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The Hot Dish — 155 episodes
Tim Miller on GOP Corruption and Betrayal
Decoding Trump with Aaron Rupar
Data Centers, Tariffs, and the Fight for Rural Votes
Saving Small Farms, with Rep. Angie Craig
The Truth About Screw Worms
Baseball’s Hidden History of Segregation and Triumph
Heidi Heitkamp Reflects on the Pool
These Policies Are Squeezing Farmers
Trump’s Dictator Playbook, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Are AI's Magic Bean Promises Leading Rural America Down a Risky Path?
The Hidden Power of Trauma-Informed Care in Rural America
The State of the Family Farm
The Race That Could Flip Mississippi
Rural America will Decide the Senate
The Rural vs. Urban Divide
Trump's Coalition is Collapsing
Donald Trump versus the Pope
How do we get out of this mess?
Justin Wolfers on the Cost of War
Faith Communities to the Rescue
Tom Nichols on Trump's Iran War and Disastrous Foreign Policy
Beth Macy: Journalist, Author, Fighter for the Working Class
Could Latinos Decide the Midterms?
What the Tariff Ruling Means for Farmers
Rural Resistance
What can you do? Run For Something!
Homeland Insecurity with Janet Napolitano
Winning in Minneapolis, Winning in North Carolina
On the Ground in Minneapolis with the ACLU
Who's In Charge? Gen. Mark Hertling Wants to Know
Remembering Democracy's Worst Day
An Internment Camp in Nebraska
'Tis the Season for Community
What's Happening with Healthcare?
The Rebirth of Rural Democrats
Don't Tell Jess Piper It's Raining
The Country is Great when the Country does Good
Justin Wolfers Tells The Truth About the US Economy
Tom Nichols on Trump's "Populist Popcorn" Military
Gov. Tim Walz asks, "What happened to 'Don't Tread On Me'?"
Taking Farmers for Granted
Shutting Down Rural Healthcare
"Don't Be Chicken Shit!" Sen. Tina Smith has something to say
Exciting Announcements!
Drowning in Debt: A National Security Risk
Tennessee Red: Justin Kanew on theocracy in the Volunteer State
This Land is Your Land: the Fight for Public Lands
Beto O'Rourke on the Fight for Democracy in Texas
Texas GOP goes all-in for Authoritarianism
Immigrants in Rural America
2025 Rural Progress Summit Highlights
Special Announcement about the Rural Progress Summit
Sarah Longwell's Republican Triangle of Doom
Get Activated with Jess Piper
Memorial Day Special: We Talked to Veterans
100 Days of Chaos
DNC Chair Ken Martin on Making Democrats Strong Again
How to Fight Back
Gutting Rural Education: the GOP's long-term plan
What Farmers are Saying
News Deserts are Changing Rural America
Gas, Groceries, and Rent (with Paul Begala)
TikTok: What You Need To Know
Young Democrats Fighting for Rural America
Balancing Voter Interests: Split-Ticket Voting in Rural America
Navigating Tariffs, Politics, and Economic Pressures
How Home Testing Can Improve Rural Health
Silent Voices: Indigenous Histories and Volunteer Firefighter Stories
Connecting Rural and Urban: Technology, Stories, and Sensible Gun Control
How Religion Will Impact The Election
Hearing Rural Voices: How Deep Canvassing Can Change Politics
VP Debate Review with Chuck Corra
The Decline of Trump's Popularity
Presidential Debate: Fishing for Trump!
Winning the Rural Vote with Jim Hightower
Rural Americans Have A Voice At The DNC
Democrats Takeover Chicago: Inside Look at the 2024 DNC
Navigating the 2024 Election Shifts
Republicans Speak Out Against Trump
Addressing Addiction in Rural America
How Accurate are Political Polls?
The Crossroads and Backroads of America
Turning the Tide on Gun Legislation
The Value of Voting FOR (not Against)
How A Democrat Won in Alabama
America's Hunger Paradox: Tackling Food Scarcity in the Land of Plenty
The Critical Role of Rural Voters in Shaping America's Political Landscape
Connecting with Rural Americans
Entrepreneurship in the Heartland with Steve Case
Bridging Partisan Divides: Steve Bullock's Take on Post-Election America
School Choice: Honest Perspectives from North Carolina
There Goes Iowa
A Conversation with Montana Senator Jon Tester
Conversations Across America: What Unites Us this Holiday
From Daycare To College: New Approaches to Affordability and Access
Feeding America from Food Banks to the Family Table
Key Takeaways from the 2023 Elections
Double Whammy: Interest Rates and Extreme Weather Threaten Rural America
Surviving Suicide
Has the Time Finally Come for Paid Family Leave?
Lines of Influence: Alabama’s Redistricting Dilemma & America’s Opioid Epidemic
Developing Healthy Futures: America’s Rural Children
The Green Energy Journey in Rural America
The Fight for Democracy in Rural America
Sowing Seeds of Equity
Honor & Pies this Fourth of July
The Aftermath of the Dobbs Decision
Mrs. 2% Defies the Odds
Rural America’s Mental Health Crisis
Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Fight for Rights
The Challenges in Passing the Farm Bill
Season 4 Episode 4: A Post-Midterm Review with Doug Usher and Jessica Piper
Season 4 Epsiode 3: Choice Polling in Rural America with Political Strategist Celinda Lake
Season 4 Episode 2: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with Senior White House Advisor Mitch Landrieu
Season 4 Episode 1: What is Rural?
Season 3 Episode 5: Senator Debbie Stabenow on Agriculture and Climate Change
Season 3 Episode 4: Meet the OCP Board: Secretary Mike Espy!
Season 3 Episode 3: Biden's First 100 Days with Matthew Dowd
Season 3 Episode 2: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on Rural Democrats and the American Rescue Plan
Season 3 Episode 1: Rural Campaigns with J.D. Scholten, Amanda Litman, and Tessa Gould
Season 2 Episode 17: 2020 Wrap-Up with Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Donnelly, Ashton Clemmons, and J.D. Scholten
Season 2 Episode 16: Rural Renaissance with Libby Schneider
Season 2 Episode 15: Back to School with Ashton Clemmons and Adrienne Schweer
Season 2 Episode 14: Veterans with Senator Joe Donnelly and Paul Rieckhoff
Season 2 Episode 13: Issues in Indian Country with Jodi Archambault
Season 2 Episode 12: Voting with Stacey Abrams
Season 2 Episode 11: Politics and the 2020 Election with James Carville
Season 2 Episode 10: Rural Health and COVID-19 with Dr. Irwin Redlener
Season 2 Episode 9: Clean Energy and Climate Change with Dr. Julio Friedmann
Season 2 Episode 8: Campaigning in Rural America and Impeachment with David Axelrod.
Hot Dish Season 2 Episode 7: Holiday Edition
Hot Dish Season 2 Episode 6: Ashton Clemmons
Season 2 Episode 5: Meet the OCP Board
Season 2 Episode 4: Gun Violence with John Cohen
Season 2 Episode 3: Rural Education with Anthony Daniels
Season 2 Episode 2: JD Scholten and Running in Rural America
Season 2 Episode 1: Welcome Back!
Episode 17: Chat with Former North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad
Episode 16: Protecting the Northern Border
Episode 15: The Farm Bill's Importance to Rural America
Episode 14: Honoring Vietnam Veterans with Filmmaker Ken Burns and North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America President Dan Stenvold
Episode 13: Intern Edition
Episode 12: Trade: Lifeblood of Farmers and Rural America at a Perilous Crossroads
Episode 11: Bipartisan Support Grows for the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
Episode 10: On Tax Reform, Bipartisanship Would Make Better Policy
Episode 9: Addressing the Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Native Women
Episode 8: North Korea
Episode 7: Role of Refugees & Immigrants in our Communities
Episode 6: Carbon Capture
Extra Helping: Health Care Update
Episode 5: Your Health Care
Episode 4: Russia
Episode 3: Rural America
Episode 2: Moderates
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