Country in Origin

We ask Nebraskan Agronomist Mike Zwingman big questions about cultivating crops and empathy.

We welcome back friend Matt Reutlinger to discuss his experience hiking the Appalachian Trail and lessons we all can take away from the pilgrimage that is 2020. *Explicit*

We discuss our small feelings about the recent 2020 Presidential Election and what it means for the people and communities that we love.

A joint ramble after a long, strange, socially distant summer. Topics discussed: - Mourning in a Small Town Part 2 - Cultural differences during Covid: Rural vs. Urban - Professional Learnings - What We're Reading, Watching, Thinking About ***This podcast was recorded before the RNC Convention.

Ranching power couple, Seth and Leah Pratt, share about their home on the range and how their lives and businesses are both affected and unaffected by Covid-19. For more information on ordering beef directly from the Pratt Family, check out their website: https://www.prattfamilybeef.com/

Our friend Marcy shares about her unique quarantine experience, raising urban chickens, and how she's using this gift of time - sprinkled with thoughts on building better workplaces and leaders.

We talk with friend Kenny Quick about his recent experience contracting and recovering from COVID-19 and our collective obsession with Joe Exotica.

We discuss the specialness of small town funerals.

Lucas Fuess, AKA the Cheese Analyst, shares insights on the dairy industry based on his experience growing up on a dairy farm in New York and studying dairy trends. This episode is dedicated to Joaquin Phoenix.

We talk with our friend, Matt Reutlinger, about hermit living and his recent decision to hike the Appalachian Trail.

We discuss books (Educated and Gone with the Wind), the balance of personal responsibility vs. social responsibility, school lunches, and our most recent political/religious appointments.

We discuss our holiday travels in West Texas and attempt to interview Blaze's ranchin', weldin', deer-breedin' cousin, JR.

Our friend, Keisto Lucero, joins us to share personal reflections on his journey from a remote New Mexico dairy farm to the Bay Area life and his work with Facebook.

Introductory pilot episode of Country in Origin - a podcast where we'll discuss issues, stories, and ideas that span the urban and rural divide, over a glass of wine at our kitchen table.