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In the Moment
Hosted by SDPB, Lori Walsh · EN
"In the Moment" is a daily podcast hosted by SDPB’s Lori Walsh, and conversations with newsmakers can also be heard weekdays on "Morning Edition."In the Moment tells stories of our state and introduces you to people who are doing something or creating something for a reason. We tell these stories with fairness, compassion and imagination. We bring our listeners into the conversations and keep them In the Moment.
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Neutrino Day 2026
3d ago00:47:13Tap to summarizeWe take you a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility to learn about some of the mind-bending science taking place deep inside the Black Hills.
Transcribe →Scientists celebrate a milestone for the critically endangered black-footed ferret
3d ago00:15:52Tap to summarizeIt's been 30 years since the black-footed ferret was reintroduced to the wild after being presumed extinct. Biologist Travis Livieri offers an update on how drought, plague, and federal funding uncertainty is impacting recovery efforts on public land.
Transcribe →Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court closes historic term with heavy reliance on shadow docket, along with landmark opinions
4d ago00:33:09Tap to summarizeFrom the intersection of gun rights and property rights to a signal to Congress about who counts as a U.S. citizen, the court tackled some of the biggest issues of our time this term. Mike Thompson provides insight into the impact of the opinions.
Transcribe →Analysis: Fed's current path will keep fueling inflation
1w ago00:15:40Tap to summarizeThe U.S. Central Bank is tasked with keeping inflation low and steady. Macroeconomist Joe Santos says in order to do that, the Fed needs to consider what's known as the true expected inflation rate. SDPB's Lori Walsh asked Santos to explain how macroeconomic forces show up in our daily lives.
Transcribe →'The Open Mind' explores why mayors matter to democracy
2w ago00:18:48Tap to summarizePerhaps no public servant is more able to enact change than the local mayor. But mayors across the world have various degrees of authority, autonomy, and acuity. Alexander Heffner set out to learn more about the "Mayors of the World" for "The Open Mind" on PBS.
Transcribe →Father and daughter connect after 60 years of longing
2w ago00:13:31Tap to summarizeShe wanted to meet her father. He wondered whatever happened to his daughter. Then a stuffed panda from a county fair showed them love had been closer than they realized.
Transcribe →Displacement and resistance in 'The Home of the Drowned'
3w ago00:22:59Tap to summarizeThis novel by Elin Anna Labba chronicles the generational struggle of Sámi women to preserve culture, language, and a semblance of home.
Transcribe →New anthology highlights the freedom of free verse poetry in South Dakota
3w ago00:16:00Tap to summarizeSouth Dakota Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland discusses "Our South Dakota," a new collection that features 90 South Dakota poets.
Transcribe →Rep Johnson: AI can be 'an incredible accelerant to the human condition' — if the U.S. embraces it
3w ago00:19:20Tap to summarizeU.S. Rep. Dusty Johson recaps his failed primary campaign for governor, then looks ahead to the future of an America that embraces AI's promise and disruption.
Transcribe →USD archeologists rediscovering the women of Soap Suds Row
Jun 1100:12:39Tap to summarizeUnderground, something valuable is hidden. Not oil, not mineral resources, but something more human. At dig sites across the state, archeologists are recovering pieces of our history. And at one site near Sturgis, they’re uncovering the memories of women lost to time.
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