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Dakota Town Hall
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South Dakota's Weekly Political Podcast - hosted by Jake Shoenbeck, and Murdoc. Join us every Friday as we discuss the top political topics of the week while speaking with the movers and shakers of the SD political landscape. Another HomeSlice Audio Production. Search for Dakota Town Hall in your favorite player or follow their socials - @DakotaTownHall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Data Centers and Political Meltdowns
Back again! Former Sen. Erin Tobin, District 4 Sen. Stephanie Sauder, and Dakota War College’s Pat Powers jump into the fight over South Dakota’s data center future, from AI, local control, and looming legislative battles to whether moratorium politics will survive another session. Then the...
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Sixty Percent and a Snap
Back again! Senator Taffy Howard and Representative Eric Muckey join Jake and Murdoc for a full ballot-amendment brawl, starting with Amendment J and whether South Dakota needs to put an explicit citizenship requirement for voting into the state constitution. Then comes the rare moment of...
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Racing for the Finish Line
Back again! South Dakota’s normally sleepy Secretary of State race just blew wide open. Democratic candidate Terrence Davis joins the show after sitting Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s headline-making endorsement sent shockwaves well beyond the state. Davis gets into the endorsement, his case...
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Legacy, Lawsuits and the Comfort King
Back again! Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen and Dakota War College’s Pat Powers join Jake and Murdoc for a packed lap through South Dakota politics. Tony looks back on the Herseth family’s decades-long political legacy following the death of Lars Herseth, then the crew jumps into the legal drama...
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Ballot Battles and Republican Breakups
Back again! Murdoc is flying solo with a heavyweight bench as Sen. Casey Crabtree, Tim Rave and South Dakota Searchlight’s Seth Tupper jump into the four constitutional amendments headed for South Dakota voters. Amendment I sparks the biggest fight, with Crabtree and Rave taking opposite sides on...
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The Dark Matter Gets Political
Back again! This week on the show, SURF Executive Director Mike Headley and senior research scientist Dr. Marcus Horn take us nearly a mile underground for one of the strangest and most exciting science stories happening anywhere. We get into the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, the mysterious single event...
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The Ambulance System Is Imploding
Back again! With Murdoc off in Alaska, Ryan Budmayr jumps into the co-host chair alongside Jake for a packed conversation with Senators Tim Reed and Ernie Otten. We get into South Dakota’s EMS system and the warning that the current model is starting to “implode,” as rural communities lose...
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Change, Chaos and the Longest River
Back again! Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Ahlers hits the campaign trail and joins Jake and Murdoc to make his case for shaking up 50 years of one-party control in Pierre. Ahlers talks running mate Steve McCleerey, childcare assistance, affordability, young voters, his pitch for…
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Rino's and Dino's
Back again! Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk and Sen. Randy Deibert join Jake and Murdoc for a West River-heavy show, starting with Dan Ahlers’ lieutenant governor pick, Steve McCleerey, and what the Democratic ticket is trying to build heading into November. We get into the fallout from the GOP governor’s...
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The Rally That Built South Dakota
Back again! This week on the show, we trade the campaign trail for Main Street Sturgis as legendary moto journalist Marilyn Stemp joins us alongside Dakota Scout co-founder Joe Sneve to unpack the 86-year history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. We get into how a small motorcycle race grew into…
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The Runoff Reckoning
Back again! Larry Rhoden’s decisive runoff victory is in the books, and we break down what the results say about the future of South Dakota Republican politics. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen joins the show fresh off election night to talk turnout, the campaign, Toby Doeden’s concession, and...
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Four Votes From History
Back again! This week on the show, Sioux Falls Mayor Christine Erickson joins us fresh off one of the closest mayoral races in South Dakota history to talk about winning by just four votes, what election night really felt like, and how she's approaching the first 100 days of her administration.…
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The Outsider's Closing Argument
Back again! With less than two weeks until Republican voters decide South Dakota's next governor, Toby Doden joins Dakota Town Hall for an extended conversation on the runoff, laying out his case against Larry Rhoden and making the pitch that South Dakota needs a business-minded outsider in the...
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Hippos, Hot Dogs and the Runoff
Back again! Governor Larry Rhoden and Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen join the show as South Dakota’s never-ending gubernatorial runoff enters the final stretch. We get into the sharper contrast with Toby Doeden, Paul TenHaken’s endorsement, property tax relief, the next legislative session…
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Two Votes From Chaos
Back again! This week on the show, South Dakota's election season somehow finds another gear. We break down the unbelievable two vote Sioux Falls mayoral runoff, what happens if it ends in a tie, and what it all says about turnout, campaigns, and the razor thin margins that decide elections.…
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Runoffs, Rankings, and the Long Game
Back again! This week on the show, the guys welcome Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Julian Beaudion for a wide-ranging conversation on his challenge to Senator Mike Rounds, the state of Democratic politics in South Dakota, education policy, Social Security, data centers, tribal consultation, and...
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Runoffs, Rumors, and Republican Rifts
Back again! The election cycle refuses to die, and neither do the political fireworks. This week Matt Paulson and District 15 Rep. Eric Muckey join the show to break down the Sioux Falls mayoral runoff, city council battles, and the increasingly blurry line between "nonpartisan" elections and...
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Runoffs, Rebounds, and Political Plot Twists
Back again! The votes are in, the dust is settling, and South Dakota politics just delivered one of the biggest surprises in recent memory. Jake is joined by Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen, Nathan Sanderson, and SD News Watch’s Alexander Rifaat to break down Toby Doeden’s unexpected first…
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Election Calcutta
Back again! With primary day just around the corner, the Dakota Town Hall crew gathers a heavyweight panel featuring Jonathan Ellis, Patrick Lally, Pat Powers, and Ryan Budmayr to break down the final sprint in South Dakota’s governor’s race. We get into Toby Doden’s headline-grabbing mailers…
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Special Episode: Gubernatorial Chats
The election is on June 2nd, if you haven't been near a mailbox. (Apologies for not having the full slate. If 90 percent of success is showing up, I'm just happy there's someone standing up for the other 10. -doc) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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God, Governors, and Rhino Revenge
Back again! This week on the show the primary chaos somehow gets even louder as the governor’s race heats up, attack ads flood every screen in South Dakota, and the Dakota Town Hall gubernatorial extravaganza starts taking shape. We get into the most expensive primary in state history, the war…
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Hippo Task Force
Back again! This week on the show, the campaign trail is heating up and the candidate forums are stacking up faster than yard signs in a South Dakota windstorm. We get into the governor’s race chaos, the “Rhino Revenge Tour,” Toby Doeden vs. John Hansen intrigue, and the growing wave of...
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Rhinos, Rumors, and Rural Revolts
Back again! This week on the show the Dakota Town Hall crew heads northeast and northwest with Senate candidates Katie Washnock and Ryan Maher, plus ballot champion Nathan Sanderson. We get into collapsing voter turnout, the Republican civil war tearing through Brown County, and why campaigns are...
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Debates, Taxes, and Hippo Diplomacy
Back again! Fresh off the Sioux Falls gubernatorial debate, we break down what actually mattered and what was pure campaign theater. Patrick Lalley joins the show to pull back the curtain on the production, the strategy, and the moments that will actually move voters. We get into Dusty’s polish,...
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Poll Position
Back again! This week on the show, Jake and Murdoc dive straight into the poll everyone in South Dakota is talking about. Dan Ahlers joins fresh off locking up the Democratic nomination for governor and makes his case on property taxes, affordable housing, healthcare, and why he thinks 50 years…
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Affordability and Hippo Politics
Back again! This week on the show we head to District 8 with John Nelson jumping into a packed House race, Casey Crabtree laying out why affordability is becoming the defining issue in South Dakota politics, and the ungovernable Pat Powers jumping in to stir up the ballot chaos, convention…
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Bombers and Ballot Wars
Back again! This week on the show we’re loaded up with campaign energy as Jason Fleming jumps in on the District 35 race, Amber Hulse lays out her reelection case in District 30, and Wyatt DeJong joins the District 21 scrum. We get into the B-21 buildup, Ellsworth’s long-term economic ripple...
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Gavels Down, Campaigns Up
Back again! On the show this week we’re joined by Ryan Budmayr, returning show historian Tony Venhuizen, and District 13 Senate candidate Dan Kippley for a fast-moving episode on how the session ended, what actually got done in Pierre, and how the governor’s debate is already reshaping the 2026...
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Session Fallout, Tax Shifts, and the Future of Sioux Falls
Back again! On the show this week we’re joined by South Dakota Searchlight reporter John Hult and South Dakota Chamber CEO Ryan Budmayr for a wide-ranging episode on what did—and didn’t—happen in Pierre this session. Plug in as we talk about prison reform that stalled out, what lawmakers avoided...
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Court Week Chaos & The Future of Sioux Falls
Back again! On the show this week we are joined by Campaign Manager Ian Fury, Pat Powers of South Dakota War College and Sioux Falls City Council candidate James Oppenheimer for a packed episode on city politics and campaign season chaos. Plug in as we talk about James’ run for Sioux Falls City...
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Legislature Wrap and Surprise Polling
Back again! On the show this week is Carmen Toft Director of South Dakota Families for Vaccines, Nathan Sanderson of the South Dakota Retailers Association, D15 Rep. Kadyn Whitman from Sioux Falls, and D29 House candidate Gary Deering, who’s jumping into the District 29 House race. Plug in as we...
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Eye Appointments and Education
Back again! On the show this week is D14's Rep Taylor Rehfeldt, Rep Amber Arlint from D12, SDEA Director of public affairs Sandra Waltman, Stephanie Hageman the President of the SDEA as well as the ungovernable Pat Powers with Dakota War College. Plug in as we talk about SNAP bills, WIC…
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Ramkota Roundtable
Back again! On the show this week we’re live from Pierre with a cast of characters including Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, Tim Rave, Casey Crabtree, Mac Decker, Bill Even, Cousin Colbeck and more as they wander in from session. Plug in as we talk about the legislative crossover crunch, healthcare…
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Special Episode: Dusty Johnson
Special bonus interview, Homeslice Group CEO Dean Kinney sits down with congressman Dusty Johnson at the Black Hills Stock Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gubernatorial Race and Municipal League
Back again! On the show this week is Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Ahlers as well as Yvonne Taylor the Former Executive Director of the Municipal League. Plug in as we talk about school lunches, datacenters, democrats, corrupt states, property taxes, school levy, school bonds, tax structures,...
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Bills and Birthdays
Back again! On the show this week is Reporter for SD Searchlight Mackenzie Huber, Ryan Budmayr the CEO of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry as well as D10 House Candidate Adam Bair. Plug in as we talk about and last weeks episode, Datacenters, current bills, pipeline comparisons,...
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Watertown Special
Welcome back! this week, with Murdoc in the West out of town, this week is hosted by Jake in the East! On this week is Deputy Mayor of Watertown Kyle Peters, D5 Senator Glen Vilhauer as well as Rep Mat Roby. Plug in as we talk about appropriations, farm bill, THC derivative legislative changes,...
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Datacenters and School Lunch
Back again! On the show this week is Kadyn Wittman Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from D15, Doug Kelly CEO of American edge project. Plug in as we talk about election results, Ohio weather, school lunch bill, tech, datacenters, AI, AI bubbles, water, Mongolia,...
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Americans for Prosperity and the Network
Back again! On the show this week is Lt Governor and show historian Tony Venhuizen, State director for Americans For Prosperity's Jennifer Beving as well as Krista Heeren-Graber the Executive Director of SD Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault. Plug in as we talk about Kista and her...
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Running Mates: Ep 17 Clinton
Welcome back to Running Mates! The 17th episode of our presidential election series. This episode covers Bill Clinton. Listen to SD Lt. Governor and historian Tony Venhuizen, along with Murdoc, as they delve into the history of the elections. @Tony_Venhuizen @DakotaTownHall @Murdocj...
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2025 Top Stories
Back again! On the show this week is D34 Senate Candidate Jason Green as well as South Dakota War College's The Ungovernable Pat Powers. Plug in as we talk about Jason Green's campaign, Senator Taffy, TIF's, datacenters, Kyle Peters leg day, Kristi Noem, 2025 top stories, Prisons, economic...
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Running Mates: Ep 16 - George H.W. Bush
Welcome back to Running Mates! The 16th episode of our presidential election series. This episode covers George H.W. Bush. Listen to SD Lt. Governor and historian Tony Venhuizen, along with Murdoc, as they delve into the history of the elections. @Tony_Venhuizen @DakotaTownHall @Murdocj...
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Rohl’s Bills, Tupper’s Take
Back again! On the show this week is SD Searchlights Seth Tupper, Senator Michael Rohl. Plug in as we talk about Searchlight articles, capitalism, Rohl's new bills, homeowners, mining protection, soft hands, news candidates, TIF's, best burgers and MORE! @DakotaTownHall @Jakeshoenbeck @MurdocJ...
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Rural Development
Back again! On the show this week is D14 House Tyler Tordsen as well as D34 Representative Michael Derby. Plug in as we talk about rural development, datacenters, scary dentists, best burgers, TIF's, new candidate update, gubernatorial debate, economic development, future funds and MORE!...
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Medicinal Horseradish
Back again! On the show this week is long time friend, former Senator and horseradish expert Lee Shoenbeck as well as Rob Monson, the Executive Director of the School Administrators of South Dakota. Plug in as we talk about cutting property taxes, Janklow's plan, mill levy's, horseradish, school...
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New Bill Season
Back again! On the show this week is D34 Senator Taffy Howard as well as Seth Tupper the Senior Editor for South Dakota Searchlight. Plug in as we talk about searchlight articles, property tax reform, senator Howard's bills, future funds, TIF debates, to TIF or not to TIF, new candidate update,...
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Budget Rebuttals
On the show this week is D15 Democrat Rep Erick Muckey, D35 House candidate Emmett Reistroffer as well as Nathan Sanderson the Executive Director of the SD Retailers Association. Plug in as we talk about teacher salaries, budgets, tax cuts, Services cuts, ballot measures, B-21, meet Emmett, show...
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Let’s Get Dusty
Happy turkey week! This week Murdoc and your favorite guest host Pat powers chat with Representative Dusty Johnson about Dusty's Thanksgiving plans, Chinese vapes, Jake on vacation, Dusty's campaign, Livability in SD, voter turnouts, cattle prices, new soybean markets, SD democrats, campaign...
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Running Mates: Ep 15 The Lost Tapes (Nixon, Ford)
The lost tapes have been recreated!! Welcome back to Running Mates! The 15th episode of our presidential election series. This episode covers Nixon and Ford. Listen to SD Lt. Governor and historian Tony Venhuizen, along with Murdoc, as they delve into the history of the elections. @Tony_Venhuizen...
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Family Farms and Gubernatorial Announcements
On the show this week is Governor Larry Rhoden, family farmer from Scotland Frank Kloucek as well as Independent Candidate for US Senate Brian Bengs. Plug in as we talk about gubernatorial announcements, family farms, beef, Dusty, Brazilian beef, gizzards, state foods, meet Brian Bengs, Hot...
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South Dakota's Weekly Political Podcast - hosted by Jake Shoenbeck, and Murdoc. Join us every Friday as we discuss the top political topics of the week while speaking with the movers and shakers of the SD political landscape. Another HomeSlice Audio Production. Search for Dakota Town Hall in your favorite player or follow their socials - @DakotaTownHall
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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