The Rural Impact Podcast
@ruralimpactpodcast.bsky.social
Hosted by @MRBImpact we are the podcast that focuses on connecting the dots between policy and rural everything. From health to education, agriculture to housing, broadband, transportation, much more, hear from thought leaders and experts who KNOW rural.
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Proud to partner with the New England Rural Health Association to introduce an outstanding initiative out of Massachusetts!
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
Join @mrbimpact.bsky.social and our outstanding guests in our virtual studio or on our YouTube channel! Reserve your seat and get ready for one heck of a conversation!
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
#powerofrural #RuralImpact
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
#powerofrural #RuralImpact
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Join @mrbimpact.bsky.social and our outstanding guests in our virtual studio or on our YouTube channel! Reserve your seat and get ready for one heck of a conversation!
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
#powerofrural #RuralImpact
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET
🔗 Register: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
#powerofrural #RuralImpact
Proud to partner with the New England Rural Health Association to introduce an outstanding initiative out of Massachusetts!
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Proud to partner with the New England Rural Health Association to introduce an outstanding initiative out of Massachusetts!
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
🌊 The Rural Effect Framework on NRHD '25
📅 **November 20, 2025 · 11:00 AM CT**
🔗 Register: bit.ly/445GTLI
#powerofrural
@farmaid.org Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano
joined us to talk about State of America's Family Farms 🎧 tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
Visit our resource page, theruralimpact.com, and learn how you can support farmers in your community.
#FamilyFarms #Policy #Tariffs
joined us to talk about State of America's Family Farms 🎧 tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
Visit our resource page, theruralimpact.com, and learn how you can support farmers in your community.
#FamilyFarms #Policy #Tariffs
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@farmaid.org Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano
joined us to talk about State of America's Family Farms 🎧 tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
Visit our resource page, theruralimpact.com, and learn how you can support farmers in your community.
#FamilyFarms #Policy #Tariffs
joined us to talk about State of America's Family Farms 🎧 tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
Visit our resource page, theruralimpact.com, and learn how you can support farmers in your community.
#FamilyFarms #Policy #Tariffs
Family-owned and operated farms accounted for 95% of all U.S. farms. How are cuts to SNAP, no 2025 Farm Bill, and the shutdown impacting them? Find out when you listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social w/@farmaid.org Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano. https://tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Family-owned and operated farms accounted for 95% of all U.S. farms. How are cuts to SNAP, no 2025 Farm Bill, and the shutdown impacting them? Find out when you listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social w/@farmaid.org Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano. https://tinyurl.com/4mzdpaz5
November 20th is National Rural Health Day. We're proud to partner with the New England Rural Health Association for a live-stream event featuring over a dozen small nonprofits in rural MA making a HUGE impact in their communities. Check it out: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
Being Rural. Doing the Work. Creating Change | NRHD 2025
On National Rural Health Day, The Rural Impact Podcast goes live to showcase The Rural Effect—stories of collaboration, trust, and innovation that reveal how small investments in rural communities lea...
www.theruralimpact.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
November 20th is National Rural Health Day. We're proud to partner with the New England Rural Health Association for a live-stream event featuring over a dozen small nonprofits in rural MA making a HUGE impact in their communities. Check it out: www.theruralimpact.com/2025-nrhd-ru...
Reposted by The Rural Impact Podcast
Early birds. New episode today. Can you make it a point to support a family farm? We talked to @farmaid.org about why this is urgently needed. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
A Conversation about the State of America's Family Farms with Hannah Tremblay and Caitlin Arnold Stephano
Podcast Episode · The Rural Impact · 11/06/2025 · 37m
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Early birds. New episode today. Can you make it a point to support a family farm? We talked to @farmaid.org about why this is urgently needed. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
11/6/25 New episode! @mrbimpact.bsky.social talking with guests about the impact of policy on America's farmers. Also, sharing this @dailyyonder.bsky.social piece by Claire Carlson. Raising awareness because it needs to be a bigger part of the national conversation. dailyyonder.com/government-s...
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
11/6/25 New episode! @mrbimpact.bsky.social talking with guests about the impact of policy on America's farmers. Also, sharing this @dailyyonder.bsky.social piece by Claire Carlson. Raising awareness because it needs to be a bigger part of the national conversation. dailyyonder.com/government-s...
This week we welcome @farmaid.org to discuss impacts of policy on America's small and family farms, including the current situation with SNAP & @mrbimpact.bsky.social discusses a rural nutrition policy brief. Let's hear from you. How is the current state of affairs impacting your farm and community?
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This week we welcome @farmaid.org to discuss impacts of policy on America's small and family farms, including the current situation with SNAP & @mrbimpact.bsky.social discusses a rural nutrition policy brief. Let's hear from you. How is the current state of affairs impacting your farm and community?
Reposted by The Rural Impact Podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We're on day 35 of a government shutdown. While politicians in D.C. are as divided as ever, rural leaders are doing the work, building relationships and trust across political differences to address local needs. Discover how they're getting it done! https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We're on day 35 of a government shutdown. While politicians in D.C. are as divided as ever, rural leaders are doing the work, building relationships and trust across political differences to address local needs. Discover how they're getting it done! https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
There's no more urgent time to bridge community divides. Listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social and Meredith Dean, National Director of the @rururbbridge.bsky.social 's Community Works, discuss where to start the conversation and with whom. https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There's no more urgent time to bridge community divides. Listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social and Meredith Dean, National Director of the @rururbbridge.bsky.social 's Community Works, discuss where to start the conversation and with whom. https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
Today, we focus on COMMUNITY and the power of finding common ground to address local needs. @mrbimpact.bsky.social welcomes Meredith Dean, Community Works Director @rururbbridge.bsky.social, to talk about how to build relationships and trust across political differences. https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today, we focus on COMMUNITY and the power of finding common ground to address local needs. @mrbimpact.bsky.social welcomes Meredith Dean, Community Works Director @rururbbridge.bsky.social, to talk about how to build relationships and trust across political differences. https://tinyurl.com/5dewd27u
Before our next episode drops, get the scoop on whether or not your state is ready to implement new work requirements tied to Medicaid. This is a myth-busting (misinformation-busting) conversation about who will be impacted and how. https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2 @georgetownccf.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Before our next episode drops, get the scoop on whether or not your state is ready to implement new work requirements tied to Medicaid. This is a myth-busting (misinformation-busting) conversation about who will be impacted and how. https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2 @georgetownccf.bsky.social
@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with three experts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social who laid out the facts and realities of the difficult challenges that lie ahead for states and the domino effect for health providers and patients.
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
October 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with three experts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social who laid out the facts and realities of the difficult challenges that lie ahead for states and the domino effect for health providers and patients.
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
New episode: @mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with researchers and health policy analysts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social to discuss whether states are ready to implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements. Listen anywhere or here: https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New episode: @mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with researchers and health policy analysts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social to discuss whether states are ready to implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements. Listen anywhere or here: https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
Outrage is undermining the function of local government and public service, but it doesn't have to be that way. Listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social and City Manager/author Brooks Williams discuss how to address manufactured fury successfully.
October 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Outrage is undermining the function of local government and public service, but it doesn't have to be that way. Listen to @mrbimpact.bsky.social and City Manager/author Brooks Williams discuss how to address manufactured fury successfully.
"There is not a desire to solve problems. There is a desire to create outrage." Author & city manager Brooks Williams and @MRBImpact@mrbimpact.bsky.social discuss changing the 'performative outrage' trend. https://tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy. Special thanks to our partners at NARHC.
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"There is not a desire to solve problems. There is a desire to create outrage." Author & city manager Brooks Williams and @MRBImpact@mrbimpact.bsky.social discuss changing the 'performative outrage' trend. https://tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy. Special thanks to our partners at NARHC.
📢 Calling America's 5,000+ Rural Health Clinics➡️A special invitation from our partners NARHC to join them for a rendezvous in Reno! It's an event you won't want to miss, in a place you'll want to stay, with people you want to be with! October 20-22 narhc.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
📢 Calling America's 5,000+ Rural Health Clinics➡️A special invitation from our partners NARHC to join them for a rendezvous in Reno! It's an event you won't want to miss, in a place you'll want to stay, with people you want to be with! October 20-22 narhc.org
"If we want something that any of our children can recognize as we move forward, then something has to change because, as outrage wins, hate begins to take over, logic is no longer important." Listen to our latest with the author of "Performative Outrage" https://tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy
September 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"If we want something that any of our children can recognize as we move forward, then something has to change because, as outrage wins, hate begins to take over, logic is no longer important." Listen to our latest with the author of "Performative Outrage" https://tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy
Partner Alert! ⚠️What happens in Reno...well, you're going to have to find out for yourselves when you attend the National Association of Rural Health Clinics Fall Institute! Put 10/20 on your schedule and register asap! narhc.org.
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Partner Alert! ⚠️What happens in Reno...well, you're going to have to find out for yourselves when you attend the National Association of Rural Health Clinics Fall Institute! Put 10/20 on your schedule and register asap! narhc.org.
@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with the City Manager of Ferris, Texas, and author of "Performative Outrage - How Manufactured Fury Undermines Local Government And Public Service," to discuss how the rise of outrage behavior is harming local governments. Listen & Share. tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy
September 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with the City Manager of Ferris, Texas, and author of "Performative Outrage - How Manufactured Fury Undermines Local Government And Public Service," to discuss how the rise of outrage behavior is harming local governments. Listen & Share. tinyurl.com/mrex9cyy
Our latest @MRBImpact talks to former HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, plus Tonianne Richard, CEO of HCC Network, on the latest rural health policies and a dose of reality on the RHTF. Watch it here! https://youtu.be/xcmrfPZsbpw
#Health #MAHA #Rural #Policy
#Health #MAHA #Rural #Policy
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our latest @MRBImpact talks to former HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, plus Tonianne Richard, CEO of HCC Network, on the latest rural health policies and a dose of reality on the RHTF. Watch it here! https://youtu.be/xcmrfPZsbpw
#Health #MAHA #Rural #Policy
#Health #MAHA #Rural #Policy
NEW! @MRBImpact w/ @ruralhealth Dir. of Govt Affairs & Policy for an update FY2026 Budget talks, fmr HRSA Administrator, now Senior Fellow @TCFdotorg, Carole Johnson, talking abt a future w/out the agency, next, a must listen w/ Toniann Richard of the HCC Network. https://tinyurl.com/3dc48a6v
September 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW! @MRBImpact w/ @ruralhealth Dir. of Govt Affairs & Policy for an update FY2026 Budget talks, fmr HRSA Administrator, now Senior Fellow @TCFdotorg, Carole Johnson, talking abt a future w/out the agency, next, a must listen w/ Toniann Richard of the HCC Network. https://tinyurl.com/3dc48a6v
Because all roads to quality of rural life are paved by policy, we're pleased to help spread the word about the @rururbbridge.bsky.social Beyond Resistance Campaign Virtual Launch.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Rural Urban Bridge Initiative
The Rural Urban Bridge Initiative invites liberals and progressives to think differently, talk differently, and act differently in order to understand the causes of the rural-urban divide and then do ...
ruralurbanbridge.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Because all roads to quality of rural life are paved by policy, we're pleased to help spread the word about the @rururbbridge.bsky.social Beyond Resistance Campaign Virtual Launch.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
How are policy, funding, education, and workforce readiness connected? It's the economy! @mrbimpact.bsky.social explore how each of these, along with tariffs, is shaping the future of rural. It's a power-packed research meets policy edition. Watch and Subscribe on YouTube! youtu.be/Oo8aq8RXSLM
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How are policy, funding, education, and workforce readiness connected? It's the economy! @mrbimpact.bsky.social explore how each of these, along with tariffs, is shaping the future of rural. It's a power-packed research meets policy edition. Watch and Subscribe on YouTube! youtu.be/Oo8aq8RXSLM