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Welcome to the very first episode of Teen Talk with your host, T.F. Riggs High School freshman Cortana Mancuso. Teen Talk is dedicated to highlighting the Fine Arts, fundraisers, and fun things happening inside the halls of high schools around central South Dakota. On Teen Talk, we talk to students, post-grads, teachers and more about their high school experiences, what they enjoyed, what they wou...

On this episode we talk to Darren Boyle, who has been covering SD High School Basketball since 1992! We dive into each classification on both the girls and boys side, look at the top teams in the state who have been playing lights out this season. We also look at some of the dark horses in each class that could make some noise this postseason. We cover it from A-Z on this episode of Players Perspe...

Awareness about treatment options for depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns is increasing across Rural America, but awareness about the options to treat brain health issues such as concussions, brain fog, dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease aren’t as prevalent. Tiffany Hoeft is a speech-language pathologist, board certified neurofeedback specialist, certified brain injury specialist and...

The Women’s Ag Network (WAN) is a statewide program dedicated to connecting, elevating, and supporting women in agriculture, conservation, and related fields across South Dakota. In this episode, WAN Founder Rebecca Blue shares more about how the program helps women grow their network and some upcoming Hub Launch events being held around the state.

They may frustrate us, we teach children when they're young but it took the Navy to make zippers catch on. 

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 21 with your host Matthew Givone. With the warm weather we've had the past few weeks, a lot of people are starting to think about the Rodeo, and this week Matthew Givone sat down with Easton Eisemann to talk about his experience at the Wrangler SD High School Rodeo Showcase. If you’re a Mobridge-Pollock high school fan or a South Dakota high school sports f...

The Seahawks are Super Bowl Champions. We break down every aspect of the game, the play from both teams leading up, the dominant play up front from the Seahawks, the halftime show, the whole breakdown of the game and more. At the 40~ minute mark we talk about the thrilling finish to the Waste Management Open and some of the WORST fans of all time. at the 51~ minute mark we breakdown the horrendous...

It took Thomas Jefferson more than two weeks to craft the Declaration of Independence but the words still resound almost 250 years later.

The U.S. is heavily dependent on Canada for potash and China and Mexico for fertilizers. Building a nitrogen fertilizer production facility is capital-intensive, sometimes costing as much as $5-billion. Development of a potash or phosphate mine is expensive and can take up to a decade to complete. In this episode, chief economist at The Fertilizer Institute Veronica Nigh talks about the affect tar...

The big game is officially upon us! The Seahawks and Patriots will battle for the Lombardi on Sunday and we cover all aspects. To start the show, we talk about the NFL's 2026 international schedule. After that, we talk all the fun (and crazy) prop bets until about the 30-minute mark. We close by talking about the game itself, what former Pierre Governor Grey Zabel has done so well, and how both te...

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 20 with your host Matthew Givone. With the winter sports season rolling on Matthew sat down with Wyatt Ziegler, Kalib Keller, and Dora Bonen, three members of the Mobridge-Pollock wrestling team, to talk about the season, and get an in depth look into how they compete. If you’re a Mobridge-Pollock high school fan or a South Dakota high school sports fan you...

He wasn't just a founding farther or the country's first president, George Washington also had the nickmane "Bullet-proof George.

Neil Diamond's Coming to America isn't just a classic song; it's autobiographical.

On this episode of Players Perspective we are joined by three Oahe Capital seniors on both boys and girls varsity teams ahead of their Pink the Rink event coming February 7th. On this show we talk with Ayden Behm, Dylan Dodson and Bridger Babcock from the boys varsity team. From the girls team we have Addison Hunsley, Emily Nemec and Micah Buffalo. Pink the Rink Day is this Saturday, February 7th...

Sorghum is an ancient grain, a nutritional powerhouse and a great source of protein. It's one of the top five cereal crops grown in the world, yet many people know little or nothing about it. The Sorghum Checkoff is working on changing that. In this episode, Sorghum Checkoff Executive Director Norma Ritz Johnson talks about the versatility of the crop in the field and as a food.

We're down to one final game in the NFL season (sadly), however, we still have a week and a half before the season's end! This week we recap the two great games between the Pats and Broncos and the Rams and Seahawks. We also get the news of the Buffalo Bills head coach hire live on the show. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you! So come on into Cowart's Corner

We are back! We dive into the NFC & AFC Divisional action, recapping every game from Saturday & Sunday. Within that, we break down the utter mess that the Bills front office and ownership have created for themselves. We recap the thrilling National Championship game between Indiana and Miami. Then, we preview both the NFC & AFC Championship games on Sunday. If you love talking sports,...

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 19 with your host Matthew Givone. Arguably the largest sporting event of the year for Mobridge took place this past weekend with the 2026 Mobridge Ice Fishing Tournament. Over $250,000 in prizes, 576 two person teams, and this week Matthew Givone sat down with Jesse Konold the Tournament Chair to talk about the history, planning, and impact of this event. I...

After a year of facing criminal charges connected to a federal land lease that’s been in place for several decades, the United States government announced in April 2025 (April 29, 2025) that it had dropped the charges against South Dakota ranchers Charles and Heather Maude. In this episode, hear what Charles had to say on January 12, 2026, during a pre-legislative session property rights rally hel...

The Hilton chain of hotels, known around the world for luxury and comfort, started out renting rooms in 8 blocks in the Texas oilfields.

the NFL Divisional Round kicks off on Saturday with the Bills in Denver and the 49ers visiting the 12th man in Seattle. On Sunday the Patriots take on the best defense (maybe ever) in the Texans, and the Rams have to handle the cold in Chicago. We also preview the National Championship game on Monday night between Indiana and Miami. If you love talking sports, this is the show for you. So come on...

Tiger Talk is back this week for episode 18 with your host Matthew Givone. With the winter sports season rolling on Matthew sat down with Kale Knudson, Shooter Frederick, and Easton Eisemann, the captains of the Mobridge-Pollock basketball team, to talk about the season, and get an in depth look into this years team. If you’re a Mobridge-Pollock high school fan or a South Dakota high school sports...

The NFL Wild Card Weekend is officially in the books! The weekend started off hot, but slowly slowed down to what we saw on Monday night. Either way, we recap every single game from an awesome first weekend of playoff football. We also quickly look at the CFB National Championship game coming up Monday. Miami outlasts Ole Miss and Indiana dominates once again. Our Haywire Headline comes from the P...

Thomas Paine, author of the American Revolution era publication Common Sense.