Yonder Radio

Yonder Radio 4/9/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

Civic Media — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we’re starting out with a conversation about rural childcare and its many challenges, as well as innovative solutions from communities like Medicine Lodge, Kansas, where an empty building on Main Street was transformed into a cluster of small-scale childcare centers. We’ll also learn about the resurgence of traditional weaving in Appalachia. Then, we’ll talk about efforts to preserve southern Rosenwald schools, historic buildings that represent one of the most important educational movements in the country’s history. We’re celebrating the beginning of baseball season with a look at central Kentucky’s historic Tobacco League, and catching up with Clinton Harris, a writer roving the country in his van. And it’ll all be tied together with great music from Catgut String Band out of Lawrence, Kansas.

Join us for all that and more on Yonder Radio, rural conversations with a national reach.

Yonder Radio 4/2/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

Civic Media — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we’ll hear about an innovative healthcare approach in rural Wisconsin that combines daycare with elderly care. Intergenerational care, as it’s called, has been shown to improve community connections along with well-being and social skills. We’re also talking rural representation in reality TV this week, breaking down the TLC show Suddenly Amish, which follows six participants who leave their digital worlds and modern-day comforts behind to join an Amish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This week we’re also digging into the numbers about how remote workers compare in rural and urban places, and we’re bringing you reflections from a canoe journey 50 miles down the Hudson River. Plus, we’ll hear tunes from folk musician and South Dakota rancher Eliza Blue. She speaks about life in the prairie, along with the album of songs she created based on conversations in the Beyond The Clock podcast series.

Join us for all that and more, this week on Yonder Radio.

Yonder Radio 3/26/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

Civic Media — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we start with a Daily Yonder story about rural counties whose sheriffs are collaborating with ICE to increase immigration enforcement. We’ll also hear from Boris McCutcheon, a musician from New Mexico, whose music will grace your ears throughout the episode. Later, you will hear a Reveal and Daily Yonder collaboration about the Trump Administration’s cuts to funding for solar development in Montana. Also, we’ll hear about seed savers with reporting from the annual Appalachian Seed Swap. Finally, we’ll take a trip to a small town in Washington state where artist Perri Lynch Howard uses sound to create art and bring awareness to the importance of quiet spaces. Join us for all that and more on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.