Xochtil Torres Small & Daniel Olson
On this weeks program, Mark Becker talks with Xochtil Torres Small, former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President Biden, and Daniel Olson, a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The conversation digs into how changes from the Trump administration affect our
An episode of the Rational Revolution podcast, hosted by Mark Becker, titled "Xochtil Torres Small & Daniel Olson" was published on March 15, 2025 and runs 46 minutes.
March 15, 2025 ·46m · Rational Revolution
Summary
On this week's program, Mark Becker talks with Xochtil Torres Small, former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President Biden, and Daniel Olson, a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The conversation digs into how changes from the Trump administration affect our state's farming community. Xochitl speaks about what is going on from the government side of the industry, and Daniel is able to bring what's happening to a hyper-local level. The discussion also hits on the Trump administration's use of tariffs and how it's already begun to hurt our family farms. Mark ends the show by giving his thoughts on Tony Wied from Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District. Rational Revolution with Mark Becker is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 2 across the network.. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Rational Revolution with Mark Becker. Guests: Xochtil Torres Small, Daniel Olson
Episode Description
On this week's program, Mark Becker talks with Xochtil Torres Small, former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture under President Biden, and Daniel Olson, a Wisconsin dairy farmer. The conversation digs into how changes from the Trump administration affect our state's farming community. Xochitl speaks about what is going on from the government side of the industry, and Daniel is able to bring what's happening to a hyper-local level. The discussion also hits on the Trump administration's use of tariffs and how it's already begun to hurt our family farms. Mark ends the show by giving his thoughts on Tony Wied from Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District.
Rational Revolution with Mark Becker is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 2 across the network.. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Rational Revolution with Mark Becker.
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