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Hosted by Michelle Rathman · education · EN
Rural Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast about rural education, business, and health. The podcast’s mission is to increase awareness, inform discussion, and expand the dialogue on the most important issues facing rural stakeholders every day. Guests on the podcast include rural education decision-makers, rural business owners and entrepreneurs, and rural health care representatives. The National Rural Education Association and the Center for Rural Affairs are marketing partners.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
24%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchRural Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast about rural education, business, and health. The podcast’s mission is to increase awareness, inform discussion, and expand the dialogue on the most important issues facing rural stakeholders every day. Guests on the podcast include rural education decision-makers, rural business owners and entrepreneurs, and rural health care representatives.
Rural Matters is hosted by Michelle Rathman. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Addressing the Challenges Facing Rural America with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney" (23 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Building a Future for Hemp in Rural America" (2 October 2026, 29 minutes), and "A Community Approach to Rural Youth Success" (9 July 2026, 34 minutes).
Rural Matters publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Rural Matters is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Rural Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Rural Matters's contact route on record: verified email.
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Michelle Rathman hosts Rural Matters, an education podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney , who represents Maryland's Sixth District . They discuss SNAP cuts and their impact on rural food security and agricultural economies; Farm Bill...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with M organ Tweet, Co-founder and CEO of IND HEMP . They discuss the trajectory of industrial hemp since the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp's potential value to rural America beyond cannabinoids...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Meg Taft, Executive Director of the Rural Youth Institute . They discuss rural youth development and opportunity; the development of the Aspirations Incubator model in rural Maine...
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In this episode, Michael chats with Angela Galbreath, Director of Partnerships for uFondwa USA, and Lesly Joseph, Agronomist and Statistician specializing in biostatistics. They discuss what the University of Fondwa is...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Mara Tieken, Professor of Education at Bates College and former Rural Matters host. They discuss school closures, how communities respond to them, common misconceptions about school...
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In this episode, Michael chats with Adam Ferrari, CEO of Phoenix Energy, an oil and gas company operating in the Williston Basin. They discuss current market conditions, responsible energy development in rural...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Andrea Fox, Senior Editor at Healthcare IT News . Together, they discuss a recent study on how rural hospital at home programs have improved the patient experience—who conducted the...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Michael Backus, President and CEO of Oswego Health; Brian Fisher, Managing Director at BRG; and Dr. Julia Clark, Managing Director at BRG. Together, they discuss the realities rural...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA); Brian Fisher, Managing Director at BRG; and Dr. Julia Clark, Managing Director at BRG. Together, they discuss the...
Rural Matters
In this episode, Michael chats with Max Silber, Vice President of Mobility and IoT at MetTel. Together, they discuss connectivity and the role copper-based landlines play in rural hospitals; how rural healthcare...
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