The Heart of Rural America

In a time-sensitive interview, I sit down with Mark Lapka, a South Dakota farmer and rancher, who has been sounding the alarm on the implications and dangers of a proposed 5-state carbon pipeline with questionable ties to BlackRock and China. With massive climate change tax incentives up for grabs, it's the Wild West for the payouts on carbon capture, and in the rush to get this project through, p...

Fred Linz is the owner and chief executive officer of Meats by Linz, a multi-generation family-owned meat purveying company. Fred joined Meats by Linz in 1985, and he has focused heavily on building partners throughout the white tablecloth industry where he provides beef for some of the most iconic steakhouses around the world. In 2012, Fred saw the need for quality and consistency in the industry...

In episode three of “The Heart Of Rural America,” Amanda Radke talks about the importance of sharing our agricultural stories and how we can impact the next generation of consumers to be empowered and informed on where their food comes from with sweet and simple stories. As the author of eight children’s books, Amanda shares why she got started writing books; how she is debunking misconceptions ab...

Life is too short for fake friends, fake butter, and fake meat! Today, on “The Heart of Rural America,” Amanda Radke talks about trending headlines in the fake meat world, and how the agenda has been clearly laid out to not simply compete with traditional proteins like meat, dairy, and eggs, but to completely replace them and make them our ONLY option. Plus, she shares a shocking story of a time w...

Welcome to the first episode of "The Heart of Rural America,” presented by CK6 Consulting and Real Tuff Livestock. I'm your host, Amanda Radke, and if we haven't met yet, thanks for being here! If you've been following me for a while, maybe it was back in the day when I led a protest at a Carrie Underwood concert, when she was vocally supporting the animal rights extremist organization, the Humane...

The debut episode for Amanda Radke’s new podcast, “The Heart of Rural America” is slated to release July 26, but in the meantime, here is a preview episode to download and enjoy. A whopping 50,000,000+ Americans downloaded Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town,” quickly elevating it to the top of the music charts. Amanda shares what the song means to her and all those who call America “home” in...

Welcome to the Heart of Rural America podcast. I’m your host, Amanda Radke ​-- a South Dakota cattle rancher, wife, mom of four, children’s book author, and motivational speaker. I started this show with a simple goal in mind -- to share the untold stories of the often-overlooked independent farmer and rancher. On this program, We’ll discuss the challenges that face rural America and the anti-anim...