A Behind-the-Scenes Podcast for South Dakota State Employees!  

Welcome to the Bureau Buzz, a podcast designed to give you a behind-the-scenes peek at state government. This monthly show will give the buzz around topics that might interest you as a state employee. We want you to meet the people behind the process and to learn fun facts, tips and tricks, and just really good information that will help us help you to get your job done!

This podcast will be available on both SDLearn and YouTube. Links can be found here, so be sure to bookmark this page. With this new format, you will be able to listen to the buzz whenever it's convenient for you.

Topics:

• December 2025 Mini-Episode: CPC Appraisals  YouTube | SDLearn | OneDrive
• November 2025: Tax-Advantaged Accounts  YouTube | SDLearn | OneDrive
• October 2025: State Engineer    YouTube | SDLearn
• September 2025 Mini-Episode: BHRA Leadership Conference  YouTube | SDLearn
• August 2025: Employee Well-Being   YouTube | SDLearn
• July 2025: Bureau of Finance and Management   YouTube | SDLearn
• May 2025: 2025 Governor's Awards of Excellence Winners!  YouTube | SDLearn
• April 2025: FY26 Open Enrollment    YouTube | SDLearn 
• March 2025: National Procurement Month!  YouTube | SDLearn     
• February 2025: Training & Development  YouTube | SDLearn   
• January 2025: South Dakota Retirement Sytem  YouTube | SDLearn 
• December 2024: Christmas at the Capitol! YouTube | SDLearn
• November 2024: Organizational Development with Anna Kappenman-Bakley  YouTube | SDLearn
• October 2024: Central Duplicating with Keith Albertson  YouTube | SDLearn  
• September 2024: The 2024 Leadership Conference with Tasha Bothun  YouTube | SDLearn 
• August 2024: Employee Health Office and Well-Being Champions  YouTube | SDLearn   
• July 2024: Property Management and Surplus  YouTube | SDLearn
• June 2024: Freedom Works Here and Talent Acquisition  YouTube | SDLearn
• May 2024: Governor's Awards of Excellence  YouTube | SDLearn  
• April 2024: Open Enrollment with Darla Anderson:   YouTube | SDLearn
• March 2024: Employee Orientation with Ryan Ogan   YouTube | SDLearn 
• February 2024: BIT by BIT with Dan Hoblick and Tony Rae   YouTube | SDLearn 
• February Mini-Episode: Governors Awards of Excellence with Darin Seeley   YouTube | SDLearn
• January 2024: Living Well with LiveWellSD! with guest Kari Senger     YouTube | SDLearn
• December 2023: Fleet & Travel with David McFarland     YouTube | SDLearn
• November 2023: Blue365 with Assistant Benefits Director Kim Buck    YouTube | SDLearn
• November Mini-Episode: Christmas at the Capitol!    YouTube | SDLearn 
• October 2023: Merger in a Nutshell with Commissioner Darin Seeley   YouTube | SDLearn
• September 2023: Teaser Episode - Honey to the Buzz    YouTube | SDLearn