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In The Moment: The Parallels Between Combat Veterans And Pandemic Healthcare Workers

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

In the Moment, May 25, 2021 Show 1056.

Victoria Wicks reports on a lawyer who previously ran a black metal record label that released anti-Semitic and white supremacist material and merchandise. He now lives in Custer and is seeking admission to the South Dakota State Bar Association.

SDPB's Jackie Hendry sat down with Avera Health Vice President Matt Stanley. They talk frankly here about the risks of having access to firearms during a mental health crisis.

Trauma expert Shauna Springer, Ph.D. ("Doc Springer") joins us to talk about important parallels between combat veterans and healthcare providers during the pandemic. We talk about helplessness, lack of equipment, and the valorization of nurses and doctor. Doc Springer's latest book is called "Warrior." 

We hear from third-generation Warner cattle producer Larry Stroschein about this history of his operation and his passion for his life's work.

Tiger Meat is a new zine aiming to spotlight the best new music in South Dakota. The man behind the zine is Brookings school teacher Jon Bakken.