Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide. Ashley Ahearn

<strong>Podcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/how-do-we-fix-it-daviescontent-D2GjIlLRm4o/">How Do We Fix It?</a> (LS 42 &middot; TOP 1.5% <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/listen-score/"><small>what is this?</small></a>)<br><strong>Episode</strong>: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/e/0637c96534c44de091998315cf348763/">Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide. Ashley Ahearn</a><br><strong>Pub date</strong>: 2021-05-14<br><br><img src="https://cdn-images-1.listennotes.com/podcasts/how-do-we-fix-it-davies-content-D2GjIlLRm4o.300x300.jpg" width="150" height="150"></img><br><p>She lived in Seattle and covered science, climate change, and the environment for NPR for more than a decade. Most of her friends and colleagues were liberals or progressives. Then in 2018, journalist&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ahearnproductions.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashley Ahearn</a>&nbsp;made a big jump, moving with her husband to one of the most conservative counties in rural Washington State.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>What did this public radio reporter learn from her dramatic change in lifestyle?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we learn about the profound rural-urban divide in America, and what Ashley discovered about her new neighbors and herself when she switched from the city to the country, now living on a 20-acre property with a horse and a pickup truck. We also discuss how politics and views of the land and climate differ greatly according to where people live.</p><p><br></p><p>Recently, Ashley Ahearn launched her remarkable 8-part podcast series,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/913607568/grouse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Grouse</em></a>, which looks at life in rural America through the lens of the most controversial bird in the West — the greater sage-grouse. This podcast series is also our&nbsp;recommendation.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener nore