Episodes
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07/04/24: Joel is joined by Ed O'Keefe, the CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation. Ed is a North Dakota native who spent nearly twenty years in journalism as an Executive Producer at ABC, Editor-in-Chief at NowThis, and Senior Vice President at CNN. He updates Joel and the listeners on the progress of the library under construction in Medora, ND, and gives us a history on President Roosevelt. He also talks about his latest book, The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women who Created a President (Publish Date: May 7, 2024).
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07/04/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by our favorite historian, Bill Anderson, for a conversation on Independence Day!
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07/04/24: Joel is joined by Tanner Cherney from Devils Lake Tourism for a conversation about Fourth of July activities, fishing, and more.
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07/03/24: Cara Mund is filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and is joined in the KFGO studio by Danelle Johnson. Danelle has been a long-time advocate for limiting the price of insulin, and has testified at the North Dakota Legislature regarding the topic. She and Cara have a conversation about insulin costs and what can be done about it.
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07/03/24: Former Congressional candidate and Miss America, Cara Mund, fills in for Joel and is joined on the KFGO airwaves by former Representative Adam Kinzinger. Representative Kinzinger represented Illinois in Congress from 2011 to 2023. Cara asks him questions about the changes in the Republican Party, Donald Trump, the future of the GOP, and more.
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07/02/24: Mark Friese and Bruce Quick are both criminal law attorneys at Vogel Law Firm in Fargo, ND. They're filling in for Joel, and are joined in the KFGO studio by Drew Hushka, a managing partner at Vogel. The three of them talk about some of the recent Supreme Court's opinions on cases including Donald Trump's immunity, firearms, and more.
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07/02/24: Vogel Law Firm attorneys Bruce Quick and Mark Friese are filling in for Joel Heitkamp, and are joined by Judge Don Hager on the KFGO airwaves. Judge Hager was appointed as District Court Judge by Governor Jack Dalrymple in 2014 for the Northeast Central Judicial District judgeship #1 located in Grand Forks, and was then elected in 2018.
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07/02/24/: Mark Friese, criminal law attorney at Vogel Law Firm, and Bruce Quick, criminal defense attorney at Vogel Law Firm, fill in for Joel Heitkamp and are joined by Congressman Kelly Armstrong. They talk about Kelly's former life as an attorney, his thoughts on the recent Supreme Court decision, and more.
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07/01/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Sargent Andrew Cashin from the North Dakota State Highway Patrol, and Sargent Jesse Grabow from the Minnesota State Patrol. They push for safety and smart choices throughout the summer, and especially during the holiday weekend. They also take calls and answer texts from listeners, varying from topics like tinted windows, roundabouts, construction, and more.
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07/01/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO Studio by the Chief of the Fargo Fire Department, Steve Dirksen. They talk about fire safety heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, legalities around fireworks, staffing at the Fargo Fire Department, and more.
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06/26/24: Marc Simonet is with the FM Legion Riders, and is often seen at the Moorhead American Legion helping the ND/MN Honor Flight. He joins Joel Heitkamp and Jack Michaels in the KFGO studio to talk about the Vietnam Remembrance Moving Wall coming to Moorhead in July. It'll be there for a few days, starting July 25, and they need volunteers to help while it's in town!
Learn more about it and volunteer on their website.
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06/26/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Riaz Aziz in the KFGO studio to dive into the economy. They cover the national debt, questions that Donald Trump and Joe Biden may get in their debate tomorrow, inflation, and more.
Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship. Riaz is also the CEO of the Begunahi Foundation USA, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India.
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06/25/24: Merrill Piepkorn has represented District 44 as a ND State Senator since 2017 and is now running for Governor of North Dakota. He wants to bring a new perspective to Bismarck in the fall, and joins Joel in the studio to talk about women's healthcare, negative campaigning, property taxes, and more.
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06/25/24: Former North Dakota Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children.
In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague between 2011 and 2016 to have sex with adolescent-aged children and that there is enough evidence to find him guilty at trial.
After this story broke, Joel shares his thoughts on "News and Views."
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06/25/24: Tim Purdon has a twenty-five year track record in private practice and in public service, and served as North Dakota’s U.S. Attorney from 2010-2015, and he’s now a Partner at Robins Kaplan. He joins Joel to talk about the news around former republican State Senator Ray Holmberg, who announced he will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children.
Tim brings his expertise to the subject and answers Joel's questions about the legal process involving Ray Holmberg.
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06/25/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the General Manager of the Red River Valley Fair Association, Cody Cashman. Cody talks about the upcoming Red River Valley Fair, and answers questions about the lineup and why they're closing the fair on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
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06/24/24: Erin Oban is the North Dakota state director for USDA Rural Development, and is a former North Dakota State Senator. She joins Joel to talk about June being Home Ownership month. She highlights investments and programs the USDA Rural Development makes to support safe, affordable, and accessible housing in rural communities throughout North Dakota.
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06/21/24: Joel is joined by the PBR Announcer, Clint Adkins, while in Binford, North Dakota for their bull riding rodeo tomorrow, June 22nd.
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06/20/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Josh Askvig, the State Director for AARP North Dakota. Joel and Josh have a conversation about property taxes and how the measure to eliminate property taxes would affect older adults in North Dakota.
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