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The Truth About Screw Worms
Season 7 Episode 27
Screw worms nearly disappeared from American ranches sixty years ago. Dr. Eric Deeble, executive director of Americans for the Common Good and former…
7 hours ago
Baseball’s Hidden History of Segregation and Triumph
Season 7 Episode 26
For America's 250th birthday, Heidi and Joel skip the fireworks and head for the ballpark, and they bring their guest, Bob Kendrick, along. He is the…
1 week ago
Heidi Heitkamp Reflects on the Pool
Season 7 Episode 25
For Heidi, the reflecting pool on the National Mall in D.C. is more than a tourist attraction; it's a metaphor for how Washington handles problems. Y…
2 weeks ago
These Policies Are Squeezing Farmers
Season 7 Episode 24
Nick Levendofsky has spent years watching Washington write farm bills that land badly in the field. As director of the Kansas Farmers Union, he's tra…
3 weeks ago
Trump’s Dictator Playbook, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Season 7 Episode 23
Buckle up, history buffs and democracy defenders. We're sitting down with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history and Italian studies at New York Univer…
4 weeks ago
Are AI's Magic Bean Promises Leading Rural America Down a Risky Path?
Season 7 Episode 22
This episode pulls back the curtain on the AI gold rush, the data centers, the water bills, the NDAs, and what it all means for rural communities tha…
1 month ago
The Hidden Power of Trauma-Informed Care in Rural America
Season 7 Episode 21
Today’s episode is a heartfelt dive into the wild, wonderful world of rural health care, featuring the utterly inspiring Tami DeCoteau. We explore ev…
1 month, 1 week ago
The State of the Family Farm
Season 7 Episode 20
Grab your coffee and get ready to talk dirt! Heidi and Joel check in on the state of the family farm, taking stock of what's actually happening in fa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Race That Could Flip Mississippi
Season 7 Episode 19
Grab your sweet tea and pull up a chair! Heidi and Joel sit down with Scott Colom, candidate for U.S. Senate from Mississippi, to talk about what it …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Rural America will Decide the Senate
Season 7 Episode 18
Hold onto your farm hats and Capitol coffee mugs! Heidi, Joel, and the legendary Scott MacFarlane spill the tea on courts, campaigns, and deer sausag…
2 months ago