Podcast

A year of freedom, lawmakers warned & is Sioux Falls ready for a mayor’s mansion?

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING: Former legislator and high school tennis stud Richard Thomason joins Joe and Jon to discuss a busy news week in South Dakota.

Stepping in taxidermy, the Trump tribe, AI's place in journalism & what do about South Dakota counties

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING: In this week's Sioux Falls-heavy episode of the SCOUTING REPORT, Megan Raposa of SIOUX FALLS SIMPLIFIED and Patrick Lalley of SIOUX FALLS LIVE visit the newsroom.

Planning to pivot, restaurant resiliency, dual citizenship & what it takes to win a statewide office as a Democrat

SPONSORED BY JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & BEAL DISTRIBUTING | Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Julian Beaudion joined the show to discuss his business, downtown parking and running for office.

Springfield's PTSD; crime, punishment, prison services & the joy of being AG; Trump lawfare; & making memories with Jamie Smith

SPONSORED BY JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & BEAL DISTRIBUTING | Sen. Jamie Smith discusses the governor's prison task force and possible mayoral plans. Plus, AG Marty Jackley on his future and Trump lawsuits.

The French Creek news drip, when deportation isn't justice, Doeden's lawnmower & Taffy Howard's place in the governor's race

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS | Jon & Joe discuss the big political news of the week, and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley makes a quick visit to the bunker.

Stepping in taxidermy, the Trump tribe, AI's place in journalism & what do about South Dakota counties

The homeschool swing, free speech, college drag & taxes

Springfield's PTSD; crime, punishment, prison services & the joy of being AG; Trump lawfare; & making memories with Jamie Smith

The pro-life dilemma, education in India, four generations of lawmaking, Medicaid work requirements & how the OSHA story came to be

SPONSORED BY S.D. TREASURER'S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION & BEAL DISTRIBUTING: District 25 Rep. Randy Gross sits down in THE DAKOTA SCOUT newsroom with Jon and Joe for a wide-ranging conversation

The French Creek news drip, when deportation isn't justice, Doeden's lawnmower & Taffy Howard's place in the governor's race

A year of freedom, lawmakers warned & is Sioux Falls ready for a mayor’s mansion?

Planning to pivot, restaurant resiliency, dual citizenship & what it takes to win a statewide office as a Democrat

Navigating potential conflicts, selling beer to foreigners, radio silence & a Thune's hidden talent

The homeschool swing, free speech, college drag & taxes

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & S.D. TREASURER'S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION: Keith Moore of Americans for Prosperity visits THE DAKOTA SCOUT newsroom for a chat with Jon and Joe.

The '24 election season is here, a legislative bromance, putting lipstick on a pig & a 30-year payback plan

The pro-life dilemma, education in India, four generations of lawmaking, Medicaid work requirements & how the OSHA story came to be

The '24 election season is here, a legislative bromance, putting lipstick on a pig & a 30-year payback plan

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING: Jon & Joe talk the news of the week , Sen. David Wheeler & District 25 candidate Jordan Youngberg visit The Dakota Scout newsroom & some unexpected Schoenbeck zingers

Navigating potential conflicts, selling beer to foreigners, radio silence & a Thune's hidden talent

SPONSORED BY S.D. TREASURER'S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION & BEAL DISTRIBUTING: South Dakota Trade's Luke Lindberg & Sen. Randy Deibert visit THE DAKOTA SCOUT newsroom

Dusty's got pipes | A long-shot's 'Hail Mary' | Data centers, electricity & taxes | Not shooting straight | A dedicated Yote | Lemmon to USD | The grocer | Bad candidates | Homeless draw

Sponsors: JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & BEAL DISTRIBUTING | Rep. Dusty Johnson talks about not picking a running mate before the June primary, his upbringing & life in Mitchell

DSU shines | Coalescing Sanford, Avera & Monument | Navigating new nurses | Skeletons & treasure | Blame Trump | Hunting elephants

SPONSORS: JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & BEAL DISTRIBUTING | Tim Rave, president & CEO of SD Association of Healthcare Organizations & former SD House Speaker Tim Rave makes his debut visit to The Lounge

The postmortem | Ellis & Lalley decompress | Handwritten notes & more debate rulebreakers | The best questions & answers | Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls up next

SPONSORS: JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & Beal Distributing | Jon, Joe & Sioux Falls Live's Patrick Lalley recap the GOP primary debate between gubernatorial candidates Rhoden, Hansen, Johnson & Doeden.

(Steel) horses | Badlands dirt biking | Re-hooked on phonics | Classroom renegade | Why run? | War or Defense | A'bullsh*t' story | South Dakota's First Lady | SURFing with DSU

SPONSORS: JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & Beal Distributing | South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and First Lady Sandy Rhoden visit The Dakota Scout Lounge as guests on the latest podcast episode

The mystery of the bogus candidates | 3 theories | 2020's sus count | What a county party does | Courting Dominion | Ballot drought | K-12 superintendent shoutouts

SPONSORS: JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS & Beal Distributing | Minnehaha GOP Chairman Korry Petterson joins the show to discuss the party's role in elections.

Running while building | From S.D. Trade to the U.N. | Being Brittany Lindberg's husband | The Scout's Iranian subscribers

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS | USDA Undersecretary Luke Lindberg talks federal policy & what's ahead at the United Nations; S.D. Democratic Party's Dan Ahlers on his run for gov

Selling out & selling out | The politics of being A-political | Did $ioux Falls get $nubbed | Four Winds Arts & Music Fest | A wannabe musician's entitlement complex

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS | Metro Concerts Live founder Corey Church talks about sustaining an annual music festival that now includes a bill of more than 100 bands.