Yonder Radio

Yonder Radio 4/30/26

Civic Media — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we’re starting out with an update from reporter Julia Tilton about a proposed moratorium on building large-scale data centers in Maine. Then, we take a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to report on rural health care in West Texas. Daily Yonder reporter Madeline de Figueiredo walks us through innovative telehealth solutions in communities with limited access to broadband, and the powerful magic of your average rural librarian.

Then, we hear from travel writer-turned-culture critic Rolf Potts about big screen depictions of small towns, and why it matters that most Hollywood representations of Kansas aren’t actually filmed there. We head to Appalachia to learn about the time-honored tradition of grave sweeping, and talk to Paul Fennell, the creator of one of rural Colorado’s most exciting new music venues.

And throughout the episode we’ll hear music from Brigid and Johnny Reedy, a brother and sister keeping the western music tradition alive in Dillon, Montana. You’ll hear all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

Yonder Radio 4/23/26

Civic Media — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we’re talking about the results of a new poll of rural voters, conducted by us here at the Center for Rural Strategies and expert pollsters Lake Research. Then, we’ll hear a conversation among community members in the Florida Panhandle about their efforts to save a pristine local watershed from a proposed sewer plant. And, we’ll head to Quilcene, Washington to talk to a forest farmer about producing syrup from big leaf maple trees. Then we’ll hear about the Rural Health Transformation Fund from Sarah Jane Tribble of KFF Health News, and an interview with the deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager, a hard-hitting rural newspaper in Camden, Maine. And throughout the show, we’ll hear music from Holiday Friends, an indie rock band out of Astoria, Oregon. It’s all happening on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

Yonder Radio 4/16/26

Civic Media — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

This week on Yonder Radio, we’re talking about how we can bring more virtual mental health resources to crisis care to support rural law enforcement with Daily Yonder reporter Madeline de Figueiredo. Our musician of the week is Sparrow Smith from western North Carolina, who paints a picture of the North Carolina mountainside. We’ll visit outer space for Earth Day to talk about alien movies, and we’ll learn about data center development in southern Virginia. We’ll hear about farm succession in Montana from podcaster Megan Torgerson and learn about a blacksmithing program that turns swords into plowshares in Appalachia. Also, we’ll take a trip upstream in the Pacific Northwest with ICT to hear about salmon returning after dam removal.

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

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.