15 Best Prairie Public Podcasts

1. Natural North Dakota

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Hosted by Chuck Lura, a biology professor at Dakota College in Bottineau. Chuck has a broad knowledge of 'Natural North Dakota' and loves sharing that knowledge with others. Since 2005, he has written a weekly column, 'Naturalist at Large,' for the Lake Metigoshe Mirror. His columns also appear under 'The Naturalist' in several other weekly newspapers across North Dakota. Natural North Dakota is supported by NDSU Central Grasslands Research Extension Center and Dakota College at Bottineau, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thanks to Sunny 101.9 in Bottineau for their recording services...MORE Host Chuck Lura
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Dakota Datebook

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Sitting Bull to Phil Jackson, cattle to prairie dogs, knoefla to lefse. North Dakota's legacy includes many strange stories of eccentric towns, war heroes, and various colorful characters. Hear all about them on Dakota Datebook, your daily dose of North Dakota history.Dakota Datebook is made in partnership with the State Historical Society of North Dakota, and funded by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities...MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

3. Philosophical Currents

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Jack Russell Weinstein, host of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life, joins Main Street to discuss the philosophical aspects of current events.
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Plains Folk

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Plains Folk is a commentary devoted to life on the great plains of North Dakota. Written by Tom Isern of West Fargo, North Dakota, and read in newspapers across the region for years, Plains Folk venerates fall suppers and barn dances and reminds us that 'more important to our thoughts than lines on a map are the essential characteristics of the region — the things that tell what the plains are, not just where they are.'MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

5. Dakota Datebook: Remembering Theodore Roosevelt

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Our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, was a lauded statesman, orator, and storyteller. He wrote more books than any other president and, indeed, more than most authors and intellectuals. To commemorate him and his North Dakota legacy, Roosevelt scholar and re-enactor Steve Stark has made selections from his speeches, books, and letters for a special Dakota Datebook series. Throughout 2019, listen for Dakota Datebook: Remembering Theodore Roosevelt in the regular Dakota Datebook time slots. Funding for this series is provided by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation.MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Get Email Contact

6. The Great American Folk Show

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Hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau, The Great American Folk Show Podcast features interviews, music, poetry, and more, curated from the show's beloved radio broadcast.
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Main Street Eats with Root Seller Sue

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Sue Balcom, owner of the Root Sellers Farm, is a blogger, author of four books, farmer's marketer, fabric artist, self-described bread head. And now, Sue is a regular guest on Main Street to talk with Ashley and Craig about community, family, and culinary traditions of North Dakota. For cool! Listen weekly on Main Street, or subscribe to the Main Street Eats with Root Seller Sue podcast on your favorite podcast app.MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

8. Breaking Barriers

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Excerpts from the Red River Rainbow Seniors oral history project called 'Breaking Barriers: Harvesting LGBTQ Stories from the Northern Plains, which features stories from folks who grew up back when being 'out' was socially unacceptable.MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories

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Enjoy a glimpse into the folklife and the heart of North Dakota! TellTale: Dakota Folklife and Stories is a collection of narratives describing the shared personal experiences and lore of life on the North Dakota plains. From stories of blizzards, to the man who climbed atop a windmill to play his accordion, to the fate of Poker Jim they originate from, and are shaped by, interviews with senior citizens, many of whom are from elder care facilities...MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Matt Olien's Movie Reviews

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Television producer Matt Olien doubles as Prairie Public's resident movie critic, and uses his background in film studies and extensive knowledge of movie history to review a current film. Stay tuned until the end, where he's quizzed with obscure Oscar trivia.MORE Host Matt Olien
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 26.6KTwitter 3.4KInstagram 3K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. Dakota Datebook: 100 Years of Women Voting

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A series about how the effort for women's suffrage roiled North Dakota for years, along with the rest of the country. The 19th Amendment finally became law in 1919, so it's a good time to look back at the characters, their arguments and actions, the defeats, close calls, and victories.MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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12. Poems for the Moment

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Prairie Public asked ten North Dakota writers to select one of their poems to serve as a commentary on the current point in history. Poems for the Moment is a broadcast and podcast series and funded by a grant from the ND Humanities Council.MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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13. StoryCorps North Dakota

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StoryCorps recorded interviews in Bismarck from June 28-July 27, 2018, as part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour. Having collected more than 65,000 interviews from Americans in all 50 states, StoryCorps has gathered one of the largest single collection of human voices ever recorded. In the StoryCorps MobileBooth, two people are able to record a meaningful conversation with one another about who they are, what they've learned in life, and how they want to be remembered. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides them through the interview process...MORE Producer/Network Prairie Public
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