Yonder Radio

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...

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 w...

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 effor...

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 partic...

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...