Rural Remix

Housing is one of the biggest challenges for popular destination communities around the country. Second home owners and vacation rentals drive up prices in our recreation communities and locals get priced out. In this episode we’re headed to Moab, Utah, to learn about the Community Land Trust and the work they’re doing to support affordable housing. We’ll also visit Taos, New Mexico with Daily Yonder reporter Anya Petrone Slepyan to learn about the town's housing challenges and potential solutions.

Introducing the Rural Reporter’s Notebook, a behind-the-scenes look at rural stories from across the country. An evolution of their coverage on the Keep It Rural podcast, Daily Yonder reporters Claire Carlson and Julia Tilton host this biweekly series. Bringing in voices from inside and outside the Daily Yonder’s newsroom, Claire and Julia unpack today’s biggest headlines and what they mean for life in rural places.

Introducing the Rural Reporter’s Notebook, a behind-the-scenes look at rural stories from across the country. An evolution of their coverage on the Keep It Rural podcast, Daily Yonder reporters Claire Carlson and Julia Tilton host this biweekly series. Bringing in voices from inside and outside the Daily Yonder’s newsroom, Claire and Julia unpack today’s biggest headlines and what they mean for life in rural places.In this episode, Daily Yonder reporter Ilana Newman joins to discuss her new podcast, Getaway, a five-episode series about what it means to be a rural recreation community. You can listen to episodes now on the Rural Remix feed.

In our first episode we talk to a few people who study the recreation industry and how it intersects with rural communities. We start out in Montezuma County, Colorado, Ilana’s home in Southwest Colorado and also visit Monte Vista, Colorado, another small town in Southern Colorado. These two communities are not necessarily known as tourism destinations, but the towns are invested in recreation development for locals and developing sustainable tourism along the way.

Welcome to the Beyond the Clock  Podcast, where rural stories take center stage! In this podcast, Ash Hanson from Department of Public Transformation and Anna Claussen from Voices for Rural Resilience are your hosts on a journey into the hearts, minds, and imaginations of rural artists, cultural workers, and change-makers across the country. In this episode, Anna and Ash converse with Beyond the Clock Resident Artist, Eliza Blue, and share their hopes and ideas for this season’s podcasts. They explore the concept of ruralness, embracing tensions in identity, and the role of rural artists as stewards and storytellers.

From slashing electric vehicle infrastructure to cutting grants for farmers, the Trump administration’s attempt to “trim the fat” off government spending has caused chaos and confusion in Washington D.C. and beyond. Claire and Julia break down how two spending freezes have affected folks on the ground in rural America.(Photo credit Claire Carlson)

President Donald Trump has made it a priority in the first weeks of his second administration to cut diversity, equity and inclusion—DEI—programs across the federal government. Universities and corporations are largely following suit. On this episode of Keep it Rural, Daily Yonder reporters Claire Carlson and Julia Tilton are joined by Lane Wendell Fischer, a small-town Kansas native and Yale University alumnus whose recent commentary explores the impact of DEI efforts on rural populations. Fischer is also a reporter for the Daily Yonder, where he frequently covers education.Photo: Beth Harpaz/AP

The recent Los Angeles wildfires have highlighted something rural people already knew: no place is safe from fire as climate change exacerbates the conditions that make sparks fly. This reality makes federal disaster relief more important than ever, but the new Trump administration could make it harder for victims to get government help.Photo: Noah Berger/AP

On the heels of the news that 2024 was the hottest year on record — beating out 2023 for the top spot — Daily Yonder reporters Claire Carlson and Julia Tilton reflect on winter past and future. Claire shares stories from her holiday travels to rural Pennsylvania, where her grandparents met as young people on a frozen toboggan slide that hasn’t run since 2014. Julia shares stories from her grandmother’s upbringing in New Hampshire and New York, where seasonal snow piles once towered so high they lasted well into the spring months. Photo: New London, NH. 1957.

Host Sara June Jo-Sæbo explores the transformative power of Recovery Court in Southwest Virginia, an innovative alternative to incarceration for individuals struggling with addiction. Through deeply personal stories from participants and judges, “On the Rebound” reveals how the program combines accountability, compassion, and fitness to support recovery and examines the pervasive impact of drug culture on rural communities.