Shows

What can a cowboy teach today’s students? Dwight Moudy of Cowboy Ethics Indiana joins Trent Loos to show how honesty, perseverance, and respect become real-world tools for leadership and accountability. See why these timeless values are giving young people a stronger start in life.

Is your soil alive or just dirt? Damian Buckley of New Zealand and Iowa’s Howard Vlieger reveal what earthworms really do underground, why heavy tillage tears soil life apart like a ripped spider web, and why economic pressure is driving more farmers toward regenerative agriculture.

Why is America’s cow herd shrinking? Arizona ranch manager Ed Ashurst says drought insurance, hobby ranchers, and high-fence hunting are pushing real cattlemen off the land. He and Trent Loos also take on the NCBA and explain why cattle prices dropped about $400 a head as beef imports climbed.

Is Washington taking over decisions that belong to your county? Trent Loos and Kay LaCoe reveal why local control means real accountability, what county commissioners owe the people they represent, and how your community can push back and be heard. Watch now.

What did Israelis really live through on October 7th? Terrorism expert and psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman takes Scott Hennen inside the trauma of that day. Then NDSU Turning Point USA students join Scott live to unpack how the attack happened and why its impact hasn’t faded.

Stocks hit a record high, but is kratom a hidden danger in your medicine cabinet? Scott Hennen gets answers from the state health officer, then talks weather woes hitting North Dakota farmers with Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring.

Could a new data center push out a major industry — and hundreds of jobs? On this episode of Across the Pond, Trent Loos and Damian Buckley dig into a controversial data center proposal in New Zealand that could threaten the Bluff aluminum smelter.

Trent Loos and Hank Vogler dig into some of the biggest issues facing rural America right now.

Where does your beef really come from? Trent Loos sits down with Le Anderson, owner of Sand Hills Beef, for a candid conversation about what it truly takes to keep local food production alive.

On Easter Sunday 2006, a small town's peace was shattered when a beloved couple was brutally murdered inside their own home.

Trent Loos sits down with South Dakota citizen Bruce Whelan for a powerful conversation about Indian heritage, identity, and the broken system controlling life on America's reservations.

Patrick Hart sits down with two North Dakota legislative candidates whose backgrounds run deep into rural life and community service.

What does it really mean to be "normal" today? In this episode, Trent, Jeff, and Luke welcome Doc Roberts for a raw conversation about faith, division, and identity in a fast-changing world.

Gary Emineth returns to the fossil dig site south of Mandan for an exciting follow-up with paleontologist Jeff Person.

America's gas tank might be running on outdated fuel policy, and biofuels systems engineer Kevin Kenney is ready to explain why.