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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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Sowing Possibility Episode 1: Sarah Calhoun

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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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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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Episode 7: Patchwork Quilt, A Narrated Essay by Megan...

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2021/07/21

In the final episode of Reframing Rural's inaugural season, founder Megan Torgerson recounts her experience leaving rural Montana to attend college in Missoula, her journey encountering and dismantling rural stereotypes, and why she is working to reframe the narrative on rural America. Offering a glimpse into Megan's childhood, this narrated essay explores how her rural roots informs her work today.

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Bonus Episode: The Modern West

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2021/05/31

Looking for another podcast set in the American West that weaves family stories, personal inquiry and cultural analysis to uncover issues affecting beloved rural places? Look no further than The Modern West’s Ghost Town(ing) series! In this episode you’ll hear from host Melodie Edwards who will transport you to Walden, Colorado where she interviews her parents about their enduring love for their small town and what compels them to stay.

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Episode 6: A Mother's Day Celebration of Rural Womanhood

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2021/05/09

This special Mother's Day episode features Kay Brinkman and Renny Torgerson two old friends and rural Montana farm women who have lived in the Scandinavian farming community of Dagmar, since the 1970s. From braving a whiteout with a herd of cattle, to teaching in a two-room school house, these matriarchs are an example of the integral role women play in small towns and rural communities across the country.

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Episode 5: A Snapshot of Family Farming Amid Cycles...

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2021/02/19

The Torgersons have farmed for as far back as the family has record of, at least the 1500s, but likely much longer. Beginning with the onset of industrialization, this episode tracks the story of a family who left Norway for the promise of a better life in America nearly 150 years ago, and how this family continues to preserve its farming legacy in Northeastern Montana despite a dwindling population, unpredictable weather and an unfavorable commodity market.

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Episode 4: Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed

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2020/10/13

Ralph Summers is a mailman, bus driver, taxidermist and preacher living in Dagmar, Montana. In this episode, we explore the history of rural mail delivery, the value of neighbors, and what it means to have faith.

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Episode 3: Unearthing the Indigenous Narrative in...

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2020/07/30

Eddie Hentges grew up and later taught history on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Northeast Montana. A descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, he discusses the politics behind looking Native, the history of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes and how he approaches teaching U.S. high school history through a multicultural and decolonial lens.

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Episode 2: The Scary Prairie Will Not Get the Best of Me

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2020/05/01

Margaret Hoven and David Anderson moved to Plentywood, Montana from Washington D.C. 15 years ago. Northeastern Montana culture, political memory, change and the power of music are themes explored in this episode named after Margaret's original song "The Scary Prairie Will Not Get the Best of Me" from a play the couple co-wrote, "Dead Thing On the Wall."

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Episode 1: Preservation and Motherhood on the...

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2020/03/06

Kim Rudnigen is a mother of four, working as an environmental compliance officer in the oil and gas industry in Northeast Montana. In Reframing Rural's first episode, we'll learn from Kim what it is like to raise a family in a county where there are two people per square mile and how the Rudnigens are helping to reinvigorate the community surrounding Dagmar, MT.

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Season 1 Preview

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2020/02/21

Reframing Rural's mission it to cultivate curiosity and conversation across the urban rural divide. The first season, Coming Home, is set in Sheridan County, Montana, which borders Canada, North Dakota, and the most rural county in the United States. Coming Home reflects on geography's role in our understanding of home and features stories of hope and resilience from the Northern Great Plains. Hosted and produced by Megan Torgerson, this narrative nonfiction podcast reframes the narrative on rural

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