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	Podcast:		My Welcome Table by Jessica B. Harris
	Episode:		Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:00:00
	Publish Date:		2025-10-23 15:57:41
	Description:		October 23, 2025 Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast has joined us here at Heritage Radio Network—and brought all of their episodes with them! We are honored to be able to share this important podcast, including production of a new season later this year. The show brings the magic of Farm Aid’s annual festival to listeners year-round. It features compelling conversations with artists, farmers, advocates, food experts, activists and policymakers who are working to build a more just and equitable farm and food system. “We are thrilled about this new partnership with HRN,” said Farm Aid’s Online Communications and Marketing Manager and host Jessica Ilyse Kurn. “’Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast,’ was created to amplify the diverse voices throughout farming and agriculture. With this podcast, we can bring stories of farmers and people working to change the system directly to listeners.” In the podcast’s second series of episodes, which came out earlier this year, Kurn and podcast co-host Michael Stewart Foley explore musical artists and activism. They spoke with more than two dozen performing artists who use their art and voices as vehicles for political engagement and expression—sparking conversations and inspiring action on the issues that shape our lives. “Against the Grain’s” first season — also available here on HRN — took listeners on the road to visit extraordinary members of the Farm Aid universe, from backstage at the 2024 festival in Saratoga Springs, New York, to the heart of Luck, Texas. These individuals are fighting industrial agriculture giants, holding the government accountable, and shifting the culture toward a food and farm model that is better for farmers, our planet and all of us. “Farm Aid is an incredible organization with deeply rooted values that align closely with our own,” said HRN Head of Marketing Stacy Basko. “Shows such as ‘Feast + Harmony,’ also a collaborator on this partnership, feature how music, food and entertainment bring people together, while our shows with farm-focused programming highlight our mission of sustainable agriculture. We are excited to bring ‘Against The Grain,’ a natural fit, to our listeners.” The third series of episodes will be released later this year, bringing listeners to Minnesota — where Farm Aid’s 40th anniversary festival took place — to spotlight the work of farmers and others fighting corporate dominance in meat processing. The podcast team also caught up with rural thought leaders to explore the strong power of community in rural America and sentiments around the so-called rural and urban divide. Farm Aid marked its historic 40th anniversary last month on September 20, 2025, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, celebrating a powerful movement born from what was intended to be a one-time concert in 1985. The anniversary coincides with a moment when family farmers are facing the worst economic and environmental pressures in decades, echoing the crisis of the 1980s. You’ll find all episodes of the Farm Aid podcast on our website. While you’re here, check out Farm Aid 40 from Feast + Harmony for more perspective and front-line reporting. The post Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast appeared first on Heritage Radio Network.
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