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228 Extra. Q&A after the Rural Runners film screening in West Virginia
Season 8 Episode 228
This is a bonus extra to episode 228, featuring the Q&A that took place after the film screening of Rural Runners in the Shepherdstown Opera House, W…
1 year, 8 months ago
228. Grassroots Transformation in Rural West Virginia: Breaking the Political Mold with Lucia Valentine & Maria Russo
Season 8 Episode 228
“I've had several folks share with me that they are voting for Trump. But they're also voting for me.” That’s what Lucia Valentine told me when I spo…
1 year, 8 months ago
227. Hemp is the New Buffalo: On the new Patagonia film out today, with director Joel Caldwell
Season 8 Episode 227
‘The biggest strides in hemp-crete construction are going down on one of the smallest reservations in America.’ That’s how the bill reads on Patagoni…
1 year, 8 months ago
226 Excerpt. Protecting my Conservative Community - As a Progressive, with Bill Pluecker (& Chloe Maxmin)
Season 8 Episode 226
In some ways, the first 150 seconds of this excerpt from episode 226 with Bill Pluecker (alongside partner Chloe Maxmin), say everything that needs t…
1 year, 8 months ago
225 Excerpt. All Roads to a Just & Equitable Future Run Through Rural America, with Chloe Maxmin
Season 8 Episode 225
The last 20 minutes or so of my conversation in episode 225 with Maine’s youngest ever female senator, Chloe Maxmin, has stayed with me since its re…
1 year, 8 months ago
226 Extra. Common Ground Country Fair: A glimpse of an extraordinary 48 years
Season 8 Episode 226
After recording with Bill and Chloe at Begin Again Farm for last week’s episode, Bill happened to drop word of an upcoming festival. And not just any…
1 year, 8 months ago
226. An Independent Farmer Wins in Maine: Transcending the 'battleground', with Bill Pluecker (& Chloe Maxmin)
Season 8 Episode 226
There’s a ‘so-called’ battle for rural America at the heart of the coming federal election. But what if it needn’t be a battle? And in fact, what if …
1 year, 8 months ago
225. Democracy on the Rise – in the US? With Maine’s youngest ever female Senator, Chloe Maxmin
Season 8 Episode 225
This is one of my favourite conversations, and it starts a mini-series of sorts. I’ve had many listeners ask how things feel in this US election year…
1 year, 9 months ago
224. The Mail Run: Navigating hurricanes, mail & Apple's 30% fee controversy
Season 8 Episode 224
This mid-week mail run comes to you from Savannah Georgia, as a hurricane nears the Florida coast and the storms begin here in advance of it. As usua…
1 year, 9 months ago
223. GROUNDED! Launching a Holistic Farming Festival (& a book on Milk), with Matthew Evans
Season 8 Episode 223
A new holistic farming festival is about to launch back home in Australia. Inspired by the famed Groundswell in the UK, GROUNDED! lands in beautiful …
1 year, 9 months ago