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Reframing Rural

Megan Torgerson

Reframing Rural is the award-winning documentary podcast founded in 2019 by writer, Montanan and farmer"s daughter, Megan Torgerson. Reframing Rural does the much needed work of challenging stigmas about rural places by introducing listeners to working people, history and culture that don"t always get the spotlight. Season 1 transports listeners to Torgerson"s rural homeplace, a tight-knit agricultural community on the plains of far Northeast Montana. Season 2 sows hope in the future of the rural

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01:01:57

“Groundwork” Episode 3: A Conversation with Kathleen...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/12/21

Montana has long held a distinctive place within the mythos of America. Today, it’s becoming an ever-more attractive destination for those in search of a stronger sense of community, or an escape, in response to a dizzying and hyper-digital world. In this honest conversation with award-winning, Butte-based journalist, Kathleen McLaughlin, Reframing Rural explores what an influx of wealthy newcomers means for housing access and affordability, open spaces and community cohesion, and how new and

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01:30:40

Bonus Episode: Stories for Action, "Strengthening...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/12/21

In this bonus episode Stories for Action podcast host Lara Tomov explores how the pressures of rapid growth and development are affecting Montanans, and how community groups like Trust Montana, Successful Gardiner and Reimagining Rural are working to maintain vibrant communities where all Montanans can thrive.

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52:31

"Groundwork" Episode 2: Farm Succession in Northeast...

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2022/11/30

After a lifetime farming wheat on the Northern Great Plains, the time has come for Russ Torgerson to retire. In this narrative episode, Reframing Rural producer Megan Torgerson shares the intimate journey of her family’s farm succession, giving listeners an inside look into the emotional, legal and financial factors at play with succession planning. Curious what the next generation of farmers are facing, Megan also interviews the Jorgensens, another farm family from NE Montana who is transferring

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01:01:38

"Groundwork" Episode 1: An interview with the...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/10/26

The “farmer’s lawyer” Sarah Vogel is a hero to farmers across the country. In the 1980s she saved 240,000 family farmers facing foreclosure. In the 2000s she pursued justice for thousands of Native American farmers and ranchers who suffered decades of credit discrimination from the USDA. Sarah continues her fight to save the family farm today, and her new book “The Farmer’s Lawyer,” is inspiring others to join her.

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06:04

Season 3 "Groundwork" Preview

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2022/10/12

Reframing Rural’s third season will transport listeners to Golden Triangle wheat fields, farmhouse kitchen tables and small mountain town main streets. Combining sound-rich narrative non-fiction episodes with in-depth interviews, season three will shine light on the state of family farming, the resurgence of regenerative techniques in agriculture and the realities of rural gentrification.

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28:30

Bonus Episode: The Modern West

Reframing Rural ·

2022/08/25

Our friends at The Modern West have a new season out, and we’re excited to share part one with you! Like Reframing Rural, The Modern West shares surprising stories from often overlooked rural places, helping to reframe how we think about the West as it is today. In “The Rolling Stone,” the first episode in their “The Great Individualist” series, they break down myths about what it means to be a “real” cowboy. Be sure to catch up on the rest of "The Great Individualist" season and follow The Modern

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47:41

Sowing Possibility Episode 10: Emily Stifler Wolfe &...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/06/30

In part two of Megan’s conversation with journalists Emily Stifler Wolfe and Jason Thompson of the “Common Ground Series” published by Montana Free Press, they discuss the threat of desertification, succession planning challenges family farms face and the sixth soil health principle of context.

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57:57

Sowing Possibility Episode 9: Emily Stifler Wolfe &...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/05/26

Combining profiles of farmers from the Golden Triangle with soil science, history, policy research and transportive imagery, the award-winning “Common Ground” series is sowing hope in the future for farmers across the West. Written by Emily Stifler Wolfe with transportive photography from photo journalist Jason Thompson, “Common Ground,” illuminates the role of regenerative agriculture in fostering resilient rural economies and communities.

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01:00:31

Sowing Possibility Episode 8: Randi Lynn Tanglen, PhD

Reframing Rural ·

2022/04/28

Randi Lynn Tanglen, PhD grew up in the small NE Montana town of Sidney and turned an early love of literature into a career in education. Randi developed a specialty in hidden voices of 19th century Western American Literature including women, Indigenous and Black authors – a niche that has helped her uncover her family’s storied history on the Great Plains. Today Randi leads the statewide humanities council, Humanities Montana, ensuring the public humanities are stewarded in Montana’s rural and

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57:03

Sowing Possibility Episode 7: Jeanie Alderson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/03/31

Jeanie Alderson comes from a storied legacy of ranchers in Southeast Montana. In the 1970s, her parents were among the rural organizers to form Northern Plains Resource Council. Today, Jeanie and her husband Terry are continuing their work standing up for family farms and ranches by fighting against the "Big Four" meatpacking monopoly that's extinguishing competition and dictating prices, forcing some ranches to go out of business.

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01:12:47

Sowing Possibility Episode 6: Ashley Hanson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/02/24

Ashley Hanson is the director of PlaceBase Productions, a site-specific theater company working with nontraditional actors to create stories specific to small towns, and the founder and executive director of Department of Public Transformation, an artist-led nonprofit that's fostering community connection, civic pride and equitable participation in rural places. This episode explores the role of the arts in facilitating community cohesion and rural community development, and the challenges and

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Sowing Possibility Episode 6: Ashley Hanson

Reframing Rural ·

2022/02/24

Ashley Hanson is the director of PlaceBase Productions, a site-specific theater company working with nontraditional actors to create stories specific to small towns, and the founder and executive director of Department of Public Transformation, an artist-led nonprofit that's fostering community connection, civic pride and equitable participation in rural places. This episode explores the role of the arts in facilitating community cohesion and rural community development, and the challenges and

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01:07:10

Sowing Possibility Season 5: Benya Kraus

Reframing Rural ·

2022/01/27

Benya Kraus is the co-founder of Lead for America, a national nonprofit nurturing the next generation of rural leaders. Benya embodies the virtue of getting proximate to issues most affecting her rural home, while striving to restore solidarity between disconnected cultures and a divided nation.

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51:23

Bonus Episode: Ed Roberson on Creating his Celebrated...

Reframing Rural ·

2022/01/14

For an event hosted by the Rural Radio Collective Megan Torgerson sits down with Ed Roberson, the founder and producer of the acclaimed podcast Mountain & Prairie, to hear what he’s learned over the past six years producing intelligent and thoughtful conversations that illuminate the unfolding Zeitgeist of the modern American West.

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01:07:00

Sowing Possibility Episode 4: Ben Winchester

Reframing Rural ·

2021/12/16

Ben Winchester is a rural sociologist whose research into the rural “brain gain” has illuminated the trend of 30- to 49-year-olds migrating to rural America. A purveyor of good news that small towns are not dying, Ben is on a mission to elevate a positive narrative on rural America through the use of applied research and data. This episode spans the history behind the negative rural narrative, how small towns can be more welcoming to newcomers and the positive work happening in the rural development

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01:14:59

Sowing Possibility Episode 3: Miranda Moen

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2021/11/30

Miranda Moen is a rural architectural designer studying the architecture and cultural history of her ancestors through a Fulbright fellowship in Norway. This stirring conversation covers Miranda's mission to uplift the importance of rural and working class buildings, and how she has come to better understand her cultural identity through study of the built environment.

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01:03:19

Sowing Possibility Episode 2: Jake Bullinger

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2021/10/28

Jake Bullinger is a Wyoming native, freelance journalist and new father who covers the politics, culture, economy and environment of the West. In “Sowing Possibility: Episode 2” host Megan Torgerson and Jake discuss red state-blue state binaries, the history of mobility in the west and the potential for climate resilience in resource economies.

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37:50

Bonus Episode: Red Ants Pants Music Festival

Reframing Rural ·

2021/10/19

Following Reframing Rural’s interview with Red Ants Pants Founder, Sarah Calhoun, Megan Torgerson heads to Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs, Montana where she records powerful performances and speaks with musicians, festival attendees and Red Ants Pants Foundation timber skills workshop facilitators.

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49:41

Sowing Possibility Episode 1: Sarah Calhoun

Reframing Rural ·

2021/09/30

Sarah Calhoun has long been venerated as a champion of rural causes in Montana and beyond. In the first episode of our Sowing Possibility series, Calhoun explores how her childhood in rural New Brunswick and New England informed her decision to move to the small agricultural town of White Sulphur Springs, Montana. She’ll share exciting plans for the future of the Red Ants Pants Foundation and key takeaways on rural resiliency she’s gleaned from her years running the Red Ants Pants workwear company

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04:56

Season 2 Preview

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2021/09/14

Reframing Rural's second season "Sowing Possibility" shares conversations with rural advocates from across the Heartland and West. Guided by host Megan Torgerson, this ten episode season leans into intimate and expansive questions about the past and future of rural America while provoking inspired possibilities for a shared future.

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