Yonder Radio

This week on Yonder Radio, we start off with Daily Yonder reporter Madeline de Figueiredo, who brings us a story about efforts to improve maternal health care in rural Texas. An influx of funding for local providers will boost capacity, and help grow programs focused on holistic and culturally informed care. Then, we travel to […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we start out with a story from KFF Health News about the ongoing rollout of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Reporter Sarah Jane Tribble explains how large companies are well-positioned to benefit, as states scramble to meet deadlines for administering the funds. Then, we head to rural Nebraska to learn […]

This week, we start out with a conversation with Daily Yonder reporter Ilana Newman who brings us a story from Illinois, where community members are trying to get state policy passed that would stop CO2 pipeline companies from using eminent domain to build pipelines. We have two takes on America’s 250th birthday this week, one […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we’re starting with an update on state governments’ efforts to regulate data centers. Daily Yonder reporter Julia Tilton drops by to tell us about the fate of an Illinois bill, called the POWER Act, which aimed to limit water usage for data centers and increase transparency. Then, Daily Yonder reporters […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we start out with a story from KFF Health News, about the closure of dialysis clinics in rural Nebraska. Arielle Zionts reports that shuttering clinics mean that patients will have to drive several additional hours each way to receive life-saving care. We’ll continue our visit to the Great Plains with […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we start off talking about a movement to grow water-conscious and delicious grains in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Community organizations and businesses are partnering to put rye, and other crops that do well in dry climates, on the map for farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers. Then, culture reporters Susannah Broun and […]

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. This week, we begin by talking with reporter Kaitlyn McConnell about a small town in Missouri that is recovering after a tornado hit last year. The town’s museum is working hard to keep its history alive despite the destruction. Then, […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we start out talking to Julia Tilton about Sangamon County, Illinois, where the county board recently approved a major data center project even as a major regulatory bill aiming to address data centers is caught up in the state legislature. Then, we’re going on a road trip around the Great […]

This week on Yonder Radio, we have more data center coverage as reporter Julia Tilton explains how nearly a quarter of a million dollars of federal funds meant for affordable housing is going toward a data center instead. For Memorial Day and Mental Health Awareness Month, we are learning about an organization leading important conversations […]