The Prairie Populists

Deven Mantz joins the podcast today to discuss the potential impacts of looming Medicaid cuts on rural prairie states like North Dakota.

Alex Deufel joins the crew to talk about the U.S. standing in the world, Logan and Zach also break down domestic issues and their impacts on the prairie.

Deven and Logan discuss the latest happenings in the news.

Logan and Zach break down the implications of Project 2025 for the prairie states.

Lisa and Zach break down the good and bad of the legislative session so far.

Logan and Zach create a tier list of Trump's first executive orders.

Logan and Zach break down Trump's inauguration and the implication for the prairie

A discussion with Dr. Shelley Lenz

News roundup and a conversation with activist Dalton Erickson.

In this first episode of The Prairie Populists, Logan and Zach discuss the state of the Democratic party in rural America and lay out their vision for the program in connecting rural Americans with the prospect of left-of-center policy that they state has strengthened rural America historically and can continue to do so. Part two features a conversation with labor organizer Deven Mantz as the crew discusses similar issues of how the DNC can better connect with the folks of the prairie.