DRG Media Group Beyond the Mic podcasts

Sully Buttes alum and Summit League Player of the Year Chloe Lamb discusses how she came to be a South Dakota Coyote, what the 2020 team could have done had the NCAA Tournament not been cancelled and her respect for USD Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit.

Lily Grace, a  talented teenager from the Gold Coast of Australia, is ready to take on Nashville. She chats with Big Daddy Dave in this episode about how she balances school with her performing and songwriting. They also talk about Tim Tams, surfing and who her musical influences are. Enjoy this fun conversation along with a couple of her songs 'Sixteen Wishes' along with her newest 'The Two of Us Meet'

The Pierre Area Chamber and the Fort Pierre Chamber held a candidate forum March 19, 2022, for the municipal election to be held in Fort Pierre Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Mayoral candidates are Gloria Hanson, the incumbent, and challenger Jim Hoffman. Ward II Alderman candidates are incumbent Carl Rathbun and challenger Scott Deal.

March 20-26, 2022, is National Ag Week with March 22 recognized as National Ag Day. In this episode of Agriculture In-depth, DRG Media Group News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra talks with Sara Wyant, the founder President of Agri-Pulse. Agri-Pulse is one of the most well known, well respected agriculture news and policy reporting media outlets in the country. Sara and I chat about some of the things happening in Washington, DC, to help everyone from politicians, to policy advisors to consumers learn more about where domestic food, feed, fiber and fuel come from.

Pierre Governor Blake Judson, a state runner-up in wrestling, discusses how cross country helped him be a better wrestler.  Chamberlain Cubs senior Jayd Chmela reflects on her senior year and career.

This young singer/songwriter from Tennessee saw from an early age that songwriting was important and a great way to express yourself. He'll be in South Dakota this fall opening up for Thomas Rhett. So learn about this up & coming artist as he talks with Big Daddy Dave.

In Episode 5 of Agriculture In-depth, DRG News and Farm Director Jody Heemstra chats South Dakota rancher and USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. They cover ARC/PLC, crop insurance, USDA NASS survey data and more. Also, Administrator Ducheneaux says he reads his own emails and encourages folks to reach out to him at zach.ducheneaux@usda.gov.

Pierre Governors Ayvrie Kaiser and Remington Price discuss the good turnaround during basketball season, and even a little about singing.

In this episode Big Daddy Dave talks with Louisiana native CJ Solar. You've heard some of his work if you're familiar with 'Some Girls' by Jameson Rodgers or 'Up Down' by Morgan Wallen as CJ was a co-writer on those hit songs. Learn more this fun-loving cajun and hear some of his new music! 

Sharon Gless, best know as Lt. Christine Cagney in the iconic and ground-breaking show 'Cagney & Lacey' talks with Big Daddy Dave about her recent memoirs 'Apparently There Were Some Complaints'