Season 3 https://www.ruralmn.org/series/season-3/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:25:51 +0000 en-US © 2026 Center for Rural Policy and Development Center for Rural Policy and Development Center for Rural Policy and Development false No yes a695ea84-745d-524f-863b-6fb2d2e4bc44 157801806 Season 3, Episode 10: The declining rural newspaper? https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-10-the-declining-rural-newspaper/ Thu, 04 May 2023 14:23:07 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=12160 The Center for Rural Policy recently released a report outlining the trends of rural newspapers in Minnesota and some of the challenges and opportunities they are currently facing. On this episode, Marnie Werner, Director of Research, discusses the report and what she found while researching this important issue.

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]]> full 10 3 The Center for Rural Policy recently released a report outlining the trends of rural newspapers in Minnesota and some of the challenges and opportunities they are currently facing. On this episode, Marnie Werner, Director of Research, discusses the report and what she found while researching this important issue.

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 10: The declining rural newspaper? false no 26:29 No no Season 3, Episode 9: The General Education Revenue Program and Rural Districts https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-9-the-general-education-revenue-program-and-rural-districts/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:56:14 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=12117 In this episode, Marnie Werner interviews Kelly Asche, Senior Researcher for the Center for Rural Policy and Development to discuss the most recent research report- “Shedding Light on the Education Formula“.  They touch on the reason the education formula is complex, that it distributes funds “unequally” by design, and their amazement on how much the...

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]]> full 9 3 In this episode, Marnie Werner interviews Kelly Asche, Senior Researcher for the Center for Rural Policy and Development to discuss the most recent research report- “Shedding Light on the Education Formula“.  They touch on the reason the education formula is complex, that it distributes funds “unequally” by design, and their amazement on how much the...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 9: The General Education Revenue Program and Rural Districts false no 22:56 No no Season 3, Episode 8: Bottle necks in Mental Health Career Pipeline https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-8-bottle-necks-in-mental-health-career-pipeline/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:20:57 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=12018 The Center for Rural Policy and Development partnered with Minnesota State University, Mankato – Center for Rural Behavioral Health to survey and interview rural mental health providers to identify barriers in recruiting and retaining workers. Through the survey it has become apparent that the mental healthcare workforce shortage is being aggravated by a handful of...

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]]> full 8 3 The Center for Rural Policy and Development partnered with Minnesota State University, Mankato – Center for Rural Behavioral Health to survey and interview rural mental health providers to identify barriers in recruiting and retaining workers. Through the survey it has become apparent that the mental healthcare workforce shortage is being aggravated by a handful of...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 8: Bottle necks in Mental Health Career Pipeline false no 35:33 No no Season 3, Episode 7: Legislative preview with Scott McMahon https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-7-legislative-preview-with-scott-mcmahon/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:00:33 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11922 The 2023 Legislative session is in full swing so Julie checks in with Scott McMahon, the Executive Director of the Greater Minnesota Partnership. They discuss what the session may hold for various rural issues such as child care, housing, and broadband.

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]]> full 7 3 The 2023 Legislative session is in full swing so Julie checks in with Scott McMahon, the Executive Director of the Greater Minnesota Partnership. They discuss what the session may hold for various rural issues such as child care, housing, and broadband.

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 7: Legislative preview with Scott McMahon false no 43:52 No no Season 3, Episode 6: The State of Rural 2023 – A shift in the trends https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-6-the-state-of-rural-2023-a-shift-in-the-trends/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 22:39:09 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11827 On this episode, Marnie Werner, Vice President of Research & Operations, interviews colleague Kelly Asche about this years State of Rural report. Every year the Center for Rural Policy and Development publishes the State of Rural – a report outlining the various economic and demographic trends taking place in rural Minnesota. Most years it’s a...

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]]> full 6 3 On this episode, Marnie Werner, Vice President of Research & Operations, interviews colleague Kelly Asche about this years State of Rural report. Every year the Center for Rural Policy and Development publishes the State of Rural – a report outlining the various economic and demographic trends taking place in rural Minnesota. Most years it’s a...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 6: The State of Rural 2023 – A shift in the trends false no 26:05 No no Season 3, Episode 5: Challenges of grant writing for rural municipal governments https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-5-challenges-of-grant-writing-for-rural-municipal-governments/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:00:44 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11790 On this episode, Marnie Werner, VP of Research and Operations, interviews Julie Tesch (CEO and President of CRDP) and Kelly Asche (Senior Research Associate) about their experiences working with and in municipal governments and their attempts to find, apply, and administer grants. What are some of the challenges, and solutions that would help our small...

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]]> full 5 3 On this episode, Marnie Werner, VP of Research and Operations, interviews Julie Tesch (CEO and President of CRDP) and Kelly Asche (Senior Research Associate) about their experiences working with and in municipal governments and their attempts to find, apply, and administer grants. What are some of the challenges, and solutions that would help our small...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 5: Challenges of grant writing for rural municipal governments false no 27:37 No no Season 3, Episode 4: Interview with Martha Castanon from Immigrant Law Center https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-4-interview-with-martha-castanon-from-immigrant-law-center/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:00:18 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11745 On this episode, Julie Tesch interviews Center for Rural Policy and Development Board member Martha Castanon. Martha is an Accredited Representative for the Immigrant Law Center in Moorhead, Minnesota. Julie and her discuss how her parents met in Comstock, Minnesota, the services that the Immigrant Law Center provides to immigrant and refugee populations as well...

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]]> full 4 3 On this episode, Julie Tesch interviews Center for Rural Policy and Development Board member Martha Castanon. Martha is an Accredited Representative for the Immigrant Law Center in Moorhead, Minnesota. Julie and her discuss how her parents met in Comstock, Minnesota, the services that the Immigrant Law Center provides to immigrant and refugee populations as well...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 4: Interview with Martha Castanon from Immigrant Law Center false no 34:33 No no Season 3, Episode 3: Differential privacy and the Census https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-3-differential-privacy-and-the-census/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:00:40 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11716 Starting with the 2020 Decennial Census, the U.S. Census Bureau is implementing a new framework to ensure privacy of the census takers – essentially, making sure that a nefarious actor can’t identify an individual from published census tables. Although the U.S. Census Bureau has been employing various strategies for decades, this new framework is very...

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]]> full 3 3 Starting with the 2020 Decennial Census, the U.S. Census Bureau is implementing a new framework to ensure privacy of the census takers – essentially, making sure that a nefarious actor can’t identify an individual from published census tables. Although the U.S. Census Bureau has been employing various strategies for decades, this new framework is very...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 3: Differential privacy and the Census false no 48:18 No no Season 3, Episode 2: The Big Build in Otter Tail County https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-2-the-big-build-in-otter-tail-county/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:00:51 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11707 In this episode, Marnie Werner, VP of Research and Operations, interviews Amy Baldwin who works as the Community Development Director for Otter Tail County. Probably one of the top three issues facing most rural community and economic developers is solving the housing shortage. In this conversation, Marnie and Amy talk about Otter Tail’s new initiative...

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]]> full 2 3 In this episode, Marnie Werner, VP of Research and Operations, interviews Amy Baldwin who works as the Community Development Director for Otter Tail County. Probably one of the top three issues facing most rural community and economic developers is solving the housing shortage. In this conversation, Marnie and Amy talk about Otter Tail’s new initiative...

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]]> https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/podcast-center-of-everywhere-cover_1400exact-1200x1200-1.jpeg Season 3, Episode 2: The Big Build in Otter Tail County false no 30:09 No no Season 3, Episode 1: Childcare Solutions with Initiative Foundation https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/season-3-episode-1-childcare-solutions-with-initiative-foundation/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:00:41 +0000 https://ruralmn.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11672 In September, the Center for Rural Policy and Development released the results of an environmental scan of child care initiatives taking place across rural Minnesota. In this episode, Vice President of Research, Marnie Werner, interviews Don Hickman, the Vice President for Community and Workforce Development at the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, MN. As an...

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]]> full 1 3 In September, the Center for Rural Policy and Development released the results of an environmental scan of child care initiatives taking place across rural Minnesota. In this episode, Vice President of Research, Marnie Werner, interviews Don Hickman, the Vice President for Community and Workforce Development at the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, MN. As an...

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