Dakota Town Hall

Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun and Director of SD Boys State Gene Opbroek. We break down Boys State, share some Boys State memories, learn more about Salamun's journey to becoming mayor, the importance of the Rapid City airport, Salamun's predictions on who is running for governor, Doeden speculations, and the mayor's political futurehttps://southdakotaboysstate.org/@JasonSalamun@DakotaTownHall@JakeShoenbeck@Murdocj

Get your camping gear! We're talking about Teen Republican Camp with Catherine Barranco! Also joined by Sioux Falls City Council Member Dave Barranco. We chat about TARS Leadership camp and Sioux Falls scorecards. The upcoming Good Hang Scorecard. No domain buys after 10p. Jackley for Congress? Who is in charge on the far right?

Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken steps in the batter box for the whole show. A wide-ranging conversation from street racing, session recap, and next steps on prisons and property taxes. Press Conference Off 2025. Everybody has their own Captain 11. Mountain West vs Midwest. Aberdeen tariffs and gizzard positions. Who is in / Who is out candidate gossip. @paultenhaken @jakeschoenbeck @murdocj @dakotatownhall

Joined this week by House Rep for District 32, Nicole Urhe-Balk, with Samantha Chapman, the Advocacy Manager for the SD ACLU. We talk about the highs and lows of the legislative session, D32's future, SD Dems working with the GOP, the gizzards of Kadoka, Land Disputes, Deportation and due process, and 2026 race gossip. @ACLUSouthDakota @JakeShoenbeck @NicoleforHouse @DakotaTownHall

Featuring the Executive director for SD Dems Dan Ahlers as well as former state director for SD USDA Rural Development's Nikki Gronli.We discuss Tik Tok coming to South Dakota, Tariffs, El Salvador prisoners, Dan Ahlers' Wyoming history, Dem legislative session recap, 2026 Dem candidates and District shopping.@JakeShoenbeck@Murdocj@Ahlers_Dan@NikkiGronli

This week we are joined by Pat Powers from Dakota War College as well as South Dakota Public Broadcasting's Lee Strubinger. Pat starts us hot and we jump in with breaking news, transcripts are now a thing, Where in the World does Chris Reder Live?, and then get your hot takes! It's 2026 Predictions Season @JakeSchoenbeck @SoDakCampaigns @LeeSDPB @DakotaTownHall

The first Dakota Town Hall Gubernatorial Episode! Live from Studio 3B at The HomeSlice Group in Rapid City, it's our first interview with Governor Larry Rhoden and Lt Governor (and show historian) Tony Venhuizen. They join us during their 'Open for Opportunity' Tour. We discuss the first session, how Tony was chosen, the future of the prison, and other large projects. We get into 2 of the Governor's vetos, and speculate into 2026 a little. Our first video episode! You can find this as a video on the newly launched Rapid City Post's YouTube Channel. @GovLarryRhoden @Tony_Venhuizen @JakeSchoenbeck @Murdocj @DakotaTownHall

Well represented from some of the best journalism in South Dakota. Seth Tupper from South Dakota Searchlight and Stu Whitney from South Dakota News Watch dive into South Dakota’s political reset after not going back, upcoming mayoral nominees, government leaks, and the latest on Governor Rhoden’s relationship to Noem. Plus, we discuss the debut of the Rapid City Post. @stuwhitney @SethTupper @jakeschoenbeck @dakotatownhall @rapidcitypost @murdocj