In the Moment

South Dakota is the black-footed ferret capitol of the world. SDPB joins researchers rumbling through the prairie at night looking for the highly-endangered creature.

How well can you know the state where you were born? Celebrated South Dakota writer Patrick Hicks finds the familiar and the foreign on Minnesota's backroads.

We get a preview of the premieres of the medical call-in show "On Call with the Prairie Doc®" and "South Dakota Focus's" in-depth look at rural emergency services.

We meet Travis Dewes of the Rapid City Arts Council, Sioux Falls theatre leader Bob Wendland and award-winning photographer Aaron C Packard in Vermillion.

We spend the hour unpacking the pros and cons of ESAs and their impacts on public education. Plus, how to bring the latest brain science into the classroom.

Ryan Howlett, CEO of Friends of SDPB, discusses what their latest fundraising campaign could and couldn't do for SDPB's journalism efforts going forward.

We share the second half of our conversation with the Dakota Political Junkies. Seth Tupper and Brad "Murdoc" Jurgensen unpack the debate over Rapid City's water needs.

There's a shortage of lawyers in small towns across the nation. South Dakota is leading the way with rural law programs to address the problem.

For four decades, the South Dakota Magazine has collected, preserved and archived stories from around the state. Editor Bernie Hunhoff shares the history of the magazine.

Seth Tupper, editor in chief of South Dakota Searchlight, and Brad "Murdoc" Jurgensen explore who counts as an American hero and whether statues qualify as art.

Rapid City wealth advisor Rick Kahler explores how bias could affect how you plan your financial future. Plus, Teacher Talk rings in the new year.

Jim Reese's "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You" is part memoir and part deeply researched exploration of the nature of crime, true crime in popular culture and the criminal justice system.

An all-day event at Levitt at the Falls showcases Native art and music. We preview the All My Relatives Festival with Mato Wayuhi, Shinin' Star Style and Gabriel Night Shield.

A new film tells the story of the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. We speak with a Vietnam War vet and the filmmaker.

We look at how candidates are campaigning in the early election season. Plus, historian Marc Johnson explores the rise and disappearance of liberal South Dakota.

The Promising Futures Fund and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire are installing big projects on two Sioux Falls campuses. We learn how the community got involved.

In 2015, Kim Davis made the news when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Ten years later, she's appealed her case to the Supreme Court.

We explore how artificial intelligence works, why it "hallucinates" and how South Dakota students are envisioning how it serves people in the future. A DSU assistant professor walks us through the technicalities.

We speak with the Children's Home Society and the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault. They explain the complexities behind family violence.

Kevin Woster steps up to the mic to discuss the newspaper closures in Brookings, Huron, Redfield and Flandreau. We explore changes in the local journalism industry.

R1 certification for a university's research program is like Division 1 status for its athletic department. South Dakota State University is pursuing the designation.

A new book explores the story of Sioux Falls through the leaves of its trees. Paul DeJong and Mike Cooper take listeners into the pages and pictures of "If Our Trees Could Talk."

We check in on the northeast corner of the state and the rainy summer they've seen. Plus, a look back at the record-breaking flash flooding at McCook Lake in June 2024.

Director Kate Beecroft found Tabatha Zimiga's story by chance. And she got a feature film deal by chance. She shares the story behind the story she told in "East of Wall."

The next school year is nearly upon us. We hear from superintendents, educators and elementary students before the first school bell of the year rings across South Dakota.