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In The Moment ... January 15, 2019 Show 495 Hour 1Link Wray, Charley Patton, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson ... they're among the…

In The Moment ... January 7, 2019 Show 489 Hour 2Between 2011 and 2016, oil drilling in rural North Dakota reached its peak, setting off a modern-day gold…

In The Moment ... April 30, 2018 Show 326 Hour 1The documentary "True Conviction" looks at three men who were wrongfully convicted, eventually exonerated…

In The Moment ... April 20, 2018 Show 320 Hour 1Author, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry had strong words for proponents of industrial agriculture. He…

In The Moment ... January 11, 2018 Show 254 Hour 2The Oscar-nominated film "I am Not Your Negro" airs on SDPB-TV on Monday, January 15 at 8:30 p.m CST /…

In The Moment ... January 8, 2018 Show 251 Hour 1Filmmaker Jennifer Brea was a Harvard PhD student soon to be engaged when she was struck down by a…

In The Moment ... November 6, 2017 Show 214 Hour 2John Coltrane is one of the most important figures in jazz history. The saxophonist first gained fame as…

In The Moment ... May 22, 2017 Show 098 Hour 1South Dakota's ballot question system empowers voters, but also features a controversial influx of…

In The Moment ... April 27, 2017 Show 081 Hour 2The legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder lives on in a new book called “Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring…

In The Moment ... April 3, 2017 Show 063 Hour 2A powerful new documentary looks at the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown,…