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Radio interview, KMSU's "Weekly Reader"

On Mankato, Minnesota's KMSU "The Maverick," I talked with Benjamin Allocco for the show he co-hosts, "The Weekly Reader." You can listen here; it's 33 minutes long, just so you know what you're getting into. It was a fun conversation, so I think it might be interesting to others as well.

The Prairie Personalist

This was a very gratifying "notice" to receive for Ghost Dances. I'm not sure what the circulation of the Prairie Personalist is, but it's the press organ (read: newsletter) of some heroes of mine, Beth Preheim and Mike Sprong. They run Emmaus House, which is a hospitality house in the Catholic worker tradition for families visiting their loved ones in the prison facilities in and around Yankton, South Dakota. They don't have a web presence that I can discern, but you should send them a dona...

Edward S. Curtis

Again belatedly (I'm in school...), here's a link to my review of Timothy Egan's Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. I'm actually a fan of "Mr. Egan" (per New York Times style), but there were some serious blind spots that I wanted readers to go into his book expecting. At left is "The Vanishing Race," the opening image of Curtis's portfolio.

George McGovern

I forgot to link to the op-ed heard 'round the world. Wow—I have never struck a nerve like that before. Of course I've never written for the New York Times before. But I guess a lot of people have a yearning for good old midcentury liberalism. With good reason. And here's a link to a radio interview I did on South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "Dakota Midday" talk show. It was pretty fun, though again a little scary to be live on the air. If you could hear how mumbly and inarticulate I sound...

George McGovern

I forgot to link to the op-ed heard 'round the world. Wow—I have never struck a nerve like that before. Of course I've never written for the New York Times before. But I guess a lot of people have a yearning for good old midcentury liberalism. With good reason. And here's a link to a radio interview I did on South Dakota Public Broadcasting's "Dakota Midday" talk show. It was pretty fun, though again a little scary to be live on the air. If you could hear how mumbly and inarticulate I sound on the tapes of me...

Missed the Prairie Festival? Yeah, me too.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the Land Institute's Prairie Festival this year. The one time I attended I learned a lot and had a great time—fond memories of taking a shower in water from an old oil tank that made me smell like creosote and probably kept the bugs away. The event has gotten so big the New York Times took notice. I remember pitching the event to NYC websites to no avail. Grrr.

I am very much looking forward to its upstart artsy cousin, the Big Feed in Byers, Colorado, on...

Missed the Prairie Festival? Yeah, me too.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the Land Institute's Prairie Festival this year. The one time I attended I learned a lot and had a great time—fond memories of taking a shower in water from an old oil tank that made me smell like creosote and probably kept the bugs away. The event has gotten so big the New York Times took notice. I remember pitching the event to NYC websites to no avail. Grrr.

I am very much looking forward to its upstart artsy cousin, the Big Feed in Byers, Colorado, on October 13. Look.../>I

Prairie Public Broadcasting

So, appropriately enough, I was on Prairie Public Broadcasting yesterday. For those few of you outside the North Dakota broadcast zone, you can stream it here. I had a nice chat with Dayna Del Val via land line.

Prairie Public Broadcasting

So, appropriately enough, I was on Prairie Public Broadcasting yesterday. For those few of you outside the North Dakota broadcast zone, you can stream it here. I had a nice chat with Dayna Del Val via land line.

Some snapshots from the "tour" so far