The Yonder Report

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The Yonder Report episodes

August 19 The Yonder Report - August 20, 2026
Americans love burgers, but currently they're busting the budget, a Colorado ranch is demonstrating cattle grazing and prairie conservation are simpatico, Illinois is trying to restore rain to parched parcels, and Congress considers cracking down on misleading recycling practices.
3 min
August 12 The Yonder Report - August 13, 2026
A Trump executive order to overhaul childhood vaccines plus proposed alterations to Head Start mean big changes for America's rural kids, not everyone likes Georgia's data centers but the state's folk-art garden is a must-see, and its "mooing" time in America.
3 min
August 05 The Yonder Report - August 6, 2026
August offers one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights, food insecurity hits hardest in rural communities and the South, Oregon is training responders to support aging populations amid extreme weather and a new mosaic commemorates a devastating flood in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
3 min
July 29 The Yonder Report - July 30, 2026
Economic challenges roil America's farmers, slashed Medicaid is hitting some states harder than others, Washington has joined a lawsuit fighting federal cuts to school-based mental health grants, and libraries help families reduce the high cost of living.
3 min
July 22 The Yonder Report - July 23, 2026
Community Works aims to reduce rural polarization, the U.S. is losing frontline workers to DACA renewal delays while ICE raids increasingly target young people in small towns and Alaska's oldest lighthouse shines again.
3 min
July 15 The Yonder Report - July 16, 2026
A free Central Texas transportation program allows seniors to reconnect with friends and doctors, a 30-city nurses tour is calling attention to GOP Medicaid cuts, more states are imposing climate-driven water restrictions, and tips for a corny vacation.
4 min
July 08 The Yonder Report - July 9, 2026
A population boom in Bastrop County, Texas has increased mental health needs, the changing climate is doing the same nationwide, Americans' preference for mega cars and trucks is deadly for pedestrians, and dinosaurs rule in rural South Dakota.
4 min
July 01 The Yonder Report - July 2, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court rulings are applauded and criticized as the nation celebrates 250 years, an Idaho group ramps up help for those in need, extreme cuts to SNAP are coming into focus, and robots could revolutionize agriculture.
4 min
June 24 The Yonder Report - June 25, 2026
The frontline for voting rights is the rural south, colleges are working harder to recruit rural high school students, an ancient grain called sorghum could help fight hunger caused by climate change and pandowdy is the perfect July 4th dessert.
3 min
June 17 The Yonder Report - June 18, 2026
Illinois residents say data centers should be regulated, but lawmakers haven't acted, a farm group wants voters to back candidates who understand rural America, health advocates encourage rural men to visit their doctor and a 12-state concert tour is celebrating rural roots.
3 min

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Bringing you the news from rural America. The Yonder Report, hosted by Roz Brown, is a 3-minute weekly newscast highlighting the vibrant, resilient spirit of living and working in Rural America.…