Best Rural Strong Media Podcasts (2023)

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#1585 Workers Rights Ascendent Amid Writers and Actors Strikes in Hollywood and the UAW Strikes Against the Big 3 US Automakers all While the Sociopathic Reality of Capitalism is Laid Bare by CEOs Explain ... 59:06

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Air Date 9/26/2023 Rays of hope for the worker's struggle against unfettered, exploitative capitalism are coming from multiple angles as strikes from creatives in Hollywood and autoworkers in Detroit are striking to demand wages, benefits, and protections while executives make arguments for why workers should be made to feel the threat of poverty t…

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#1584 Israel's Political Upheaval, Supreme Court Power Struggle, US Support, and the Normalization of Apartheid 1:00:37

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Air Date 9/24/2023 Israel's politics have been upended by the return of Netanyahu as Prime Minister, put in office with the help of extremely far-right factions who have now pushed through reforms to the Israeli Supreme Court that fundamentally undermine their democracy. All this while they were already a farce of a democracy due to the maintenance…

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#TBT #1360 Redefine, Unburden and #DefundThePolice: With Copy City renewing debate over policing, we look back at the counterargument (Throwback) 59:12

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Original Air Date: 8/8/2020 Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what it doesn't and what the goals of the movement are. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord commun…

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Ep. 98: Sprayer talk with Precision Planting and Massey Ferguson, get to know Indigo Ag, exploring fertilizer and commodity prices with Nutrien, the music of Whey Jennings 47:47

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On this episode, presented by AGCO, we’re talking sprayer technology with Precision Planting’s Bryce Baker and Massey Ferguson’s Heath Kehnemund. Also, environmental sustainability has been a hot topic in agriculture in recent years and this week we tackle the topic with Chris Harbourt, Chief Strategy Officer for Indigo Ag. In this week’s installme…

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#1583 Alluring Conspiracy Culture vs Capitalism: The Driving Forces that are Attracting People into Conspiratorial Thinking About Trump, COVID, Economics, Military Affairs and More. 1:01:20

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Air Date 9/18/2023 Exploring the captivating world of conspiracy theories! We are all wired to believe misinformation to some degree, but not all to the same degree. With help from Naomi Klein, and other experts, discover why people are drawn to conspiracies, the psychology behind belief and ideas about the best way to prevent conspiratorial thinki…

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#TBT #1190 Island Recovering From Disaster: Hurricane Maria laid bare the colonialism and capitalism in Puerto Rico (Throwback) 57:19

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Original Air Date: 6/15/2018 The high toll Puerto Rico is paying, in both money and lives, for the triple disasters of colonialism, Hurricane Maria and disaster capitalism Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Di…

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Ep. 97: 100 years of Gleaner Combines, Top Crop stars Dan Luekpes and Shelby Fite, harvest weather outlook with Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass, new music from EV Mae 1:07:10

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On this episode, presented by AGCO, we head back to the 2023 Farm Progress Show to discuss 100 years of Gleaner combine history and we look to the future of the legacy brand with its marketing manager and historian, Robert Ross. We also catch up with Dan Luekpes and Shelby Fite, two of the farmers featured on the RFD-TV show Top Crop. In this week’…

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#1582 Maui Fire Sale: Hawaiian Colonization, Disaster Capitalism, and the Climate Crisis Fueling Wildfires and Housing Insecurity in Native Hawaiian Communities on Maui and Beyond 56:09

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Air Date 9/13/2023 This eye-opening episode will explore the complex web of colonialism, disaster capitalism, and climate change is ravaging Native Hawaiian communities. We explore how corporations and privatization going back to annexation have exacerbated wildfires, water scarcity and housing issues in Hawaii. We also discuss the role of tourism …

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Bonus Sample: The human condition since the Christianization of Europe 17:23

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Air Date: 9-8-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The need for good structures of society, not scripture - Jesus is too liberal for Christians - Amateur anthropology - Technology and humanity - Drugs and alcohol REFERENCES: Report: Record Number Of People Following Their Hearts - Babylon Bee The Misunderstood Reason Millions of America…

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Ep. 96: New Fendt Momentum 30-foot planter, Martin-Till, Live to Farm’s Kevin Kalb and Brooks Cardinal, new music from Adam Warner 58:16

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On this episode, presented by AGCO, we talk with Fendt’s Arthur Santos about the new 30-foot Momentum planter unveiled at the 2023 Farm Progress Show. We also talk with Martin-Till’s Tom Patterson about new products the Kentucky-based company rolled out at the show. We also spent some time at the Farm Progress Show with Kevin Kalb and Brooks Cardin…

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#1581 Indicted Authoritarianism Up For Debate: GOP presidential candidates debate the future of the party just in case Donald Trump is found guilty of any of his many crimes and somehow manages to lose ... 1:00:28

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Air Date 9/6/2023 The first GOP presidential debate happened without the frontrunner, Donald Trump, being present for the event but rather hanging over the proceedings like a specter. Meanwhile, Trump's legal troubles continue to mount and we examine what it is that is keeping Republican voters and presidential candidates alike, with minor exceptio…

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#1580 Bet Your Life: Sports betting is opening new and expensive ways to waste your time and destroy your mental health. The impacts of gambling are straining the legitimacy of sports and how they're reported ... 1:00:56

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Air Date 9/3/2023 Sports gambling through smartphones has become widely available and wildly addictive but the effects are being felt beyond the individual gambler's bank account and anxiety levels. Partnerships between gambling companies and colleges, influencers, and even journalistic institutions like ESPN are changing the fundamentals of the sp…

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#TBT #1152 Rise of the Oligarchs Like the Ones Taking Clarence Thomas on Trips: From the Libertarians of the Chicago School and the Push for Market Fundamentalism to the Megadonors Pulling the Strings ... 54:24

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Original Air Date: 12/15/2017 The history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people in favor of oligarchy for the rich Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Show Notes Ch. 1: Why The Koch Brothers Despise The Constitution - Majority Report (@MajorityF…

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Ep. 95: AGCO President Eric Hansotia, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, the music of Mackynsie McKedy 44:59

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We hear from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. We also go one-on-one with AGCO Chairman, President and CEO Eric Hansotia, who talks about the past, present and future of one of the world’s largest farm equipment manufacturers. We also talk with Clarksville Creative Sound recording art…

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#1506 Native Landback for a Healthier Society and Environment (Repost) 1:25:05

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Original Air Date 8/10/2022 Origins of the European colonial land-grab, the need for the #Landback movement, and the benefits to society and the environment in the context of the climate crisis to return stewardship of the land to native peoples. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcri…

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#1504 Neurodiversity is Strength: Autism, ADHD and Beyond (Repost) 1:18:08

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Original Air Date 8/2/2022 Explaining neurodiversity and why it should be seen as a strength and benefit to society when accommodated properly rather than a problem to be solved or, worse, ignored. Autism, ADHD and other examples of neurodiversity all have positive attributes that rarely get talked about which blinds society to those benefits but a…

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#TBT #1209 How to Debate Your Values: Being part of the solution in an age of hyper-polarization as we enter a new election cycle (Throwback) 58:59

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Original Air Date 9-11-2018 Strategies to, and reasons why we need to, have better political conversations. As the first GOP debate signals the beginning of a new election cycle with the country divided as ever, we could always use a refresher on better ways to communicate. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Ja…

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Ep. 94: Farm Progress Show preview with Matt Jungmann, AGCO’s Aaron Belanger, the music of EV Mae 36:37

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On this episode, presented by AGCO, we preview the 2023 Farm Progress Show with the show’s manager, Matt Jungmann. We also discuss our partnership with AGCO and preview the equipment manufacturer’s display at the show with AGCO Farm Show Manager Aaron Belanger. In “The Dirt with Nutrien,” Senior Agronomist Mike Howell discusses deep soil sampling. …

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#1579 Positive masculinity is a process. Many boys hear more about what they shouldn't say, how they shouldn't act, but without a strong alternative example which opens the door for the purveyors of toxic ... 1:06:23

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Air Date 8/23/2023 For decades, we have rightly been focused on dialing back endemic misogyny and poking holes in the patriarchy in the hopes of a new normal of gender relations emerging that would be genuinely healthier for everyone, not just women. But, with so much of the focus on the type of masculinity men and boys shouldn't embrace, we may ha…

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#1578 A.I. is a big tech airplane with a 10% chance of crashing, should society fly it? ChatGPT was only the starter pistol but it has shown the sloppiness of these companies and the need for regulate ... 1:04:53

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Air Date 8/20/2023 Big tech is currently scrambling to bring untested A.I. products to market, over-promising, under-delivering, and working hard obscure and ignore any possible downsides for society. Big tech needs A.I. regulation now before we all suffer the easily foreseeable consequences as well as some unforeseeable ones. Be part of the show! …

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Ep. 93: Potatoes for Pirate Pearl, liver flukes in cattle, discussing regenerative ag, the music of Eric Diamond 54:27

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On this episode, children’s author Jennifer Concepcion and Illustrator Chloe Burgett discuss their new book, Potatoes for Pirate Pearl, which is published by Feeding Minds Press, a project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation. We hear from Boehringer Ingleheim’s Dr. Jody Wade about liver flukes in cattle, and in our “Beltway Beef “segment, we rec…

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#TBT #1323 Maui Fire and Power to the People: The Future of Public Ownership and Local Control (Throwback) 1:14:17

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Original Air Date 12-7-2019 In the context of the devastating fire on Maui, we are replaying this throwback episode to look at the reaction to decades of the fetishization of privatization in the form of a reinvigorated movement for public ownership of institutions meant to serve the public such as utilities, banks, train systems and so on. But thi…

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Bonus Sample #276 There Are No Mild-Mannered People on the Internet 17:39

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Air Date: 8-15-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The Internet, it turns out, is bad - Musk and Zuckerberg cage fight - The "Dopamine Detox" movement REFERENCES: The Ugly Honesty of Elon Musk’s Twitter Rebrand The ‘Dopamine Detox’ Is Having a Moment Dopamine fasting: Misunderstanding science spawns a maladaptive fad #dopamine #dopamin…

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#1577 Trump's historic third indictment containing three counts of conspiracy and one of obstruction regarding the 2020 election and Jan 6th, 2021 1:05:37

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Air Date 8/12/2023 Today, we take a look at the most consequential case against Trump which summarizes his direct involvement in using allegedly illegal means to contest the 2020 election while making knowingly false claims about the legitimacy of election process while directing a conspiracy of followers to do the same. Be part of the show! Leave …

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#TBT #1054 What Drives Trump Conservatives - "Strangers in Their Own Land" (Throwback) 1:01:48

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Original Air Date 11-1-2016 Today we dive deeply into the world of conservatives as described in the new book “Strangers in their own Land” by Arlie Russel Hochschild in an attempt to understand how some non-deplorable people in the country could be supporting Donald Trump. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Ja…

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Tractors And Troubadours

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Ep. 92: Talking corn plant nutrient deficiency with AgriGold Agronomist Emily Prevo, Canadian agriculture with Nutrien, Japanese chef promoting U.S. beef, the music of Hank Williams IV 30:35

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On this episode, presented by AGCO, AgriGold Agronomist Emily Prevo discusses nutrient deficiency and root constriction in corn plants, and what can be done in future years to mitigate these yield robbers. Then, Nutrien Senior Agronomist Mike Howell and Nutrien Marketing Representative Amy Crozier discuss agriculture in Canada and importance of the…

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#1499 January 6th Insurrection Hearings (Everyone Knew The Lie Was A Lie) (Repost) 1:03:22

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Original Air Date 6/25/2022 Today we take a look at some of the takeaways from the hearings investigating the January 6th insurrection. Most notably: they knew, they knew, they knew, they knew from the very beginning that their fraud claims were nonsense and they pushed ahead anyway. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 o…

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#1576 How Florida's education reform works to maintain unjust power imbalances 59:44

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Air Date 8/6/2023 Today, we take a look at the education curriculum reforms currently being pushed through in Florida through the lens of the long pattern of choosing to see our history in a way that comforts the comfortable and afflicts the afflicted. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Tr…

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Bonus Sample #275 Alternate Universes 17:52

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Air Date: 8-4-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - Barbie, Black Mirror and corporations in on the joke - The Extended Mattel Cinematic Universe - The alternate conservative commerce universe - The alternate conservative entertainment universe REFERENCES: Sorry Netflix, Streamberry isn't funny - Mashable Matt Gaetz Can’t Say Margot Robb…

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Ep. 91: Late-season fungicide applications with FMC, Mike Howell talks chuckwagon racing, Farm bill progress at Congressional recess time, the music of David Paul Nolin 30:01

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On this episode, we talk with Nicholas Hustedde of agricultural chemical company FMC about late-season fungicide applications. In this week’s installment of The Dirt with Nutrien, Senior Agronomist Mike Howell takes a break from talking agronomy to talk chuckwagon racing. In our Meat Monitor segment, we hear from U.S. Meat Export Federation Regiona…

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#1575 Cluster Headache, Matching War Crimes with War Crimes Against Russia in Ukraine 1:00:32

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Air Date 8/2/2023 Today, we take a look at the status of the war in Ukraine and the decision made recently for the US to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine, a munition that Biden's Press Sec. referred to as a potential war crime when it was reported that Russia had used them. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Ja…

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Middle of Everywhere

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Who will be with Me at the End? 32:29

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Hospice care is a somewhat misunderstood medical practice in this country. People often think it’s all about dying, or the opposite- keeping a dying patient alive. Neither of these perceptions are accurate. In this episode, we are focusing on what hospice care entails by sitting down with the people who provide it – hospice nurses. Rural areas have…

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#1497 A Healthier Humanity Through a Wellness Economy (Repost) 1:14:21

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Original Air Date 6/17/2022 Today we take a look at many intertwining realizations that are beginning to permeate society which include but are not limited to the dead-end mentality of infinite growth, the uselessness of growth past a certain point for wellbeing, and the deepening alienati…

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Ep. 90: NAFB Summer Agribusiness Dinner roundtable, BioFiltro harnesses the power of worms to serve as a natural waste digester, summer beef industry meetings, the music of Richard Lynch 1:26:35

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On this episode, we take you to the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Summer Agribusiness Dinner at CHS Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, to talk farm bill, trade, safety net programs and other hot topics with NAFB President Joe Gill of KASM Radio in Albany, Minnesota, Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing, CHS Washington D.C. Represen…

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#TBT #1250 Teachers at the forefront of a resurgent progressive labor movement (Throwback) 41:08

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Original Air Date: 2/15/2019 Today we take a look at recent teachers union strike in the Los Angeles school district and see it as another event in an emerging pattern of progressive uprisings that have been stirring for the last decade, fighting back against the status quo, neoliberal ins…

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#1574 Creative vs Control: Hollywood strikes for livable wages and the future of human creativity 54:15

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Air Date 7/25/2023 Today, we take a look at the impact of the rise of streaming video services and the potential for AI-written scripts on the future of show business and those trying to earn a living from it. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@Bes…

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#1573 Confronting Climate Chaos with Action and Adaptation 1:02:31

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Air Date 7/22/2023 Today, we take a look at the action needed to curb and adapt to the extreme weather that climate change is already delivering Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES …

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Ep. 89: Fastline Auctions launches, 4-H’s importance to agriculture, showcasing U.S. red meat in Latin America, the music of Daryl Mosley 1:20:34

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On this episode, Fastline Marketing Group Dean Barke and Director of Auctions, Ted Schepmann, join us to talk about the official launch of Fastline Auctions. Then, summer means fair season and we check in with Nutrien Senior Agronomist Mike Howell, as he talks about the importance of 4-H to agriculture and rural America. In our Meat Monitor segment…

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#TBT #1311 Our Culture and Our Economy are Making Us Depressed (Throwback) 1:15:26

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Original Air Date: 10/16/2019 Today we take a look at the literally depressing truth about our economy, our work and the culture that surrounds it. We work too hard to be perfect, we don't get enough time off, many of us don't have enough control over the work we do and too many know their jobs are completely worthless. Be part of the show! Leave u…

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#1572 Building a circular, sustainable economy for all 56:19

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Air Date 7/16/2023 Today, we take a look at the problems of overconsumption and some policy solutions for reducing waste through a circular, rather than linear, approach to the economy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!…

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Bonus Sample #274 The good news is that the end is nigh 16:44

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Air Date: 7-14-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - A bad take on smartphones - Eating alone - Lunches of suffering - The failure of Instant Pot REFERENCES: What Did People Do Before Smartphones? A Brief History of the 'Sad Desk Lunch' Party Of 1: We Are Eating A Lot Of Meals AloneParty Of 1: We Are Eating A Lot Of Meals Alone ‘Lunch of…

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Ep. 88: Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, farm data management from Bushel, strong numbers for U.S. beef and pork exports, the music of Dave Wilbert 46:31

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On this episode, Senate Ag Committee member John Boozman (R-Arkansas) discusses the farm bill process and other policy matters important to American agriculture. In “The Dirt with Nutrien,” Senior Agronomist Mike Howell introduces us to farm data management tools from Bushel. In our Beltway Beef segment, Hunter Ihrman and past National Cattlemen’s …

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Middle of Everywhere

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A Little Ask 1:12

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The end of the season is almost here and we have one quick request. Find us at our website at middleofeverywherepod.org. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @middleofeverywherepod and on Twitter @rural_stories.By Middle of Everywhere

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#1571 Understanding what we lost with the repeal of affirmative action 1:01:58

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Air Date 7/11/2023 Today, we take a look at the history and unceremonious end of affirmative action for college admissions that were an attempt to correct the compounded impact of hundreds of years of systemic racism. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support …

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#1570 The overpopulation debate is more philosophical than empirical 1:03:50

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Become a member in July for 20% off!) Air Date 7/8/2023 Today, we take a look at the dubious, ideologically-driven debate between overpopulation being a danger to the future of humanity and it being a dangerous myth obscuring the real issue of over-consumption Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-399…

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#TBT #1155 Leisure, Desperation or a Reorientation (The Future of Work) (Throwback) 56:16

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Original Air Date: 1/2/2018 Today we take a look at a few different visions of what the future holds for our labor market and some policies we should be putting in place to set the scene for the coming evolution of work Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or ema…

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Ep. 87: Renewable Fuels Association VP Troy Bredenkamp, the importance of the Mississippi River to agriculture, U.S. pork’s rebound in Chile, the music of Dan Dennis 47:00

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On this episode, Troy Bredenkamp, Senior Vice President of the Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to talk about the farm bill and other priorities for the organization, which promotes the U.S. ethanol industry. Nutrien Senior Agronomist Mike Howell discusses the importance of the Mississippi River to agriculture in this week’s installment of The…

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#1569 Winning Progressive Policies with Better Messaging 53:51

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get 20% Off Membership in July!) Air Date 7/4/2023 Today, we take a look at the difference between the kind of political messaging that feels like the right thing to say and the reframed messages that actually get political results that allow for progressive policies to get passed. Be part of the show! Leave us a message …

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