It is the morning after a wild night in Fargo. Hosts Kevin and Alex unpack a relentless evening of severe weather, power outages, and local election results that didn’t go exactly how they hoped. From Josh Beaucher securing the Fargo mayor’s seat to a massive infrastructure sales tax extension, the hosts break down the new political landscape of the Red River Valley.
Later in the show, ag expert Bridget Riedel checks in from the road to talk about safety checklists for farm families and an entrepreneurial 16-year-old writing children’s books about vintage tractors. Money expert Brian Cronk details Elon Musk’s upcoming SpaceX IPO and how volatile markets are reacting to a fresh inflation report, and resident green-thumb Don Kinsler steps into the studio to answer listener questions about broken apple trees, peeling bark, and the right way to harvest your backyard rhubarb.
Standout Moments & Timestamps
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[00:11] The Great Blackout of 2026 Kevin and Alex describe waking up in pitch darkness after severe overnight storms knocked out power for thousands of residents across Fargo, West Fargo, and parts of Minnesota.
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[00:39] Fargo’s New Leadership A deep dive into the local election results, highlighting Josh Beaucher’s resounding mayoral victory with 46% of the vote over Michelle Turnberg.
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[01:15] Trump, Grifters, and the “New Blue” Fargo The phone lines heat up as listeners text in their frustrations, analyzing whether the election results signify a progressive shift or simply a case of a candidate spending a massive amount of money on name recognition.
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[02:50] The Graham Plattner Scandal The show shifts to national politics with a fiery breakdown of Maine’s U.S. Senate primary winner Graham Plattner, covering his controversial Nazi symbol tattoo and past online behavior mocking American troops.
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[04:41] Tragedy and Tractor Books with Bridget Riedel Reporting from Oneida, South Dakota, Bridget emphasizes the vital importance of having emergency farm checklists before tragedy strikes. On a lighter note, she highlights a 16-year-old author who self-published a book celebrating vintage Oliver tractors.
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[04:50] Ferrari Engineered… Tractors? Bridget shares a fascinating piece of machinery trivia: how the legendary Italian design house Ferrari once styled a super-comfort tractor cab for Fiat.
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[05:50] Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Trajectory Financial analyst Brian Cronk joins the program to discuss the highly anticipated SpaceX IPO, explaining how the deal will officially crown Elon Musk as the world’s first public trillionaire.
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[06:05] The Inflation Monster Refuses to Leave Brian breaks down the newly released CPI report showing a stinging 4.2% year-over-year inflation spike, signaling that the Federal Reserve won’t be cutting interest rates anytime soon.
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[06:20] “Chart Your Fart” The hosts lose their composure completely while discussing a bizarre new mobile app being tested by 6,400 people in Australia designed to track personal methane output in the name of fighting climate change.
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[06:35] Saving a Shattered Apple Tree Don Kinsler takes a call from a distressed listener whose 15-year-old Honeycrisp tree lost a massive scaffold branch to the overnight winds, giving professional advice on how to make clean wounds so the tree can heal naturally.
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[06:56] The Perfect Sleeping Weather Forecast Meteorologist Dean (“Dino”) finally gets some sleep and rolls into the studio after pulling an all-night severe weather shift, tracking a brief afternoon rain risk before welcoming a beautiful weekend cool-down into the low 70s.