 – Regal fritillaries and pollinator diversity 00:29:44 – Cattle interaction with milkweed species 00:33:39 – Adjusting to Oklahoma and its colorful town names 00:36:25 – Oklahoma's ecological diversity and wild inhabitants 00:42:29 – Dr. Harmon's vision for the department 00:49:00 – Promoting collaboration and public understanding 00:52:53 – Overview of OSU's undergraduate options in natural resources Find all resources at BlazinGrazinWildThings.com

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell and Timothy Rosario from FCS Football Central preview the biggest FCS games on the Week 13 slate. The duo discusses the Brawl of the Wild between No. 2 Montana and No. 3 Montana State, a massive Ivy League clash between No. 8 Harvard and Yale, the battle for the Patriot League auto bid between No. 4 Lehigh and Lafayette, and another Top 25 matchup between No. 13 North Dakota and No. 22 South Dakota State. We also make our “Superdog” upset picks of the week and preview multiple other key Week 13 matchups. All this and more right here on The Bluebloods! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today is Thursday, November 20. Here are the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.

11/20/25: Kacey Holm is the Vice Chairman of the North Dakota Dickey County Commission, and joins Joel Heitkamp while he broadcasts from Ashley, North Dakota. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are some of the findings from USDA’s first crop progress report since late September? Rod Bain with USDA has the story. USDA Radio NewslineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's Akem's Analysis, I talk about some BIG games taking place in the FCS in the final week of the regular season. The Brawl of the Wild is the biggest game in the country with a ton on the line. UC Davis & Sac State face off in the final Causeway Classic for the foreseeable future. North Dakota looks to give SDSU their 5th straight loss and knock them out of the playoffs. All of this and more in this week's Akem's Analysis. SPORTS BET MONTANA LINK: https://sportsbetmontana.com/en0:00 - Intro3:08 - Montana/Montana State Preview16:32 - UC Davis/Sac State Preview24:51 - North Dakota/SDSU Preview31:16 - Harvard/Yale Preview37:38 - Lehigh/Lafayette Preview42:24 - No Huddle Notes52:48 - Final Thoughts 54:21 - End

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Zephyr Energy PLC CEO Colin Harrington joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide a comprehensive update on the company's ongoing development work in the Paradox Basin, Utah, alongside significant advancements in the company's financial structure and strategic growth plans. Operationally, Harrington highlighted that Zephyr's primary focus is now on integrating the three previously drilled Paradox Basin wells, which are positioned to deliver near-term hydrocarbon production following the recent Competent Person's Report, which confirmed a major upgrade in the company's reserves and resources. The company continues to work closely with Enbridge on engineering and commercial documentation relating to its planned natural-gas transportation service, while simultaneously advancing required regulatory approvals. Zephyr is also nearing the final selection of a marketing partner for its natural gas and associated liquids, a key step toward commercializing upcoming production volumes. In addition, Zephyr has taken a strategic step to secure future growth by nominating a substantial amount of acreage for inclusion in forthcoming U.S. federal lease sales. Over the past three months, the company has nominated more than 60,000 net contiguous acres, positioning itself strongly for potential expansion. Management believes Zephyr's existing acreage position and infrastructure footprint will offer a significant competitive advantage during upcoming federal auctions. Harrington announced that Zephyr has successfully refinanced its existing borrowing base and secured additional short-term loan facilities to support accelerated near-term development. The company's senior lender, First International Bank & Trust (FIBT) of North Dakota, recently completed its semi-annual borrowing-base redetermination and reaffirmed the full value of Zephyr's existing credit capacity. As of now, Zephyr's total borrowing with FIBT stands at approximately US$22.1 million, down substantially from US$35.3 million in January 2024 and US$27.4 million in October 2024. FIBT's latest evaluation placed the PV-10 value of Zephyr's non-Paradox proved developed producing (PDP) assets at more than US$46 million, supporting the reaffirmed borrowing base. As part of the refinancing, Zephyr consolidated its two outstanding term loans with FIBT into a single, more efficient facility with a lower blended interest rate, improving the company's financial flexibility. Harrington emphasized that these financial and operational milestones collectively position Zephyr for a transformative phase of development and value creation across its Paradox Basin portfolio. #proactiveinvestors #aim #zphr #otcqb #zphrf #ZephyrEnergy #OilAndGas #EnergySector #ColinHarrington #ProductionTest #ParadoxPlay #OilProduction #EnergyUpdate #BOE #Condensate #State36_2R #WellTestResults #ProactiveInvestors #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews #OilAndGas #ParadoxBasin #EnergyInvestment #NaturalGas #ColinHarrington #EnergyDevelopment #AcreageExpansion #GasMarketing #EnergyFinance #UpstreamEnergy #ProactiveInvestors

Connor HONKS his way through a preview of tonight's Creighton game against North Dakota. Hudson Greer has his redshirt pulled, is it a panic move? AND...do you want John's kebabs?

Today is Wednesday, November 19. Here are the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.

11/19/25: Jamie Selzler is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views," and is joined by Art Thompson. Governor Burgum appointed Art Thompson as North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) Director in October of 2022. He joined WSI following four years as executive director of the North Dakota Concrete Council, where he led all aspects of the industry trade association. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11/19/25: Jamie Selzler is North Dakota's DNC Committeeman and is filling in for Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." He's joined by Jane Kleeb to talk about the nominee process within the Democratic Party, voter outreach, priorities of the party, and more. Jane Kleeb is the President of the Association of State Democratic Committees and since December 2016, she has served in a volunteer capacity as Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Artificial intelligence is much on the minds of North Dakotans. Well, not just North Dakotans. It's on the minds of Americans, but here in North Dakota we're having debates about the construction of massive, power-hungry data centers that will serve AI companies, not to mention discussions about the appropriate role for AI in academic and business settings. One question in this debate that's on a lot of minds is, will AI come for our jobs? Revana Sharfuddin is a research fellow specializing in AI for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She recently spoke at North Dakota State University's Challey Institute as part of the Menard Family distinguised speaker series. On this Plain Talk, she said she understands the trepidation many feel about the emergence of AI. "The headline numbers are scary," she said, "and if we kind of say 'well, you know it's, another technology shock just just move along with the new world, don't worry about it,' I think we will be making a little bit of mistake even if we are champions of innovation." The fear of new technology isn't new. Today we use the term "luddite" to describe someone who is hostile to technology, but that term comes from a labor movement from centuries ago during the Industrial Revolution. At that time, workers were upset about new machines like the spinning jenny stealing their jobs. Today, it's voice actors and writers worried about AI taking over. One way to help address this problem, Sharfuddin said, is to make some changes to the tax code to allow businesses to better invest in their workers. Right now, investments in new technology (including AI) often bear all manner of tax advantages that investments in training, or re-training, human workers do not. It may not be a silver bullet to solve the problem, but it can help. Also on this episode, co-host Chad Oban and dicussed the vote in Congress to release the Epstein files, and U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak drawing a primary challenge from military veteran Alex Balazs, who also ran against her in the 2024 cycle. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

Artificial intelligence is much on the minds of North Dakotans. Well, not just North Dakotans. It's on the minds of Americans, but here in North Dakota we're having debates about the construction of massive, power-hungry data centers that will serve AI companies, not to mention discussions about the appropriate role for AI in academic and business settings. One question in this debate that's on a lot of minds is, will AI come for our jobs? Revana Sharfuddin is a research fellow specializing in AI for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She recently spoke at North Dakota State University's Challey Institute as part of the Menard Family distinguised speaker series. On this Plain Talk, she said she understands the trepidation many feel about the emergence of AI. "The headline numbers are scary," she said, "and if we kind of say 'well, you know it's, another technology shock just just move along with the new world, don't worry about it,' I think we will be making a little bit of mistake even if we are champions of innovation." The fear of new technology isn't new. Today we use the term "luddite" to describe someone who is hostile to technology, but that term comes from a labor movement from centuries ago during the Industrial Revolution. At that time, workers were upset about new machines like the spinning jenny stealing their jobs. Today, it's voice actors and writers worried about AI taking over. One way to help address this problem, Sharfuddin said, is to make some changes to the tax code to allow businesses to better invest in their workers. Right now, investments in new technology (including AI) often bear all manner of tax advantages that investments in training, or re-training, human workers do not. It may not be a silver bullet to solve the problem, but it can help. Also on this episode, co-host Chad Oban and dicussed the vote in Congress to release the Epstein files, and U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak drawing a primary challenge from military veteran Alex Balazs, who also ran against her in the 2024 cycle. If you want to participate in Plain Talk, just give us a call or text at 701-587-3141. It's super easy — leave your message, tell us your name and where you're from, and we might feature it on an upcoming episode. To subscribe to Plain Talk, search for the show wherever you get your podcasts or use one of the links below. Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Episode Archive

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Tuesday's results, talks to Colby Marchio of Your Betting News about how he is playing team totals, the Illinois teams success & lack there of this season & Wednesday's games, & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY Wednesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 1:42-Recap of Tuesday's results17:29-Interview with Colby Marchio35:01-Start of picks Middle Tennessee vs Michigan37:30-Picks & analysis for Harvard vs Penn St40:20-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Jacksonville St43:37-Picks & analysis for Valparaiso vs Cleveland St46:24-Picks & analysis for William & Mary vs Bowling Green49;08-Picks & analysis for Arizona vs Connecticut51:46-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs Temple54:36-Picks & analysis for Villanova vs La Salle57:12-Picks & analysis for Louisiana Tech vs Indiana St59:41-Picks & analysis for VMI vs RIchmond1:02:26-Picks & analysis for Youngstown St vs Toledo1:04:58-Picks & analysis for Mount St. Mary's vs Maryland1:07:28-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Sam Houston St1:10:10-Picks & analysis for Dayton vs Marquette1:12:04-Picks & analysis for South Florida vs Oklahoma St1:14:54-Picks & analysis for UMKC vs TCU1:17:11-Picks & analysis for North Dakota vs Creighton1:19:17-Picks & analysis for UC Irvine vs Utah Valley1:21:20-Picks & analysis for Alabama vs Illinois1:23:52-Picks & analysis for Arkansas St vs St. Mary's1:26:50-Picks & analysis for Campbell vs Weber St1:29:11-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs Washington St1:32:10-Start of extra games Alabama St vs Air Force1:34:29-Picks & analysis for Howard vs Stetson1:36:24-Picks & analysis for FL Gulf Coast vs Samford1:38:30-Picks & analysis for Bethune Cookman vs Ohio1:41:01-Picks & analysis for UMBC vs George Washington1:43:22-Picks & analysis for North Florida vs Wofford1:46:16-Picks & analysis for Bellarmine vs Notre Dame1:49:00-Picks & analysis for Maine vs Merrimack1:51:14-Picks & analysis for Chattanooga vs South Carolina St1:53:55-Picks & analysis for Loyola MD vs Duquesne1:56:09-Picks & analysis for Tennessee Tech vs USC Upstate1:58:17-Picks & analysis for Bryant vs Virginia Tech2:00:46-Picks & analysis for UNC Asheville vs Western Carolina2:03:14-Picks & analysis for UMass Lowell vs Bradley2:05:51-Picks & analysis for Lipscomb vs Belmont2:08:07-Picks & analysis for Jackson St vs Auburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we talk about the deer hunting opener in Minnesota and North Dakota and Timberwolves! For easy access to download or stream past Common Sense UnSensored episodes visit - https://commonsenseunsensored.podbean.com/ Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestsource.com #PodcastsPolitics #gfbestsource.com #local #grandforksnd #grandforksbestsource #politics #news #hardhittingnews #legislature @grandforksndcommonsenseunsensored

It can seem infuriating: Leftist demonstrators wantonly violate the law, only to face no or negligible consequences because the powers that be either support or refuse to oppose their disruptive tactics. But as a famous progressive politician was fond of saying, “The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice.” Last month, a North Dakota jury awarded Energy Transfer, the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline, $667 million in justice, holding that Greenpeace USA had defamed the company during demonstrations against the pipeline. Joining us to discuss the protests, the verdict, and what it might mean for leftist activism going forward is James Meigs, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.City Journal: Greenpeace Verdict Is a Wake-Up Call for Progressive NGOsWashington Post: Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator $667 million in case that could destroy the groupMartin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham JailCity Journal: Dismantle the “Environmental Justice” Juggernaut

13:00 Lake State/Jess Story time 15:50 MN State Mankato 21:11 North Dakota vs Arizona State 30:30 Gophers vs LIU 45:00 UMD 1:00:40 Denver vs Colorado College (gold pan)

Today is Tuesday, November 18. Here are the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.

It’s been a wet growing season in much of central North Dakota. Tysen Rosenau farms east of Carrington and talks about the moisture in his area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We meet a teen violinist down by the bayou in Monroe, Louisiana, travel to the rolling farmland of Redlands, California to the home of a driven young guitarist, and hear from a young composer who enjoys the support of his community in Fargo, North Dakota. Co-host/violinist Tessa Lark speaks about her own upbringing in Eastern Kentucky as she reflects with Peter Dugan on the experiences of these talented young artists from small towns. Don't miss the videos of each hometown visit at fromthetop.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Step into Episode 186 of ‘On the Delo' as Delo hosts a candid conversation with Jess, the creator and driving voice behind Mouth by Southwest — the Valley's essential restaurant and hospitality newsletter.Jess shares how a creative side project evolved into one of Arizona's most trusted industry publications, reaching more than 2 million readers. From grinding out newspaper gigs in North Dakota to shaping the voice of Phoenix's dining scene, his story is one of persistence, community, and authentic connection.If you're in hospitality, content creation, or entrepreneurship, this episode is packed with insights on building a personal brand, sustaining creative integrity, and navigating the ever-changing media landscape. Expect honest talk about small business advocacy, marketing lessons, and why genuine relationships still matter most.Chapter Guide (Timestamps):(0:00 - 3:30) Introduction: Podcast 185 and Guest Jess, Mouth by Southwest(3:31 - 9:15) From Fargo to Phoenix: Early Journalism, Career Shifts, Building Skills(9:16 - 13:30) Launching Mouth by Southwest: Hobbies Turned Business(13:31 - 18:30) Paid Content, Changing Advertising Models, Subscription Growth(18:31 - 23:00) Advocacy: Supporting Local, Marketing Musts, Real Impact23:01 - 28:30) Newsletter Power, Audience Growth, Lessons Learned(28:31 - 32:30) Restaurant Success & Failure: Capital, Marketing, and Longevity(32:31 - 38:00) Digital Challenges: Websites, AI, and Tech in Hospitality(38:01 - 45:00) Personal Side: Dogs, Hobbies, Real Life Behind the Work

Did you know 65% of America's wealth sits with boomers? Discover why this upends everything you know about the economy—and the mattress business!Ever wondered why some people seem untouched by inflation, while others are barely scraping by? In this episode, Mark Kinsley brings you the most eye-opening moments from Dr. Chris Keel's Sleep Summit 2025 keynote—a session with *rave reviews* for cutting through economic confusion.Dr. Keel reveals the real story behind the K-shaped economic recovery: why the top third of Americans are spending freely (and what that means for mattress and sleep retailers), while the bottom third struggles with credit cards just to pay bills. Find out why marketers are wasting money targeting Gen Z, and why the *real* money is still with boomers—who control a staggering 65% of U.S. wealth.You'll also get the surprising truth about inflation, tariffs, and supply chains, plus the unexpected housing boom in Fargo, North Dakota. Is the future of sleep retail in the Midwest? And why will 1 in 3 American homes have a robot by 2030?Whether you're a retailer, sleep pro, or just want to understand where the economy is really heading, this episode is packed with actionable insights and myth-busting takeaways you won't hear anywhere else.Timestamps:- 01:15 – The secret behind the K-shaped recovery & who's still spending- 04:50 – Why boomers control 65% of U.S. wealth (and why that matters)- 07:20 – How companies really handle tariffs & inflation (surprising tactics)- 10:10 – The truth about oil prices, EVs, and disposable income- 12:30 – Why bedding is overtaking appliances as a must-have purchase- 14:55 – Housing boom in Fargo? The Midwest migration explained- 16:50 – The looming student loan crisis: who's really at risk?- 18:30 – Robots in every home: The next big trend in consumer tech- 21:00 – What every sleep retailer must know about shifting demographicsConnect with The FAM Podcast:

Connect with Victoria Volk: Website: www.theunleashedheart.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/theunleashedheart   As the host of the Feel Free Again Podcast, I've had the privilege of hearing countless stories of loss and restoration — but few moved me like my conversation with Victoria Volk, a grief recovery specialist and mother of three from rural North Dakota. In this episode, we explore what it really means to confront decades of buried pain and how doing so can restore connection, compassion, and freedom. Victoria opens up about losing her father at age 8, enduring abuse, and spending 30 years trying to outrun grief through achievement, distraction, and numbing. Her breaking point led her to the Grief Recovery Method, which completely changed her life — and even saved her relationship with her mother. She shares how healing her heart didn't require others to change, but instead invited empathy, forgiveness, and peace that rippled through her entire family. We also talk about how grief recovery helps parents and children communicate more openly, why boundaries create safety, and what happens when anger is finally understood instead of suppressed. If you've ever lost someone, faced trauma, or felt emotionally stuck, this episode will remind you that you can't heal what you won't feel — and that freedom is closer than you think.   ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & Welcome to the Feel Free Again Podcast 01:05 – Meet Victoria Volk: Finding Grief Recovery After 30 Years 04:56 – The Midlife Unraveling: Identity, Motherhood & Burnout 06:50 – Discovering the Grief Recovery Method & Choosing Healing 10:05 – Why You Can't Heal Alone: The Power of Safe Spaces 16:42 – Healing the Relationship with Her Mother Through Compassion 23:04 – Boundaries, Body Awareness & Feeling Safe Again 31:02 – Teaching Kids Emotional Honesty & Healthy Anger 45:00 – Victoria's Son's Accident: How Grief Tools Saved Their Family 1:00:07 – Grief Is Everywhere: Why the World Needs This Work

North Dakota tops all other states in the production of several crops, including oats, flaxseed, canola, and peas, and ranks second in sunflowers and wheat. The state usually places between 15th and 20th in national corn production. While corn isn't one of North Dakota's top crops, it's still significant, its annual production is valued at about two billion dollars.

Today is Monday, November 17. Here are the latest headlines from the Fargo, North Dakota area. InForum Minute is produced by Forum Communications and brought to you by reporters from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV. For more news from throughout the day, visit InForum.com.

In this sermon, Pastor Philip reminds us of the joy we can have when we abide in Christ.We hope you enjoyed this sermon! To learn more about our ministry, you can visit us at the Harvest Plains website.Harvest Plains Church is a small church plant located in Mapleton, North Dakota. Our heart is to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our local communities, and to build disciples with Bible-centered preaching. If you're near Mapleton or the Fargo/Moorhead area, we'd love to have you join us!

Lasagna Love is now in North Dakota! They are working to find volunteer lasagna chefs who want to help with individuals and families in need, providing home-cooked lasagnas made with love. Chamonix Brandt, Lasagna Love's state director for North Dakota, joins Amy & JJ. On Nov. 26th, they are looking for more volunteers to assemble and deliver 60-plus lasagnas. The gathering point for the effort will be a space at 2601 12th St. N., unit 100, in Fargo. Visit www.lasagnalove.org for more info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max Kringen from TellWell Story Co. shows listeners how to use story in their job interview process to stand out from a sea of candidates and make authentic connection. As Simon Simek suggests, start with why. Your why is your differentiator. The how is probably similar to other applicants and the organization will want you to buy into their how. For job seekers to set themselves apart: have stories that align with the point you're making. People remember how they feel more than they will remember stats. Use narrative transportation to help make connection. This sounds like, “do you remember when…”And when asked the inevitable…Tell me about yourself. Get real. Start by sharing something not included in your resume or application materials. Be authentic. It could include the first time you realized this mission or organization was important. It may be the heartbeat of your professional life or the moral conviction that drives your work. The interview process allows many opportunities to build trust. Use the Trust Framework to develop a strong rapport with the hiring team:Introduce: where curiosity is sparked, each party thinks, “there may be something here for me”Educate: build reliability; articulate your skills and experience that align with the job at handEngage: call to action; ask the interviewer for the opportunity to address any beige or red flags they see in your candidacy; Remind: this one is simple but often overlooked, remind people that you love them, if you're grateful for the opportunity to interview, share it with the hiring teamLooking beyond the job search, we hear from Max where the nonprofit industry is headed. With attention spans getting shorter and shorter, it's not about getting louder and louder: Cut the jargon because clarity is kindness. Do NOT copy and paste out of AI. **Genuine human connection is going to win.**The nonprofit sector needs to approach communication with our boards, supporters, beneficiaries and the public at-large aiming to create community and connection. We can apply this same approach in the interview process, lead with authenticity with the goal of making connection.TellWell Story Co. is a creative studio that helps nonprofits tell more human stories that build trust through film design and web experiences. ABOUT OUR GUESTMax Kringen is the Founder and Chief Storyteller at Tellwell Story Co., a creative studio based in Fargo, North Dakota, that partners with mission-driven organizations to craft human-first stories that don't just inspire—they drive action. With a decade of experience helping nonprofits, higher education institutions, and community-based businesses share their stories, Max has become a trusted guide for organizations seeking authentic connection in a noisy world.

I'm going to share with you a story you probably won't believe, but it's true. Long before Red Bull or Monster, a farmer in North Dakota may have stumbled on the first real “energy drink.”

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops it is a straight forward podcast as there are over 70 games on the betting board and Greg picks & analyzes every one of thm!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Podcast Highlights 3:46-Start of picks Clemson vs Georgetown6:13-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Louisville8:40-Picks & analysis for Detroit vs Toledo11:15-Picks & analysis for Stony Brook vs Yale13:45-Picks & analysis for Penn St vs La Salle16:17-Picks & analysis for Kansas City vs Texas19:05-Picks & analysis for Kent St vs Cleveland St21:54-Picks & analysis for Maryland vs Marquette24:53-Picks & analysis for UT San Antonio vs Denver27:52-Picks & analysis for Miami Ohio vs Air Force30:20-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Virginia33:02-Picks & analysis for Butler vs SMU35:44-Picks & analysis for Princeton vs Kansas38:23-Picks & analysis for Boston College vs Temple40:51-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas vs SE Missouri St43:36-Picks & analysis for Syracuse vs Drexel46:48-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Boise St49:44-Picks & analysis for Idaho vs UC San Diego52:28-Picks & analysis for UTEP vs Utah St55:03-Picks & analysis for Youngstown St vs St. Bonaventure57:33-Picks & analysis for Pacific vs CS Fullerton1:00:15-Picks & analysis for North Dakota vs UC Riverside1:02:45-Picks & analysis for Bowling Green vs Davidson1:05:13-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs George Washington1:08:21-Picks & analysis for William & Mary vs St. John's1:11:22-Picks & analysis for Missouri St vs UT Arlington1:13:58-Picks & analysis for BYU vs Connecticut1:16:29-Picks & analysis for Nevada vs Santa Clara1:19:00-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma vs Nebraska1:21:21-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs Omaha1:23:45-Picks & analysis for Belmont vs Oral Roberts1:26:16-Picks & analysis for Duquesne vs Villanova1:28:56-Picks & analysis for Grand Canyon vs St. Louis1:31:25-Picks & analysis for Northern Colorado vs Pepperdine1:34:03-Picks & analysis for New Mexico vs New Mexico St1:36:37-Picks & analysis for UW Green Bay vs Minnesota1:38:51-Picks & analysis for Sam Houston St vs Utah1:41:01-Picks & analysis for Portland vs Wyoming1:43:33-Picks & analysis for Idaho St vs Seattle1:46:10-Picks & analysis for Bradley vs San Francisco1:48:38-Picks & analysis for Weber St vs UC Irvine1:51:19-Picks & analysis for Utah Valley vs Fresno St1:53:27-Picks & analysis for Utah Tech vs Hawaii1:56:02-Picks & analysis for Little Rock vs Ball St2:00:47-Start of extra games South Alabama vs Coppin St2:02:53-Picks & analysis for Vermont vs Northeastern2:05:15-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville vs VMI2:07:25-Picks & analysis for Merrimack vs Boston U2:09:32-Picks & analysis for Chattanooga vs FL Gulf Coast2:12:08-Picks & analysis for Delaware St vs New Haven2:14:23-Picks & analysis for Harvard vs Army2:16:20-Picks & analysis for Loyola MD vs Stonehill2:18:45-Picks & analysis for Wofford Bellarmine2:20:55-Picks & analysis for Illinois Chicago vs Chicago St2:23:514Picks & analysis for Mercer vs Winthrop2:25:47-Picks & analysis for Austin Peay vs NC Greensboro2:28:02-Picks & analysis for New Hampshire vs George Mason2:30:15-Picks & analysis for SE Louisiana vs Mississippi St2:32:10-Picks & analysis for Sacred Heart vs Queens NC2:34:24-Picks & analysis for Binghamton vs Longwood2:36:41-Picks & analysis for Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Vanderbilt2:39:13-Picks & analysis for East Tennessee vs North Alabama2:41:12-Picks & analysis for Radford vs Wright St2:43:48-Picks & analysis for Morgan St vs Mercyhurst2:45:58-Picks & analysis for Fairleigh Dickinson vs NJIT2:48:18-Picks & analysis for Texas Southern vs Texas St2:50:58-Picks & analysis for NIcholls vs Murray St2:53:34-Picks & analysis for James Madison vs Long Island2:56:51-Picks & analysis for Jackson St vs Louisiana Tech2:58:45-Picks & analysis for USC Upstate vs UNC Wilmington3:00:52-Picks & analysis for Bethune Cookman vs Dayton3:03:06-Picks & analysis for Gardner Webb vs Elon3:05:41-Picks & analysis for Manhattan vs Mississippi Valley St Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last week, you learned about Heather Caras' life, her disappearance, and the trail of confusion that followed. On January 24, 2025, Heather had planned to take her younger son on a special outing after a minor disagreement the night before. According to him, that morning, Heather said she was going outside to start her vehicle, but she never returned. After waiting for some time, he walked to school to tell someone that something was wrong.What followed was a series of strange events. Instead of involving social services, local residents were called in to look after Heather's children, a decision that struck her friends as deeply concerning. When photos of Heather's home began circulating, they showed some rooms inside her home in disarray. Her friends weren't sure whether Heather had made the mess herself, searching for something, or whether someone else had ransacked the house.The next day, one of Heather's neighbors found her truck parked at Beaver Bay, miles west of her Linton, North Dakota home. The scene was baffling: a trail of footprints in the snow that ended abruptly, and a new pair of shoes, the same brand Heather always wore, left behind, but not a pair her friends recognized. To make matters worse, there were conflicting accounts about her phone. Some said it was found in the truck; others pointed to photos showing her purse and phone still sitting on a counter inside her home.Back home in North Carolina, Heather's friends tried to make sense of it all. Locals seemed to be pointing fingers in every direction, and sometimes, back at Heather herself. Then came a press release from the Emmons County Sheriff's Office that left them in shock. It said that Heather “may have previously reached out to an unknown prior acquaintance living out of state to assist in leaving the area and may have taken steps to avoid detection or being located.” To those who knew her best, that explanation wasn't plausible. Heather was devoted to her sons. The idea that she would simply walk away from them, from everything, didn't fit the person they knew.Months later, at the end of May, Heather's remains were found in a field miles from where her truck had been parked. But finding Heather didn't bring answers. It only deepened the mystery. How had she ended up there, in the freezing cold? Why would she have gone there at all? The medical examiner couldn't determine the cause or manner of her death. There were no signs of trauma, and toxicology tests indicated that there were no drugs in her system that could have caused an overdose. Her death was ruled undetermined.Yet, despite that uncertainty, the Emmons County Sheriff's Office publicly stated that the autopsy “confirmed what investigators had believed all along,” that there was no foul play, and that Heather had suffered a mental health crisis. For her friends, that statement felt like a rewriting of history. From the beginning, officials had said Heather left voluntarily with an unknown acquaintance. Now, they claimed this had been their belief all along. It felt like an easy way to close the book on a case that still didn't make sense.Today, we're going to explore where things stand now that Heather has been found, take a closer look at her life in the months before she vanished, and the questions that still linger today.If you have any information about the disappearance and death of Heather Caras, please contact the Emmons County Sheriff's Office at 701-254-4411.If you have a missing loved one that you would like to have featured on the show, please fill out our case submission form.Follow The Vanished on social media at:FacebookInstagramPatreonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.