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Rural Reflections

Rural Reflections is a simple approach to daily life viewed from a rural perspective. Grant Nelson is a columnist and podcaster who has written for several area media outlets for almost 22 years. This podcast will take you back to your childhood, or it may make today’s technology seem a bit simpler-or just make you feel good. Grant often writes a letter to his brother, Dave Nelson, who lives in Carrington, North Dakota then invites listeners to peer over his shoulder and hear what he has to

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3:05

The Pollinator Planting

Rural Reflections ·

2025/08/04

One of the final projects for 2025 at the Nelson farm, is something good for the local pollinators and pleasing to everyone's eye.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:33

We're all in this together at the fair

Rural Reflections ·

2025/07/28

A few days at the county fair can give good insight into all of usSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:37

An Active Saturday Morning

Rural Reflections ·

2025/07/21

Sometimes active listening and active living are both found by taking the same off-ramp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:39

The Missing Meiko

Rural Reflections ·

2025/07/14

This week's Rural Reflecitons is about a missing dog and a group that exists to retrieve lost animals just like him. This is the Missing Meiko.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:18

July Letter to Dave

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2025/07/08

Grant declares his Declaration of Independence from summer in this week's letter to his brother, Dave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:23

That Summer Storm

Rural Reflections ·

2025/07/06

That summer storm that made me think of times past and the high price of that little slice of nostalgiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:41

Crookston Cattle Company

Rural Reflections ·

2025/06/24

Human mistakes and actions taken by people who wanted what they didn't need created, and then brought to a close, the Crookston Cattle Company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:25

Bending Time for My Own Amusement

Rural Reflections ·

2025/06/17

Clifford the cat contemplates the day while Grant explains how he bends his own perspective on the passage of time in one letter to his brother, Dave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:23

Bulletin Boards

Rural Reflections ·

2025/06/16

When Grant takes the local pulse, he goes to the nearest bullentin boardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:22

Too Much Work Just to Say Hello

Rural Reflections ·

2025/06/02

How many apps do we need to simply say "Hello?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:18

The Summer Reader

Rural Reflections ·

2025/05/27

When considering a theme for summer 2025, Grant decides to go back to a favorite pastime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:11

Arpin Minnesota

Rural Reflections ·

2025/05/19

A Town without its lake becomes a lake without its town.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:23

Oak Grove Memories

Rural Reflections ·

2025/05/12

Have you ever watched a memory fade? All structures have a shelf life but the emotions that make them important are timeless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:41

Hitting Rocks with Sticks

Rural Reflections ·

2025/05/05

Boredom brought opportunity to the farm in the farm of creativity, such as creating an activity called "hitting rocks with sticksSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:27

April Letter to Dave

Rural Reflections ·

2025/04/28

Grant Nelson has written letters to his brother Dave for about half a century. This tradition is one they share with listeners at KFGO. Pear over their shoulders and see what Grant has to say this week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:37

Turn That Faucet Down

Rural Reflections ·

2025/04/28

Do you ever feel like more is never enough? So does Grant Nelson in this week's Rural ReflectionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:28

Spring Abounds with Metaphors

Rural Reflections ·

2025/04/14

As spring arrives, it brings with it robins, a new relationship to the land....and metaphors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:33

The Importance of History

Rural Reflections ·

2025/04/07

Is history important to you? This week Rural Reflections talks about the place history has in our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:12

Satisfying Projects

Rural Reflections ·

2025/03/31

When it comes to projects, Grant finds peacethrough the quiet medium of subtle change that requires only his work and focus to connect with memories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:17

March Letter to Dave

Rural Reflections ·

2025/03/25

This is a letter to Grant's brother who lives in Carrington, North Dakota. A family tradition between them which has existed in some form for five decades!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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