In the Moment

Judge James Power gives us a peek into his South Dakota courtroom. He discusses the benefits of the state's Mental Health Court for perpetrators and the community.

"The Lost Journals of Sacajawea" seeks to reprocess the story of the Corps of Discovery. We talk with author Debra Magpie Earling about how she approached the narrative.

Journalist Ramita Navai reports from the West Bank on Israel's increasing security measures and the rising support for Hamas. She shares what South Dakotans should know.

"In the Moment Statehouse" brings you a full episode with the latest news from Pierre. We talk with journalists, lawmakers and political analysts.

South Dakota will replace the current state exam for high school juniors with the ACT. We discuss the positives of this change with our Teacher Talk panel.

Jimmy Rogers, head coach of the SDSU football program, now has two national titles under his belt. We ask him about team culture and what he's most proud of.

We get an update on the most significant cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including one related to qualified immunity and another to Second Amendment rights.

Gov. Kristi Noem and Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen share the latest numbers on how many people visited the state in 2023. They also explore what draws people here.

Rep. Will Mortenson and Sen. Casey Crabtree join us with their party’s legislative priorities. We talk about education, economic development and medical cannabis.

A giant beetle will go up in flames on Saturday when a community comes together. We learn about the Burning Beetle event, including a new forum for the forest's newcomers.

We learn a new teaching approach in a Spearfish classroom. And then we head to the burrows of the prairie to meet what Lori Walsh calls the state’s cutest predator.

It can be challenging to connect defendants with legal representation when they aren't able to pay for it themselves. We explore solutions with Chief Justice Steven Jensen.

SDPB’s Lee Strubinger brings us the highlights of Gov. Kristi Noem’s State of the State address. Our Dakota Political Junkie is with us for an analysis.

The state Supreme Court heard arguments Monday related to contracts and conflicts of interest for lawmakers. Is the current provision too vague?

Or are we living in the good old days now? We ask financial therapist Rick Kahler about the economy then vs. the economy now.

There’s a new push for a farm bill in 2024. U.S. Sen. John Thune discusses his financial and environmental goals for the bill and where there’s room to negotiate.

A new poll quantifies the mistrust South Dakotans feel toward elections. Plus, we break bread and barriers with journalist Alexander Heffner.

We check in with a Pennsylvania marketing professor about Gov. Kristi Noem's workforce recruitment campaign. What makes its message so effective?

Joe Santos, Ph. D., rings in the new year with an economic look back at 2023 and a look ahead at 2024. Plus, we talk about recharging and renewal for today's Teacher Talk.

We dedicate the episode to South Dakota's first poet laureate. Hear clips from SDPB's film on Badger Clark and a reading of his work by the current poet laureate.

We ask two questions: What makes a good foster family and what support do they need to be at their best? Plus, we learn the science beneath earthquakes in South Dakota.

A new documentary dives into how more than 300 highly classified documents ended up leaked online earlier this year. We explore what was behind "The Discord Leaks."

The Native BioData Consortium seeks to give tribes a say in what happens to their biological and health data and helps them benefit from its use.

Financial therapist Rick Kahler joins us with a foolproof way to predict market trends and get rich. (Actually, he’s here to discuss how there’s no such thing.)

We share a conversation with Rep. Dusty Johnson about his year in review and his predictions for the upcoming election year.