Podcast: ‘Shouldn’t I be dead first?’ Sounds from Kristi Noem’s South Dakota statue unveiling

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 167

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

Former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s trepidation about being honored with a statue while she’s still alive, her potential political future, and her love for a horse were among the topics she spoke …

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