11/22/24: Scott MacFarlane is a congressional correspondent for CBS News, and has covered Washington, D.C. and the federal government for nearly 20 years. He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about President-elect Trump's Cabinet choices, specifically hitting on some of the more controversial ones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/22/24: Joel Heitkamp and Abby Miller are joined by Marc Simonet in the KFGO studio to talk about upcoming events with the FM Legion Riders at the Moorhead American Legion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/22/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined on "News and Views" by Kathryn Birkeland to talk about NDSU's new summer program, Bison to the Bakken. Kathryn is the Dean of the NDSU’s College of Business, and talks about how students apply for this program and what the goal of it is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/22/24: Simone Wai is a co-founder of Folkways, a community-oriented nonprofit. She joins Joel Heitkamp in the KFGO studio to talk about their upcoming two-weekend event, Christkindlmarkt. Step into the holiday season with Christkindlmarkt, Fargo’s own German-inspired holiday market, transforming the Fargo Civic Center into a twinkling winter wonderland for two enchanting weekends. Learn more on their website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/20/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Makenna Peterson, the metro area student ambassador advisor, as well as Callie Savageau, a high school senior at DGF, to talk about their work with Fill The Dome. This student-led event started in 2007 and focuses on collecting donations and raising awareness surrounding the issue of hunger. Area students come together each year to collect food to fill the entire floor of the Fargodome that gets distributed through the Great Plains Food Bank supporting the Fargo-Moorhead and surrounding areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/21/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined on KFGO by Former Congressman Collin Peterson to talk about the status of the Farm Bill and who Donald Trump could choose as his Secretary of Agriculture. Congressman Peterson served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1991 to 2021. He also served as Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/21/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO Studio by Forum Columnist, Mike McFeely. Joel and Mike talk about the election results and what the races say about America, as well how the national Democrats are struggling to campaign in rural states. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/21/24: The studio is full for another week of "Pick 'em or Stick 'em" with Jack Michaels, Joel Heitkamp, Rusty Halvorson, Tom Szymanski, and our guest picker, Mike McFeely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/20/24: Jamie Selzler is the Democratic National Committee Committeeman, and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about live after the 2024 Election. They specifically hit on immigration, President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks, and reaching rural voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/19/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by former Congressman Denver Riggleman for a conversation on President-elect Trump's picks for his Cabinet, specifically looking at Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. Mr. Riggleman previously served in the U.S. Congress, as a Republican representing the 5th District of Virginia and as Senior Technical Adviser to the January 6th Select Committee. His national security background includes serving as an intelligence officer for the USAF where he deployed for multiple operations including directly after 9/11 with the 34th Bomb Squadron. Denver was posted to the National Security Agency in 2003.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/19/24: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo, and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices. They join Joel Heitkamp for another monthly conversation about what to and not to recycle in the city of Fargo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/15/24: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting live from the Dakota Bowl at the Fargodome, and is joined by Congressman and Governor-elect, Kelly Armstrong. They talk about what he has left to do in his term as a Congressman, and what his first goals will be as Governor of North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/14/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by Jonathan Martin, the Senior Political Columnist and Politics Bureau Chief for Politico. He also co-authored a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe Biden, called “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future." He joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about the campaign strategies for the Democratic party and how to reach more rural voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/14/24: The studio is full for another week of "Pick 'em or Stick 'em!" It's Jack Michaels's birthday, and we surprised him with his friend, George Ellis, as the guest picker. We also have Joel Heitkamp, Tom Szymanski, and Rusty Halvorson all sharing their picks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/13/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by former Fargo Broadcaster and KFGO Reporter Al Aamodt, as well as Jack Zaleski, former Editor of the Devils Lake Daily Journal and The Forum’s editorial page. They all share their thoughts on the results of the 2024 election, how media and news is changing, and they take calls and texts from the listeners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/12/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined by the newly-elected Cass County Commissioner, Joel Vettel. They talk about his goals for the office, particularly how to include rural Cass County in the discussions and school districts in the county. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/12/24: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the President of North Dakota Farmers Union, Mark Watne. He joins Joel for a conversation on the Farm Bill, and the importance of passing it soon. He urges listeners to contact their legislators, and members of Congress to pass it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/24: Joel is spending his Veterans Day from Lisbon, ND at the North Dakota Veterans Home, surrounded by men and women that served our Country. He's joined by Army Veterans, David Dick and Jerry Mock, as well as Air Force Veteran Gary Bettmann. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/24: Joel is broadcasting from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon for another show on Veterans Day. He is joined by Pat and Carl Lee to talk about the life they built together, his service, and their home in Lisbon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/24: It's Veterans Day! Joel is broadcasting live from the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon, ND, and is first joined by Dane Grebel. Dane recently took over as the Administrator for the North Dakota Veterans Home, and talks to Joel about the job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.