In The Moment: Politics & Public Policy

NPR veteran and former Here and Now host Jeremy Hobson tackles The Middle. Starting October 19, Hobson will host four LIVE call-in talk show specials highlighting the voices and stories of people in middle America. They are voices that Hobson says are often marginalized in media coverage.

Each Wednesday on In the Moment we talk state politics with a rotating group of Dakota Political Junkies. The panels are made up of political journalists, political scientists, and former state lawmakers.

Each Wednesday on In the Moment we talk state politics with a rotating group of Dakota Political Junkies. The panels are made up of political journalists, political scientists, and former state lawmakers.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Erin Healy, a Democrat, is running for re-election as state representative in District 10 which is in eastern Sioux Falls and includes the cities of Renner, Corson, and parts of Brandon.

Governor Noem says it's time to repeal the sales tax on groceries. Democrat Jamie Smith says seven months ago she was opposed to it. We'll talk with Dakota Political Junkie Jon Hunter about the governor's campaign announcement and her opponent's response. We'll also search for insight from the latest attack ad against Smith.

Moderator Chuck Raasch and journalist Jonathan Karl discuss journalism and the presidency in part two of our three-part Daschle Dialogues series.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Taylor Rae Rehfeldt, a Republican, is running for re-election as state representative in District 14 which is in eastern Sioux Falls.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Mike Huber, a Democrat, is running for state representative in District 14 which is in eastern Sioux Falls.

We bring you part one of the Daschle Dialogues. It's a conversation with Jonathan Karl, author of the books Front Row at the Trump Show and Betrayal, the Final Act of the Trump Show. We explore how South Dakota influenced Karl's life and career.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Tim Reisch, a Republican, is running for state representative in the newly drawn District 8 which is in eastern South Dakota and includes the cities of De Smet, Howard, Madison, and Volga.