On today's show...
SDPB’s C.J. Keene explores why fewer people are applying to stand in front of a classroom. He checks in on a teacher shortage affecting districts across the state.
Tanvi Govil, Ph.D., a research scientist at South Dakota Mines, is exploring a novel way to keep microplastics out of the soil. It involves gene editing microbes to create environmentally friendly bioplastics.
She stops by the studio ahead of her STEAM Café talk on Aug. 15.
All too often, the women in antiquity are silenced. Lauren J.A. Bear helps gives them a voice in “Medusa’s Sisters.” The book explores the complexity of the female experience by retelling the Greek myths surrounding a trio of snake-haired sisters.
You can find fresh produce, politics and a few rule-breaking dogs at the Falls Park Farmers Market. Food writer Chris Madsen helps us navigate it all.
Plus, walk into the Lakeside Supper Club and revisit our conversation with author J. Ryan Stradal ahead of the South Dakota Book Festival.
He joined the show to speak about love, loss and family in his latest book "Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club."