Yonder Radio

Center for Rural Strategies
  • 5.0 (5)
  • Society & Culture

This feed includes two versions of every episode. One is 60 minutes, which includes breaks for radio broadcasting, and the other is for podcasting and does not include breaks. Yonder Radio is a new, free, hour-long show that is fresh every week and designed to help fill programming gaps. We’ll feature nuanced stories that represent the 60 million people who live in rural America, and the distinct communities they call home. Each week will start with a news round-up: think of this as the top headlines read through a rural lens. For instance, how does a government shutdown affect federal workers living in rural communities? Or, what do changes in Medicare policy mean for small town hospitals? We’ll also talk with reporters for in-depth but conversational segments going beyond the headlines, exploring their coverage on topics shaping rural communities. We’ll highlight how these stories unfold across different regions, offering local nuance with a broader perspective. Yonder Radio is not just news. It’s also a show focused on rural lives and livelihoods. That means weekly human-interest stories, hearing from hunters, farmers, gardeners, and shopkeepers; conversations with artists supporting and reimagining traditions; performances by regional musicians; and vibrant analysis of rural representation in pop culture. Add in a round of engaging trivia, and you’ve got a show that’s as rich and varied as the places it comes from.

  1. 4d ago

    Yonder Radio 10/1/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

    This week on Yonder Radio, we begin with Jana Rose Schleis, a news reporter with KBIA in Columbia, Missouri. She visited a nuclear power plant in Callaway County to learn about the financial and technical barriers to expanding the state’s nuclear power capacity. Then, we hear from Heather Dawn Thompson, who spearheads the World Wildlife Fund’s efforts to support indigenous communities as they restore and harvest buffalo populations. We head to Vernonia, Oregon, to learn how a community rail-to-trail gained official status from the National Park Service as a National Recreation Trail. And reporter Nicole Musgrave takes us behind the scenes of West Virginia’s viral hip-hop songwriting contest, “Dear West V,” which swept across the Mountain State this summer. Our featured musician this week is Wyatt Espalin, singer, songwriter, and lifelong entertainer from North Georgia. Tune in for all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

    Yonder Radio 10/1/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

  2. 4d ago

    Yonder Radio 10/1/26 (Radio version, with breaks)

    *Note: This episode is built for radio broadcasting and includes breaks filled with music for podcast purposes. This week on Yonder Radio, we begin with Jana Rose Schleis, a news reporter with KBIA in Columbia, Missouri. She visited a nuclear power plant in Callaway County to learn about the financial and technical barriers to expanding the state’s nuclear power capacity. Then, we hear from Heather Dawn Thompson, who spearheads the World Wildlife Fund’s efforts to support indigenous communities as they restore and harvest buffalo populations. We head to Vernonia, Oregon, to learn how a community rail-to-trail gained official status from the National Park Service as a National Recreation Trail. And reporter Nicole Musgrave takes us behind the scenes of West Virginia’s viral hip-hop songwriting contest, “Dear West V,” which swept across the Mountain State this summer. Our featured musician this week is Wyatt Espalin, singer, songwriter, and lifelong entertainer from North Georgia. Tune in for all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio. 0:00-1:00 Billboard 1:00-5:00 Local News/Music 5:00-23:27 A Block 23:27-25:27 Break/Music 25:27-40:36 B Block 40:36-42:36 Break/Music 42:36-59:00 C Block 59:00-60:00 Local Avail/Music

    Yonder Radio 10/1/26 (Radio version, with breaks)

  3. Sep 24

    Yonder Radio 9/24/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

    This week on Yonder Radio, we begin with a conversation about healthcare affordability in Tennessee with Daily Yonder health reporter Madeline de Figueredo and Beth Beaudin-Seiler, director of the Healthcare Value Hub. We’re taking a deep dive into the state of rural journalism this week with field notes from Jeremiah Ariaz, a photographer in Kansas, and a story from Daily Yonder contributor Kim Kobersmith about the Marfa Sentinel, a newspaper that started a coffee shop/bar to help fund local reporting. Then, we head back to Appalachia, where Roy "Bam" Haslip, Former Lewisburg, Tennessee City Manager, responded to our question, “What is Rural?” for Rural Assembly Everywhere and we talk to filmmaker Emma Dessau about her newest documentary, “Roe Was Never Enough”, about abortion access in Appalachia. Finally, we have a story from our host, Jared Ewy, about a Tarantula Festival in Colorado. Our featured musician this week is Alex Dunn, a singer-songwriter from northern New Mexico who is touring both solo and with a band across the West this fall. Tune in for all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

    Yonder Radio 9/24/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

  4. Sep 24

    Yonder Radio 9/24/26 (Radio version, with breaks)

    *Note: This episode is built for radio broadcasting and includes breaks filled with music for podcast purposes. This week on Yonder Radio, we begin with a conversation about healthcare affordability in Tennessee with Daily Yonder health reporter Madeline de Figueredo and Beth Beaudin-Seiler, director of the Healthcare Value Hub. We’re taking a deep dive into the state of rural journalism this week with field notes from Jeremiah Ariaz, a photographer in Kansas, and a story from Daily Yonder contributor Kim Kobersmith about the Marfa Sentinel, a newspaper that started a coffee shop/bar to help fund local reporting. Then, we head back to Appalachia, where Roy "Bam" Haslip, Former Lewisburg, Tennessee City Manager, responded to our question, “What is Rural?” for Rural Assembly Everywhere and we talk to filmmaker Emma Dessau about her newest documentary, “Roe Was Never Enough”, about abortion access in Appalachia. Finally, we have a story from our host, Jared Ewy, about a Tarantula Festival in Colorado. Our featured musician this week is Alex Dunn, a singer-songwriter from northern New Mexico who is touring both solo and with a band across the West this fall. Tune in for all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio. 0:00-1:00 Billboard 1:00-5:00 Local News/Music 5:00-23:02 A Block 23:02-25:02 Break/Music 25:02-39:36 B Block 39:36-41:36 Break/Music 41:36-59:00 C Block 59:00-60:00 Local Avail/Music

    Yonder Radio 9/24/26 (Radio version, with breaks)

  5. Sep 17

    RERUN *SPECIAL REPORT* Yonder Radio - Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom (Podcast version, no breaks)

    Yonder Radio's first-ever special report is called Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom. We're digging into how different kinds of power – from literal computing power to political and economic power – shape data center development in rural America. Two-thirds of new data centers are going to be built in rural places, according to the Pew Research Center. That puts rural communities at the forefront of a nationwide scramble to build the physical infrastructure powering AI. Still, as the U.S. economy embraces AI, rural America has yet to feel the technology’s economic windfall. Instead, many communities are grappling with competing visions for the future of their land, water, and energy resources, as data centers crop up to supply growing AI demand. Over the past year, the Daily Yonder has reported on the rural data center rush in nearly every region. What has emerged is a story not only of what gets built, and where, but also of who gets to decide.

    RERUN *SPECIAL REPORT* Yonder Radio - Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom (Podcast version, no breaks)

  6. Sep 17

    RERUN *SPECIAL REPORT* Yonder Radio - Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom (Radio version, with breaks)

    *RERUN Note: This episode is built for radio broadcasting and includes breaks filled with music for podcast purposes. Yonder Radio's first-ever special report is called Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom. We're digging into how different kinds of power – from literal computing power to political and economic power – shape data center development in rural America. Two-thirds of new data centers are going to be built in rural places, according to the Pew Research Center. That puts rural communities at the forefront of a nationwide scramble to build the physical infrastructure powering AI. Still, as the U.S. economy embraces AI, rural America has yet to feel the technology’s economic windfall. Instead, many communities are grappling with competing visions for the future of their land, water, and energy resources, as data centers crop up to supply growing AI demand. Over the past year, the Daily Yonder has reported on the rural data center rush in nearly every region. What has emerged is a story not only of what gets built, and where, but also of who gets to decide.

    RERUN *SPECIAL REPORT* Yonder Radio - Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom (Radio version, with breaks)

  7. Sep 10

    Yonder Radio 9/10/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

    We begin by talking with environmental reporter Delaney Nolan about how AI-generated misinformation helped put an end to an industrial-scale solar project in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Next, Erin Borla, the executive director of the Roundhouse Foundation, talks rural philanthropy in Oregon, and shares some wisdom from her grandma, Gert. Daily Yonder Culture Reporter Susannah Broun interviews filmmaker Rustin Thompson about his new documentary, “The Last Picture Shows,” which tells the story of independent, small-town movie theaters across the West. Oral historian Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz stops by to invite us to a story feast, a project that brings people together over exquisite meals to learn from one another. And Daily Yonder contributor Nhatt Nichols takes us to Wyoming, where Indigenous communities are working to restore native buffalo herds. Our featured musicians this week are Redd and the Paper Flowers, a “living room folk” band out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Tune in to hear all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

    Yonder Radio 9/10/26 (Podcast version, no breaks)

  8. Sep 10

    Yonder Radio 9/10/26 (Radio version, with breaks)

    *Note: this episode is built for radio broadcasting and includes breaks filled with music for podcast purposes. We begin by talking with environmental reporter Delaney Nolan about how AI-generated misinformation helped put an end to an industrial-scale solar project in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Next, Erin Borla, the executive director of the Roundhouse Foundation, talks rural philanthropy in Oregon, and shares some wisdom from her grandma, Gert. Daily Yonder Culture Reporter Susannah Broun interviews filmmaker Rustin Thompson about his new documentary, “The Last Picture Shows,” which tells the story of independent, small-town movie theaters across the West. Oral historian Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz stops by to invite us to a story feast, a project that brings people together over exquisite meals to learn from one another. And Daily Yonder contributor Nhatt Nichols takes us to Wyoming, where Indigenous communities are working to restore native buffalo herds. Our featured musicians this week are Redd and the Paper Flowers, a “living room folk” band out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Tune in to hear all that, and more, on this week’s episode of Yonder Radio.

    Yonder Radio 9/10/26 (Radio version, with breaks)
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This feed includes two versions of every episode. One is 60 minutes, which includes breaks for radio broadcasting, and the other is for podcasting and does not include breaks. Yonder Radio is a new, free, hour-long show that is fresh every week and designed to help fill programming gaps. We’ll feature nuanced stories that represent the 60 million people who live in rural America, and the distinct communities they call home. Each week will start with a news round-up: think of this as the top headlines read through a rural lens. For instance, how does a government shutdown affect federal workers living in rural communities? Or, what do changes in Medicare policy mean for small town hospitals? We’ll also talk with reporters for in-depth but conversational segments going beyond the headlines, exploring their coverage on topics shaping rural communities. We’ll highlight how these stories unfold across different regions, offering local nuance with a broader perspective. Yonder Radio is not just news. It’s also a show focused on rural lives and livelihoods. That means weekly human-interest stories, hearing from hunters, farmers, gardeners, and shopkeepers; conversations with artists supporting and reimagining traditions; performances by regional musicians; and vibrant analysis of rural representation in pop culture. Add in a round of engaging trivia, and you’ve got a show that’s as rich and varied as the places it comes from.

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  • Creator
    Center for Rural Strategies
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Yonder Radio

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