Dakota Life
Stories about interesting South Dakota people, places, and things. New episodes on TV and online the second Thursday of each month, September - June
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Dakota Life Detours Forging Art
Using hands, brushes, hammers, heat, and molds, we visit artists of all sorts.
Greetings from Britton
Visit Britton and learn about people who do good in this Marshall County town.
Greetings from Box Elder
The community of Box Elder is one of the fastest-growing cities in South Dakota.
Dakota Life Detours - Preserving Memories
Untold stories make for poor history. Hear the extraordinary experiences of ordinary folks.
Dakota Life Detours Pen and Ink
Putting “marks on paper” becomes art. A pen maker, a sketch artist, and an illustrator.
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A match made in first grade, Ed and Maggie Jerde took the next few decades living very separate lives. Both returned home for a class reunion, only to fall in love. -
SDPB learns more about the impact of two of Britton’s finest football players – Dallas Goedert and Trevor Zuehlke - and discovers how tragedy turned into a message of strength that spread across South Dakota all the way to the NFL. -
A natural bowl in the hills outside of Britton provided the ultimate setting for a time-honored Western tradition that has impacted the lives of those who grew up around it. SDPB takes you to the Buckhorn Rodeo. -
SDPB visits the legacy of the 100+-year-old Strand Theatre and meets owner Tom Farber, who tells us about the importance of a movie theater in a small town.
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SDPB affects people in different ways. For Janet Kahler of Rapid City, it was her inspiration to travel. This year, she traveled across the state to stop in towns and find hidden gems after being intrigued by SDPB's segment Dakota Life. -
The mayor of Britton is also an inventor, entrepreneur, and pilot. Clyde Fredrickson shows the SDPB crew a view they can’t find with two feet on the ground and provides insight into how he got into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. -
SDPB visits the Marshall County for the Annual Amherst Pie Auction, a charity event with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
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