# joel heitkamp (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover joel heitkamp. Page: Feed: --- ## [Valley City State University President Dr. Allen Burgad talks about new school year](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/valley-city-state-university-president-dr-allen-burgad-talks-about-new-school-year) _2026-08-26 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/26/26: Dr. Allen Burgad is the Interim President of Valley City State University and joins Joel Heitkamp on "News and Views." They discuss the new school year, enrollment numbers, athletics, and more. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/a1498080-5442-4c8c-b8bb-b4b2014034e2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Mike Rasmusson shares family ties to Dazey, ND and The Rough Riders](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/mike-rasmusson-shares-family-ties-to-dazey-nd-and-the-rough-riders) _2026-08-26 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/26/26: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from Duluth and is joined by Mike Rasmusson from Midwest Communications. Mike's great grandpa was a believed to be a Rough Rider or with the Co. G, 1st N. Dakota Inf. U.S. Volunteers and served in the Battle of Manila Bay. Mike shares his family history with the listeners of "News and Views." (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/87bb5975-114e-4b80-afec-b4b201549dae/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [MN Secretary of State Steve Simon addresses mail-in voting and election integrity](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/mn-secretary-of-state-steve-simon-addresses-mail-in-voting-and-election-integrity) _2026-08-26 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/26/26: Steve Simon is Minnesota's 22nd Secretary of State, and was sworn into office in January 2015. Before being elected Minnesota's Secretary of State, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for ten years representing the communities of St. Louis Park and Hopkins. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News &… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/b946bc71-ed2d-49e2-b40c-b4b2014034e6/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Dr. Ezioma Gbujie answers kratom-related questions ahead of ND Special Session](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/dr-ezioma-gbujie-answers-kratom-related-questions-ahead-of-nd-special-session) _2026-08-25 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/25/26: Dr Ezioma Gbujie MD, MPH, MBA is a board-certified Internist and Addiction Medicine specialist who believes that prevention through education is the cheapest way of tackling the Addiction epidemic. She is passionate about leveraging the intersections between the clinical, public health, economic and psychological impacts of Addiction to help people on their recovery journeys, breaking… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/ca33c2c2-77f5-45b3-becd-b4b1011fcbd7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Fargo MayorJosh Boschee speaks to the Mahoney hiring, North Dakota legislature, and more](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/fargo-mayorjosh-boschee-speaks-to-the-mahoney-hiring-north-dakota-legislature-and-more) _2026-08-25 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/25/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by the new Mayor of Fargo, Josh Boschee. Josh was elected in June and is a former North Dakota State Senator. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/901409da-b778-4680-a710-b4b10108f5d1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Director of State Historical Society explains controversy around the ND Military Museum](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/director-of-state-historical-society-explains-controversy-around-the-nd-military-museum) _2026-08-25 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/25/26: Bill Peterson is the Director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the Chair of the Joint Military Museum Advisory Committee. He joins Joel to discuss the funding and construction issues around the North Dakota Military Museum ahead of the special session. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News &… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/fdb59c30-ed62-4532-b411-b4b10108f5cf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Laurie Levenson joins News and Views](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/laurie-levenson-joins-news-and-views) _2026-08-24 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/24/2026: Professor Laurie Levenson is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and Legal Commentator for CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and NPR. She is also the David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy at Loyola where she teaches evidence, criminal law, ethics, and trial advocacy. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump can, for now, move forward with construction of his… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/2ce073cb-7b22-449b-b96c-b4b0010c8158/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Dean Meyer joins News and Views](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/dean-meyer-joins-news-and-views) _2026-08-24 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/24/2026: Dean Meyer served in the North Dakota State Senate from 1982 to 1992, chairing both the State and Federal and Natural Resources Committees. He also served as President of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association from 1992 to 1994. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/171427e1-6150-416a-ac28-b4b000f929e1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Riaz Aziz joins News and Views](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/riaz-aziz-joins-news-and-views) _2026-08-24 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/24/2026: Riaz Aziz is an Instructor of Economics at Concordia College, and has taught courses in business, economics, management, finance, and entrepreneurship. He is also the CEO of the Begunahi Foundation, which is dedicated to educating and empowering underprivileged women in India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/85186c15-7754-480f-a382-b4b000f69904/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Joel Heitkamp meets the new President of NDSU, Marshall Stewart](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/joel-heitkamp-meets-the-new-president-of-ndsu-marshall-stewart) _2026-08-21 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/21/26: Marshall Stewart is the 16th president of North Dakota State University. He has served in this role since May 2026, bringing more than three decades of leadership. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/1b903d08-5522-4e4e-bab8-b4ad0101a23b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tryiAanj5otp) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Fargo Commissioner Michelle Turnberg shares her thoughts on Mahoney hiring and ward system](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/fargo-commissioner-michelle-turnberg-shares-her-thoughts-on-mahoney-hiring-and-ward-system) _2026-08-20 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/20/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined in the KFGO studio by Fargo City Commissioner Michelle Turnberg. She joins "News and Views" to discuss former Mayor Tim Mahoney getting confirmed as the Fargo Cass Public Health Officer, as well as the proposed ward system. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/03a3eba4-e84c-4869-a933-b4ac00ff69da/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [ND Senate Majority Leader David Hogue addresses special session](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/nd-senate-majority-leader-david-hogue-addresses-special-session) _2026-08-19 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/19/26: Senator David Hogue is the North Dakota Senate Majority Leader and Chairman of the Legislative Management Committee. He joins Joel Heitkamp to discuss the upcoming special session. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/8ca54c0f-a6d4-4572-83df-b4ab010baeb2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Shannon Schweigert takes questions regarding ND Military Gallery fundraising concerns](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/shannon-schweigert-takes-questions-regarding-nd-military-gallery-fundraising-concerns) _2026-08-19 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/19/26: Shannon Schweigert is the principal manager with PACE Fundraising, a Fargo-based consultant working on behalf of the North Dakota National Guard Foundation, and has been fundraising for 30+ years. He joins Joel Heitkamp to answer some questions about the North Dakota Military Gallery. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program,… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/07cf4852-2f25-489f-b632-b4ab010baeb4/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Senator John Hoeven speaks to the Iran war, Farm Bill, and more on "News and Views"](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/senator-john-hoeven-speaks-to-the-iran-war-farm-bill-and-more-on-news-and-views) _2026-08-18 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/18/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by United States Senator John Hoeven on "News and Views." Senator Hoeven is Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/35956168-9b95-4536-b398-b4aa00fdd5e8/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Congressional candidate and retired Marine Corps officer Trygve Hammer takes your calls](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/congressional-candidate-and-retired-marine-corps-officer-trygve-hammer-takes-your-calls) _2026-08-18 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/18/26: Trygve Hammer is a retired Marine Corps officer and veteran of the Global War on Terror. He taught 7-12 grade science, worked on oil rigs in the Bakken as a freight rail conductor, and as a counselor for the Job Corps in Minot. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m.… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/2b0a9ac0-ae02-4d25-b385-b4aa0108dd50/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Jen Pickett and Mary Aldrich take your recycling questions on "News and Views"](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/jen-pickett-and-mary-aldrich-take-your-recycling-questions-on-news-and-views) _2026-08-18 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/18/26: Jen Pickett is the Recycling Coordinator for the City of Fargo and Mary Aldrich is the Sales Manager at MinnKota EnviroServices Inc. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/d28d7db2-aa1d-458d-8cc6-b4aa00fdd5e5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [N.D. Attorney General Wrigley calls on state senator to withdraw Medina shootout clemency resolution](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/n-d-attorney-general-wrigley-calls-on-state-senator-to-withdraw-medina-shootout-clemency-resolution) _2026-08-17 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/17/26: Drew Wrigley is the current Attorney General of North Dakota and previously served as North Dakota's 17th United States Attorney. He is calling on State Senator Magrum to withdraw a proposed legislative resolution seeking presidential clemency for two men convicted in the 1983 shootout that killed two U.S. marshals near Medina. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/903bb8b0-410a-42bb-bbef-b4a901071893/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [MN State House candidate Andrew Rockhold has strong views on childcare, taxes, and more](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/mn-state-house-candidate-andrew-rockhold-has-strong-views-on-childcare-taxes-and-more) _2026-08-14 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/14/26: Tyler Axness, Host of Afternoons Live, is in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined in the studio by Andrew Rockhold. Andrew is the Republican candidate running for Minnesota House District 4A, which covers all of Moorhead south of 15th Avenue North. He will face DFL candidate Erika Yoney in November. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/5e024af1-5c0b-41f3-b92e-b4a6010bd456/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Former U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon speaks to resolution granting clemency to men involved in Medina Shootout](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/former-u-s-attorney-tim-purdon-speaks-to-resolution-granting-clemency-to-men-involved-in-medina-shootout) _2026-08-14 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/14/26: Tyler Axness, host of Afternoons Live, is in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined by Tim Purdon. Tim Purdon is an attorney and partner at Robins Kaplan in Bismarck , and Former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota. A North Dakota state senator plans to introduce a resolution urging President Donald Trump to grant executive clemency to two men serving life sentences for… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/d93b2a6e-5013-40f7-a2ff-b4a6010bd44f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Attorney Dane DeKrey criticizes ICE arrest after release order](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/attorney-dane-dekrey-criticizes-ice-arrest-after-release-order) _2026-08-14 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/14/26: Afternoons Live Host, Tyler Axness, is in for Joel Heitkamp and is joined in the KFGO studio by Dane DeKrey to speak about his client, Werner Kunkel. Dane is criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement's decision to take Kunkel into custody one day after a judge agreed to release him from jail because his murder conviction from 1996 was overturned. Read more at KFGO.com. Dane is a… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/26a51c20-bf3c-4052-b62e-b4a6010bd456/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AeweKGsWY6jO) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong addresses Special Session and flock cameras](https://omny.fm/shows/news-views-with-joel-heitkamp/north-dakota-governor-kelly-armstrong-addresses-special-session-and-flock-cameras) _2026-08-13 · News & Views with Joel Heitkamp_ 08/13/26: Joel Heitkamp is joined by North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong to speak about the goals and motivations for the upcoming special session in the legislature. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, "News & Views," can be heard weekdays from 8 - 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/717172f9-c910-463a-ac64-a8f00106f265/7cfe8448-63cd-4473-baa0-aa1b014ea4cf/2aed95c4-8739-4ace-b4d9-b4a5014d3dcc/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=47e0b707-ab88-435d-a399-aa1b014ea4d4) ## [Tim Miller on GOP Corruption and Betrayal](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f6ad914a) _2026-08-05 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Rural voters keep hearing about scandal in Washington, but most of it never gets past the surface. Tim Miller, host of the Bulwark Podcast, joins Heidi to dig into what's actually driving political corruption right now, from foreign money shaping U.S. policy to the insider trading scandals barely making headlines. Tim traces how political corruption has evolved, from straightforward kickbacks to… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f6ad914a/66fe0ef1.mp3) ## [Decoding Trump with Aaron Rupar](https://share.transistor.fm/s/61037ed2) _2026-07-29 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Trump is fighting to control how states run their own elections, and the fallout could shape the midterms before a vote is cast. Aaron Rupar, an independent journalist who's tracked Trump and the media covering him for years, joins Heidi and Joel to break down what's happening and why it matters outside Washington. Aaron explains how he tells what's real from what isn't, in a news cycle built for… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/61037ed2/3cc9c609.mp3) ## [Data Centers, Tariffs, and the Fight for Rural Votes](https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8d98559) _2026-07-22 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Data centers are showing up in rural counties across the country, and not everyone is happy about it. Isaac Wright, a strategist who's spent two decades working rural campaigns, joins Heidi and Joel to talk about why that is, what tariffs have cost farmers selling to Brazil and China, and why he sees real opportunity for Democrats in Iowa and Ohio in the midterms. Isaac explains why rural voters… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/d8d98559/37011092.mp3) ## [Saving Small Farms, with Rep. Angie Craig](https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3cf738e) _2026-07-15 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Farm country has been waiting on a new farm bill for almost two years. Angie Craig, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee and a Minnesota congresswoman now running for the state's open Senate seat, joins Heidi and Joel to talk about what's holding it up, what tariffs have cost rural families, and why farm bankruptcies are becoming as much a security question as an economic one. Angie… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/b3cf738e/f2c2089f.mp3) ## [The Truth About Screw Worms](https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce6166ad) _2026-07-08 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Screw worms nearly disappeared from American ranches sixty years ago. Dr. Eric Deeble, executive director of Americans for the Common Good and former Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at USDA under the Biden Administration, has watched them find their way back, and he joins Heidi and Joel to explain what this parasitic fly means for livestock, trade, and the food supply.… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ce6166ad/79052688.mp3) ## [Baseball’s Hidden History of Segregation and Triumph](https://share.transistor.fm/s/b69feac1) _2026-07-01 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ For America's 250th birthday, Heidi and Joel skip the fireworks and head for the ballpark, and they bring their guest, Bob Kendrick, along. He is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. The museum is just a few blocks away from where the team owners established a league of their own in 1920. Bob has spent three decades making sure that the players and the… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/b69feac1/3d522d21.mp3) ## [Heidi Heitkamp Reflects on the Pool](https://share.transistor.fm/s/22c7ac49) _2026-06-24 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ For Heidi, the reflecting pool on the National Mall in D.C. is more than a tourist attraction; it's a metaphor for how Washington handles problems. Years of algae, cloudy water, and expensive repairs reflect a familiar pattern: ignore an issue until it becomes a crisis, then spend money on a temporary fix rather than addressing the underlying cause. She believes rural America has been treated the… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/22c7ac49/23faf5d0.mp3) ## [These Policies Are Squeezing Farmers](https://share.transistor.fm/s/43ec9497) _2026-06-17 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Nick Levendofsky has spent years watching Washington write farm bills that land badly in the field. As director of the Kansas Farmers Union, he's tracked input costs climbing, cattle herds shrinking, and processing power concentrating into fewer hands, and he's done sugarcoating what that means. While Heidi is out this week, Joel sits down with Nick to work through where the farm bill actually… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/43ec9497/21617c29.mp3) ## [Trump’s Dictator Playbook, with Ruth Ben-Ghiat](https://share.transistor.fm/s/44b55b1c) _2026-06-10 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ Buckle up, history buffs and democracy defenders. We're sitting down with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of history and Italian studies at New York University, author of Strongman , and one of the leading experts on authoritarianism, to connect the dots between today's political chaos and the playbooks of history's most dangerous leaders. The parallels are less "ancient history" and more "this week's… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/44b55b1c/6dcc0b8e.mp3) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Qa31d3qqc1Cg) _2026-06-10 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Are AI's Magic Bean Promises Leading Rural America Down a Risky Path?](https://share.transistor.fm/s/231f6669) _2026-06-03 · The One Country Project · The Hot Dish_ This episode pulls back the curtain on the AI gold rush, the data centers, the water bills, the NDAs, and what it all means for rural communities that rarely have a seat at the table. AI sounds like the future, but the costs are landing unevenly, especially outside major cities. Heidi and Joel join Dr. Emily Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna to dig into the real, and rarely discussed, toll of our digital… [Listen](https://op3.dev/e/pdrl.fm/47ce18/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/231f6669/a65ed012.mp3)