New From Prairie Public
From nationally broadcast series like Painting With Paulson to regional documentaries such as Our State Fair: The North Dakota Experience, the slate of award-winning original programs created by Prairie Public’s acclaimed production team reflect the life, culture, and interests of people in the prairie region.
Check here for more about Prairie Public productions currently in our roster of broadcast programs. You can also visit the Prairie Public Classics area to see a chronological list of the many local productions created by Prairie Public.
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Prairie Mosaic
Categories: History and Heritage, ArtsTune in for another season of Prairie Mosaic, a patchwork of stories about the people and places that contribute to the Arts, Culture and History in our region. Coming up: Monday February 13 at 9:30 pm CT Learn about the unusual partnership of bonsai — a work of art made in collaboration between an artist [...]
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Prairie Pulse
Categories: Public AffairsPrairie Pulse is back with a new season featuring host John Harris and the newsmakers of our region. Tune in Fridays at 7:30 pm Encore Saturdays at 5:00 pm Coming Up January 27, 2012: James Fleming, North Dakota Child Support Enforcement Division February 3, 2012: Bob Wefald, Author of “Moments” February 10, 2012: Susan Wefald, Author of [...]
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Steamboats On The Red
Categories:Looking at the shallow twists and turns of the Red River, it’s hard to imagine that steam powered paddlewheel boats were once the most important transportation link between St. Paul and Winnipeg. From the first in 1859 to the last that sank in 1909, Red River steamboats hauled thousands of settlers and millions of pounds [...]
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Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Young People’s Concert
Categories: ArtsTwenty-five hundred fourth-grade students and 250 adults attended this year’s Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Young People’s Concert titled Meet The Orchestra. Prairie Public was there to record it, so you can enoy it too. Meet the Orchestra Recorded live on Feb. 24, 2011 at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN Jane Linde Capistran, associate conductor Concert Playlist HoeDown from [...]
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Water: The Lifeblood of Energy
Categories: EnvironmentThe half-hour documentary “Water: The Lifeblood of Energy” describes the connection between water and energy and how cities and utilities across the western United States are using combinations of collaboration, conservation, and new technology to squeeze more use out of every precious drop of water. “All types of energy require water. With the greater need [...]
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Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Categories:North Dakota artist Walter Piehl’s acrylic on canvas work is appreciated across North America as well as in his native state. Walter Piehl: Sweetheart of the Rodeo documents how this talented visual artist and Minot State university art professor combines an expressionistic style with literals and interpretive investigations of many facets of western American life.
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Wetlands: The Drain Game
Categories: Agriculture, EnvironmentWetlands and the loss of wetlands impact flooding and water quality. ”Wetlands: The Drain Game,” produced by Prairie Public with Ducks Unlimited Canada, investigates wetlands in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. If you missed the television premiere, watch the documentary online with Prairie Public On Demand.
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Fish, Mercury & Nutrition: The Net Effect
Categories: EnvironmentThe half-hour documentary presents the many benefits of eating ocean fish and weighs those benefits against the risk of mercury exposure for the population with the most to gain (or lose): unborn and young children. Pregnant and nursing mothers will learn why two ocean fish meals a week during the critical window of development can [...]
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