Episode #28: Karen Tolkkinen – The Stories That Connect Us: The Heart of a Rural Columnist

“I’m pretty optimistic by nature, but I’m also a realist. And a lot of things [...]

Episode #27: Melanie Hazelip – Leading Voter Outreach: Know Your Power at the Ballot Box

“All roads lead back to the ballot box. None of those other issues that are [...]

Episode #26: Kathy Tunheim – Stepping Up to Lead: A Life of Business, Public & Community Service

“If we want our communities to be thriving and healthy and strong, we all have [...]

Episode #25: Shelly Muñoz – Rural Education Advocate, Author & Horse Lover

“We’re beginning to see some inequity of STEM opportunities for rural students. And I’m always [...]

Episode #24: Whitney Kimball Coe – Loving Rural People and Places, Finding Her Calling

“I didn’t do any of this alone, and I think that’s really key to the [...]

Episode #23: Syd Bauer – Creating Social Safety Webs and Community in Morris, Minnesota

“We don’t always get agency over the life that we’re put into, but we for [...]

Episode #22: Megan Torgerson – The Power of Reframing Rural Through Storytelling

“The future of rural communities matters, no matter if you’re living in a rural community [...]

Episode #21: Georgia Lane – Cultivating Social Connections & Building Age-Friendly Communities

“We need to find ways to connect with each other, to stay motived, to stay [...]

Episode #20: Sheila Piippo – Rural Mental Health Matters: Making a Difference with NAMI

“I am always looking for opportunities that I can build up other people.” About The [...]

Episode #19: Clare Shirley – Returning Home: Continuing a Boundary Waters Legacy

“I don’t think that we have the comfort level in our society right now to [...]