In my first season I brought listeners to cattle pastures, country churches, farm houses and my own homeplace on the Montana Hi-Line. In season two I expanded the geographic scope of my stories to bring you conversations with thought partners from across the West and Heartland who, like me, advocate for, study and make art out of the rural experience. These interviews unearth guests’ rural roots and take a deep dive into cultural forces and policies that have shaped rural America. They parse out social and environmental issues impacting our small towns, rural lands (and country at large) while offering solutions that you can implement in your community.