SDPB's Podcasts

Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast.

We explore the basics of the legal system for people without legal status, how President Trump's policies impact South Dakotans and upcoming Courageous Conversations.

Jon Hunter and Michael Card explore the impact of a contentious 2024 primary, the ongoing debate over direct democracy, and the role of legislative mentorship.

Gina Benz describes social-emotional learning and the impact on student's development.

He was the first class A wrestler in South Dakota to win four straight wrestling titles. He's a former Watertown Arrow and SDSU Jackrabbit. Rick Jensen joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.

In this edition of History 605, Ben Jones speaks to author April White, who brings us back to the high society of the Sioux Falls Cataract Hotel and how it became the place where certain women from the East Coast could escape a bad marriage.

Joe Boever never sought fame, seeming to prefer a quiet, thoughtful life. In death, he became the focal point of a story dominating news headlines for years. But to his family, he was never just a victim in someone else’s story. We examine his life and ask – why was he walking along the highway that night?

In June 2022, a near-total abortion ban went into effect in South Dakota after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In 2006 and 2008, voters rejected abortion bans at the ballot box.

Guests on this episode of Dakota Dialogues are Professor John Carey of Dartmouth College and Brightline Watch, PhD Candidate Sam Harper at the University of Iowa, and Alexander Theodoridis of the UMASS Poll.

A torrent of water rushes out of the Black Hills toward Rapid City. A teenager finds his mother’s home surrounded by raging water, while a man living high above Rapid Creek watches helplessly as homes and lives are swept away below. A real-estate developer is trapped by high water in one of his condominiums, and a young man is thrown into the water when a house breaks apart. Meanwhile, a National Guard soldier struggles to save a family on a rooftop.