Politics today are vicious and nowhere is that more true than on social media. Four years into the Trump presidency and we've all experienced online bullying and online trolling in our own personal lives. Today's guest is Brent Turhune. Brent is comedian based out of Indianapolis, Indiana who has received widespread notoriety for his parody social media account of angry Trump supporter ranting at the camera in a pickup truck. We talk about rural stereotypes, comedy in the Midwest, and satire in the age of Donald Trump.

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Flyover Folk Episode 24: Political Satire Comedy in the Midwest with Brent Terhune

Today we're talking with Bryce Oates, a rural and agriculture policy writer for outlets like Daily Yonder, Civil Eats, HuffPost, and Outdoor Magazine. We talk about the history of family farm advocacy and how public policy impacts those working to put food on our tables.

Flyover Folk Episode 23: Fighting for Family Farms With Bryce Oates

On today's episode, we talk with Joe Troop of Che Apalache, a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. We talk about bluegrass music, their recent Grammy nomination, and life during coronavirus social distancing. 

Flyover Folk Episode 22: Social Distancing with Joe Troop of Che Apalache

On today’s episode I’m chatting with Leah Hackleman-Good and Jim Kennedy of Buckeye State Rural Pac, a grassroots political action committee focused on promoting public policies that work for rural communities.

Flyover Folk Episode 21: Rural Civic Engagement With Leah Hackleman-Good and Jim Kennedy

Benjamin McKean is a political theorist whose research concerns global justice, populism, and the relationship between theory and practice. His work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Political Theory, and the Journal of Politics. We talk about how today's right-wing populism is impacting rural and small town politics.

Flyover Folk Episode 20: Understanding Populism with Dr. Benjamin McKean

On this episode, we talk with Stephen Smith of WV Can't Wait. For the past six years, Stephen Smith fought for West Virginians as executive director of the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition. Now Stephen is taking his fight to the next level and running for Governor of West Virginia.

Flyover Folk Episode 19: Progressive Rural Organizing with Stephen Smith

Today, we’re talking with JD Scholten. JD is a 5th generation Iowan who received national attention in 2018 for his surprise near-defeat of Congressman Steve King in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District. We talk about King’s history with white nationalism, rural populism, and the role of small town voters in the Iowa upcoming Iowa caucus.

Flyover Folk Episode 18: Progressive Rural Priorities Ahead of the 2020 Election With JD Scholten

Tony Tost is a screen writer and producer now based in Los Angles. He is the Creator of DAMNATION, a TV series which originally aired on the USA Network and was recently released Netflix. The series explores the little known history of the midwest farmer and labor strikes during the 1930s and is loosely based farmer protest movement the took place the in the rural communities outside Sioux City, Iowa.

Flyover Folk Episode 17: Rural Representation in the Media with Screenwriter and Producer Tony Tost

Dr. Hannah Walker is an assistant professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. She recently co-authored an expert report with Dr. Matt Barreto, Dr. Gabe Sanchez and Janelle Johnson which was submitted to the federal court in the case Brakebill at al. v Jaeger. The report demonstrates that North Dakota's new voter ID law makes it harder for some citizens—specifically Native American citizens—to exercise their right to vote.

Flyover Folk Episode 16: North Dakota Voter Suppression with Dr. Hannah Walker

Will Hoge is a Grammy nominated singer and songwriter born and raised in Tennessee. His latest album, My American Dream, takes on border police, political corruption, anti-intellectualism, poverty and the NRA. On this episode, we talk about the politics of Nashville and identity in the new South.

Flyover Folk Episode 15: The Politics of Nashville With Will Hoge

The millennial generation is quickly becoming the most "bright lights, big city" generation in history. More young people are leaving small towns for the city than ever before. Eric Powell Holm is an artist born and raised in Brookings, South Dakota now living in Brooklyn, New York who has found himself part of this new "Rural Diaspora." We talk about leaving our hometowns and rediscovering our rural roots. He even plays us a few of his "Queer Leftist Country Songs."

Flyover Folk Episode 14: Leaving And Rediscovering Our Hometown With Eric Powell Holm

In this special episode of Flyover Folk, we're LIVE from the Smokey Row Coffee Shop in Oskaloosa, Iowa for the Des Moines Register's "Changing Iowa" public service series. The conversation, hosted by Lynn Hicks of the Des Moines Register, examines the sweeping demographic and workplace changes confronting Iowans, their communities, and the state’s economy. In this episode, we explore ways to create great communities for all generations.

Flyover Folk Episode 13: Creating And Maintaining A High Quality Of Life In Small Towns And Rural Communities

For generations, political cartoonists have used their art and satire to editorialize on complex cultural and political issues. Today’s guest, Marty Two Bulls Sr, is an award-winning Oglala Lakota cartoonist who has spent the last few decades creating political cartoons for both native and non-native media outlets. We talk about his art and issues currently facing the native community—especially the Oglala Lakota Community on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. You can learn more about Marty Two Bulls Sr. and see some of the prints we discussed on today’s episode by visiting m2bulls.com

Flyover Folk Episode 12: Marty Two Bulls Sr. at The Intersection of Native Art and Politics

The election of Donald Trump encouraged many people to run for local office. This didn't just happen in cities, but in small towns as well. Today's guest, Bryn Bird, is a local farmer in Licking County, Ohio. She's running for a township trustee position and it's her first time seeking public office. We talk about the challenges of running for office and how she navigates local politics.

Flyover Folk Episode 11: Running for Public Office in a Small Town

Few political scientists understand the role of rural resentment in the election of Donald Trump better than Dr. Katherine Cramer. For over a decade, Dr. Cramer studied the impact of rural consciousness in the democratic process and recently published her findings in a book titled "The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker." We talk about how politicians leverage resentment in rural communities for their own political gain and how organizers can include rural voices in the conversation.

Flyover Folk Episode 10: Moving Past Resentment Politics in Rural America with Dr. Katherine Cramer

Exploring the progressive arts, culture, and politics of America's rural communities.

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