In the Moment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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