Back in 2016, before the presidential election, political science professor Kathy Cramer published a new book, The Politics of Resentment. It chronicled her findings after traveling around rural Wisconsin and […]
Bringing High-Speed Internet to Rural Wisconsin
Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission awarded $100 million dollars in federal pandemic relief money to projects expanding fiber broadband access. This comes at an especially crucial time. […]
Nebraska’s Rural Rebellion
After the 2016 election, writer Ross Benes noticed that people in places like New York City (where he lives now) were suddenly curious about “flyover” states like Nebraska, where he […]
Rural Healthcare’s COVID Crisis
As Wisconsin and other states around the country face a new COVID-19 surge, rural hospitals are sounding the alarm. Today on the show, we take a close look at the […]
Americans Reaching for Hope
After last night’s presidential debate, many Americans are feeling that hope is in short supply. So today on the show, Wednesday host Ali Muldrow asks award-winning author Sheryl WuDunn: What […]
Rural Check-In: Wisconsin Farmers and Routes to Roots
First up on today’s rural Wisconsin check-in show, journalist Dan Kaufman breaks down his latest piece from the New Yorker, “How Suffering Farmers May Determine Trump’s Fate.” Then, we’re joined […]