A monthly podcast focused on current issues in rural healthcare and
population health. Hear from the leaders and experts at the local, state, and national level who are coming
up with solutions to help meet rural communities’ needs.
Listen and subscribe on a variety of platforms at PodBean.
August 4, 2026
Interview with Kelsea O'Leary, Behavioral Health Program Manager for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
July 7, 2026
Interview with Amanda Kennedy, manager of the Mercy Virtual Substance Use Recovery Program.
June 2, 2026
Interview with Lincoln County Ambulance District Chief Ray Antonacci and Battalion Chief Sarah Czarnecki.
May 5, 2026
Interview with Casey Balio, PhD, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice.
April 7, 2026
Interview with Kathy Griffis, Chief Operating Officer of Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
March 17, 2026
Interview with Chris Laman, Vice President of Strategy at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon.
February 24, 2026
Interview with Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System, and Jen Gero, SHS Chief Medical Officer.
January 13, 2026
Interview with Dwain Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the National AHEC Organization, Brianna Sheppard, PhD, Director of West Virginia Area Health Education Centers, and Meredith Lair, Executive Director of the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center.
November 4, 2025
Interview with Kevin Biese, MD, Chair of the Board of the American College of Emergency Physicians Geriatric Emergency Accreditation program, and Natalie Elder, MD, Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine for the University of Vermont Health Network.
October 7, 2025
Interview with Dan Shane, PhD, Associate Professor with the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.
