Three Rural White Guys

3RWG dives into Trump's incessant desire to redecorate, the non-stop chaos all around the Trump administration, the war-on-war-off-war-on that isn't a war in Iran, and the Great Issue Swap of 2026.

You’ve heard it before: “The two-party system sucks.” “Both parties are corrupt.” “They’re all the same.” There are plenty of reasons to be frustrated with American politics. Let’s be honest about what’s usually happening when that line comes from the right: it’s often a Republican trying to avoid admitting what their party has become. One party is imperfect, frustrating, and often too cautious. T...

Mike returns from “lockup,” Jacob becomes America’s most wanted algae kingpin, and somehow that’s only the beginning. This week the guys dive into the algae-covered Reflecting Pool saga, Trump’s birthday UFC spectacle at the White House, the mysterious Iran “peace deal” that may or may not actually exist, the politics of war profiteering, and the latest twists in the Epstein file controversy. Alon...

Tonight on Three Rural White Guys, Kellen and Jacob tackle a question that seems increasingly difficult in modern America: What happens when people stop arguing about politics and start arguing about reality itself? The conversation begins with renewed hostilities involving Iran, rising energy costs, and the latest inflation report. From there, the discussion turns to one of the stranger stories o...

Something very strange happened in Iowa’s midterm primary: Democrats showed up. Not “Iowa is magically blue now” showed up. Not “run the table in November” showed up. But in a state where rural Democrats have spent years feeling like lonely little blue dots in a red sea, the numbers told a different story. Kellen brings the spreadsheet, Mike brings the bottle-opener trauma, and Jacob helps keep th...

<p>The guys discuss why Republican candidates seem to spend more time finding ways to exclude people from their public events and town halls versus welcoming more people in. </p>

3RWG breaks down the obvious corruption and grifting going on in DC right -- the $1.776B slush fund Trump has set up to pay off criminals and co-conspirators.

The guys discuss how the Trump Administration passing out free money to his friends and family is ruining our economy and the lives of rural Americans.

The guys go after the Republican Party for no longer representing rural voters. Closing hospitals, schools and more while slashing billions in tax revenue on the wealthy, building billion dollar ballrooms and handing out 50B+ to lobbyist contractors.

The Three Rural White Guys gear up for the mid-terms by turning on the video cameras and going live. They set the stage by examining how Republican policies have screwed rural America.

Iowa Rep. Larry McBurney joins the show to talk about the Iowa House Democrats' new Working Families and Affordability Plan.

The Three Rural White Guys kick off a new intermittent series on Democratic primaries in rural America. This episode features Taylor Wettach, candidate for Iowa’s 1st District of the United States House of Representatives.  Wettach discusses the importance of showing up, listening first, and earning trust outside the usual political hotspots. The guys discuss why competitive primaries matter, what...

State Representative David Jacoby joins the pod to discuss the sobering situation in Minnesota, Iowa Democrats plan to make property taxes benefit Iowans instead of the wealthy elite, and the state of bi-partisanship in rural legislatures.

Nursing researcher, women's health advocate, and former Iowa state senate candidate Nicole Low joins the show to discuss needed changes to how Democrats engage rural voters.  Additionally, the crew discusses rural health care access as Republicans continue to defund and take away local control of our critical rural government services. 

The guys attend Crooked Con in DC, moderate Senate Democrats make sure kids get fed and workers paid as they begin the process of opening the government back up, and hell has frozen over as Iowa Congresswoman Marionette Miller Meeks finally holds a town hall....in the most remote county in her district at 2pm on a Monday.  Unfortunately for her, it didn't stop her constituents from showing up...

The guys interview rural Democrat legend Sam Schropp. They discuss the generational connection between agriculture and the government and Sam shares the secret sauce to winning over rural voters.

Diving into some of the ways billionaires come out ahead of everyone else while the new tax law slashes basic services for everyone not wealthy enough to take advantage of those same tax breaks.

Diving into the Qatari Air Force facility recently announced at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

Has your typical grocery bill gone down? Has anyone's? Let's dive in to what's causing food prices to be so high, and continue to climb despite the rhetoric.

The guys explore the FAFO trend and how it impacts efforts to create change for the 2026 elections and beyond. Music Credits: "Up and Down" by Chris Housman, used with permission.

Discussing why the No Kings protest happened despite the fact the US does not have a king.

Donald Trump lives in a fantasy world, golfing and praising himself, while farmers (soybean farmers in particular) have lost a huge part of their market and many have nowhere to sell their products.

The Three Rural White Guys are back for Season 7 and back to their roots of connecting rural communities with resources, news and social movements impacting rural Americans. Delaney Dixon of DVIP/RVAP joins the guys to discuss National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Kasey Conrad debuts on the show to discuss the importance of running for office locally in rural municipal elections. Headlines,...

Kellen breaks down what this shutdown looks like relative to previous ones - and tries to figure out how long it might last.

Breaking down what tariffs are and how they impact you - special focus on rural economies.