DRG Media Group Beyond the Mic podcasts

President Abraham Lincoln's answer to the question of what he believes the future holds for "a healing America."

On Sept. 14, 2023, South Dakota US Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led the Senate's bipartisan Artificial Intelligence working group in hosting a first-of-its-kind discussion regarding how Congress should approach the opportunities and risks posed by AI. The AI Insight Forum featured top tech leaders including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.

What started out in 2020 as a direct to consumer beef selling business for a young couple farming in the northeastern part of South Dakota has evolved to become a place where people can come to have fun and learn about agriculture.

Clint and Kelly Brandlee own Back Forty Beef. This year, Clint says they added a corn maze and adventure farm at their operation located east of Aberdeen, SD.

Learn a bit of history about the Rose Parade held yearly in Pasadena, California.

Representatives from over 50 countries had a presence at the 2023 US Soybean Export Council’s Soy Connext international conference held in August. Among them was South Dakota farmer Mike McCranie from the Claremont area. He was there as part of the Northern Soy Marketing group.

This week's episode of The Making of America talks about "The Ghost of Bunker Hill" 

The episode is brought to you by River Cities Public Transit and Dunes Golf!

The 2023 South Dakota 4-H Finals Rodeo is being held Aug. 18-20 at the Stanley County Fairgrounds in Fort Pierre. Lay Board member Treg Cowan says this 4-H rodeo is a huge event.

Women in agriculture across South Dakota are invited to attend a Women on the Range Workshop about how to leverage social media to build and promote their operation and advocate for agriculture. The workshop, hosted by South Dakota State University Extension, starts at approximately 9 a.m. and lasts until 5 p.m. MT on Aug. 17, 2023, at the 777 Bison Ranch near Hermosa, South Dakota.

Registration is limited to 40 people and the cost is $25. Lunch is included. To register, visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/women-range-leveraging-social-media.

Each episode will entertain and inform you on the rich and important history of our country, hosted by radio veteran and television producer Michael Emerson.