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SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS South Dakota Democrats celebrate a strong Election Day that doubled the progressive caucus in the state House. Rep. Erik Muckey (District 15) and Rep.-elect Ali Rae Horsted (Distric...

In this packed pre-election episode of The Scouting Lounge, Joe and Jonathan talk about the Brookings Sheriff's Office gas purchases. Then they interview Democratic nominee for governor Dan Ahlers, current Gov. Larry Rhoden, Attorney General Marty Jack...

Sen. Mike Rounds joins Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis to talk about his bid for a third term. The discussion includes AI regulation, why property rights proponents had legitimate grievances about carbon pipelines, saving Ellsworth Air Force Base, the B-2...

U.S. House candidate Nikki Gronli joins Jonathan Ellis and Joe Sneve to discuss her campaign across South Dakota, the challenges facing rural communities and her approach to getting things done in Washington. The conversation covers local meat processi...

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING,FIRST BANK & TRUST,JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS After nearly three decades leading the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Mike Milstead is preparing to call it a career, handing the badge and the responsibility of leadershi...

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS On this episode of The Scouting Lounge, Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis sit down with three South Dakota voices at the center of the state’s political debates. Elizabeth Schenkel, exte...

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS The GOP nominee for South Dakota Secretary of State is Heather Baxter, an outgoing state lawmaker from the Black Hills. She discusses what it'll take to find integrity in the electi...

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS The GOP nominee for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is Don Haggar, a former lawmaker and director with Americans for Prosperity, talks about the irony in running to be a re...

SPONSORS Beal Distributing, First Bank & Trust, Juna Sleep Systems Legendary Democratic lawmaker Frank Kloucek returns to the Lounge, this time as a candidate for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Reporter Todd Epp, a regular contributor to ...

SPONSORED BY FIRST BANK & TRUST, BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS Sioux Falls City Councilor James Oppenheimer makes his debut visit to the Scouting Lounge studio and discusses AI, data centers, Flock cameras, soccer and keeping a positive attitu...

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & FIRST BANK & TRUST Benjamin Nesselhuf, a former South Dakota lawmaker and state Democratic Party leader, talks about the legal cannabis industry and the regulatory climate governing his dispensaries ...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “Asking hard qu...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “Asking hard questions | Connecting dots | Clinging to leadership | Flock camera hype | Surveying Smithfield | Surviving a fire | Hiring the right person” and chec...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “ Visiting Wrig...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “ Visiting Wrigley | Winning state | Forging better athletes | New 9-to-5er | Making a majority | Hiding in the bathroom | Abnormally triggered | Building better b...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “ (STRONG LANGU...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “ (STRONG LANGUAGE) ‘Doors win wars’ | Vanquished & helpful | Mr. Mandate? | Lessons of ‘02, ‘20 & ‘26 | Did it get in the meat? | The Fifth | Fauci’s find, fine &...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “South Dakota R...

DID YOU MISS LAST WEEK’S SCOUTING LOUNGE? Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “South Dakota Republicans will decide | Final days, final attacks | Finding humor in high-stakes politics | Win or lose, what’s next? | About those polls... | Audi...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Da...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “Twigs & Ernie | A ‘nice’ $6...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Da...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up. Hit the link below to listen to “Remembering David | Congrat...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Da...

The Dakota Scout and the Scouting Lounge podcast are subscriber supported. To receive new posts, episodes and stories and support our work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Downloaded hundreds of times since both free and paid subscribers of The Dakota Scout received it in their inboxes seven days ago, there’s still time to catch up, hit the link below to listen to “Blacklisted? | Political Co...