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Lexi Wright Podcasts
Do you find yourself feeling alone living your Rural life? Are you searching for a community to be a part of? Have you been in the agriculture industry all your life or are you just starting out? Do you feel passionate about agriculture and have the spirit of a rural entrepreneur? Are you looking to be inspired by gutsy and resilient women in agriculture? The Rural Woman Podcast™ is a storytelling podcast that shares interviews from women with a passion for agriculture and rural life. These ...
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The Antisocial Podcast hosted by Lewis Buchan, Cam Kirkham and Charlie Roxburgh.
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In this series, performing artists open up about their mental health journeys and how those journeys impact and foster their art. They also share tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way. Each episode features two artists in conversation from various artistic disciplines including music, poetry and comedy. The discussions are 100% unfiltered and led by the artists, so each episode takes on a life of its own—focusing in on whichever topics the artists feel are best suited to their conver ...
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From Fields to First Aid: Ensuring Emergency Preparedness on the Farm with Katie Hammock
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Katie Hammock. Katie is a rural ER nurse with deep roots in the dairy farming community, combining her medical expertise and firsthand farm experience to deliver powerful farm safety workshops. Her mission is to help prevent accidents and protect farming families through practical know…
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Motherhood and Modern Ranching with Bailey Koch
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Bailey Koch. Bailey is a 4th generation Farmer and rancher from northern Colorado. She, along with her sister, are working to take over their family’s operation. She is a new mom to 7 month old baby, Colter and he loves getting to tag along to all things around the ranch (skipping naps…
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Featured Episode: Flower Farming in Alberta’s Mighty Peace Country with Michelle Gnam
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Michelle Gnam. Michelle is a greenhouse grower, flower farmer, and community builder based in Fairview, Alberta. After six years in the oil and gas industry, Michelle followed her instincts back to her hometown in the Mighty Peace Region to build something beautiful—literally. For full…
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Navigating Change: Relocating and Adapting Ranching Practices with Erika Stewart
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Erika Stewart. Erika Stewart alongside her husband Cyle and their 3 daughters, operate Pine Ranch in Morse SK, where they run a commercial cow/calf operation and grass yearlings. They are constantly looking at ways to learn and improve production practices. Soil health, cattle nutritio…
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The Complexities of Transitioning into Agriculture with Lauren Koster
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lauren Koster. A city girl turned dairy farm life enthusiast, who never dreamed she'd find herself running a farm and homeschooling three kids. Lauren had never stepped foot on a dairy farm before meeting her now-husband, Eddy. Nearly 10 years later, they’re raising 60 cows, three kids…
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Navigating Farm Marketing in a Changing Industry with Lexi Wright
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Lexi Wright. Lexi is a beginning farmer turned 6th generation when she and her husband purchased the family farm. She enjoys working with food and Ag businesses on their marketing, experimenting cooking from scratch, raising their farm kids in wide open spaces, and having deep conversa…
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Building Confidence Through Livestock and Literature with Sequoyah Branham
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Sequoyah Branham. Sequoyah Branham is passionate about sharing the beauty and heartbreak of ranching. Working on ranches across Texas gives her a wide variety of experiences to draw inspiration from for her characters and the obstacles they face. She enjoys long days in the saddle with…
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Maybe You Can Relate: The One About Navigating Change
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On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about the complexities of navigating personal and professional changes in rural life—sharing candid insights into my own experiences on the farm, embracing change, and finding resilience in the midst of life’s challenges. To hear the full episode, head on over to Patreon.com and join the Pat…
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Finding Success and Purpose Through Ranching and Horses with Kailey Hood
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Kailey Hood. Kailey Hood, a Montana cowgirl, owns Hoods Western Adventures in Alberton, Montana. The ranch offers trail rides, horseback riding lessons, events, hay production, cattle raising, and a "horse hotel" for travelling horses. Kailey runs the ranch with her husband Owen and th…
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Protecting Family Farms Through Safety Education with Robin Anderson
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Robin Anderson. Robin Anderson, raised on a farm in south-central Saskatchewan, discovered her passion for farm safety early, becoming a youth ambassador with the Saskatchewan Safety Council’s Power Pac Program. After university, she advanced her advocacy by working as a Farm Safety Co…
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Staying in the Game: The Story You're Telling Yourself This Season
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”A topic we talk about on the podcast or have talked about several times is the stories that we tell ourselves and how much they matter and shape our daily lives.” In this episode, I share why the Farming on Purpose podcast is shifting for summer and reflect on the stories we tell ourselves in agriculture. Inspired by The Psychology of Money, I e…
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Sam Haley. Sam Haley grew up on a blueberry farm in rural Nova Scotia before earning a Plant Science degree and transitioning from conventional chemical controls to biological ones. While pregnant during the pandemic, she started a llama farm, using their manure for gardening. Now, she…
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Raising Kids, Cows, and Conversations: Paige Dulaney’s Real-Life Look at Ranching, Transition, and Family
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”We're not six year olds anymore. We're not children anymore. We're adult children and we're trying to raise our families too and continue a legacy. So there has to be grace on both sides.” In this episode of Farming on Purpose, I visit with Paige Dulaney, a ranch wife and mom of three from northeast Colorado. We talk about balancing motherhood an…
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In this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’m exploring the power of emotional safety and its vital role in building genuine connections. Through authenticity and vulnerability, we can create spaces for open communication—both in our personal relationships and within our broader community. From navigating the complexities of modern relationships to …
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(Insert audio file of the episode (or link to listen on Spotify/Apple Music/etc.) ”We're trying to create awareness to critical issues and food production that are important to consumers.” In this episode, I visit with Robby Sansom, CEO of Force of Nature, to explore what regenerative agriculture really means—and why more farmers and ranchers are …
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Mules, Oxen, and the Future of Farming with Madeline Pranaitis
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Madeline Pranaitis. Madeline is a first-generation farmer from Connecticut with a passion for animals, sparked by childhood visits to her aunt’s farm. She earned a degree in livestock and draft power, gaining experience with draft horses and oxen. Now in upstate New York, Madeline mana…
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Farm Accidents, Family, and Being Ready for the Unthinkable
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“ I think the biggest thing is just starting that conversation and thinking about it and like coming up with a plan that works for you and your family, and that's gonna look different for everybody based on how old your kids are, how much you trust your kids.” When ER nurse and farm wife Katie Hammock started seeing farm injuries too often in the…
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The Future Leader - The Successor's Guide to Family Business Leadership with Patti Durand
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Patti Durand. A 27 year PAg, with a background in entrepreneurship and finance, Patti has guided hundreds of Canadian farm business families to confidently navigate the paths of transition decision making. As a dynamic speaker and workshop leader, Patti aims to provide relatable, actio…
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Using What You’ve Got to Build the Life You Want
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” Every little boy wants to be a cowboy when he grows up and so I think that's kind of kinda where it started.” First-generation rancher Zak Copeland shares how he built a goat grazing and cattle business from the ground up with no family background in ag. From hatching chicks in a basement to running 120 goats for targeted grazing jobs, Zak’s stor…
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Featured Episode: The Intersection of Agriculture and Renewable Energy with Laurie Mazer
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Laurie Mazer. Laurie Mazer is an experienced founder and entrepreneur with a 20 year history of developing solar and wind projects of every size and scale, in every corner of the US. She also helps her clients to provide mentorship of their growing teams and to develop successful wind …
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From Backyard Birds to a Full Homestead: Raising Kids, Animals, and Purpose
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” Just having the confidence and the know-how that, like if something were to happen like 2020 did we'd be good for a while. And I want other people to feel that way too.” Homesteader and homeschooling mom Emmaline Newton shares how her family transformed three wooded acres into a thriving homestead. From raising their own meat to growing a garden …
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In this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’m reflecting on my journey with The Rural Woman Podcast as we celebrate its sixth anniversary! I’ll be sharing some personal updates, including recent family losses and changes in my health, before diving into the bigger conversation about quitting. I’m emphasizing the importance of surrounding yourself wi…
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A Family Legacy of Dairy and Determination
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” No matter what, if you don't care for your animal, no matter what size of farm, if you don't care for it, it's not gonna produce milk. And if they don't produce milk, then we're out of a job.” Farming is in yo In this episode, I talk with Madi Skubal, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Iowa, about raising kids and cows, returning to her roots, …
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A Look Back: Inspiring Stories from Rural Women Part 17
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Join us for another special episode as we celebrate the remarkable women who have graciously shared their stories. In this throwback episode, we’ll revisit some of the inspiring moments from The Rural Woman Podcast. We’re shining a spotlight on the incredible, resilient women who are making a difference in agriculture. This episode features: Sherri…
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Building a Business That Works for Your Family and Your Farm
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”I feel like it's my chance to tell my story because if I don't tell it, Netflix and Amazon and somebody else is gonna tell it for me. So it's my chance to tell the truth about how we do things here.” On this episode of Farming on Purpose, Taylor Moyer shares his journey from NASCAR to full-time ranching, proving that creativity and adaptability ar…
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Balancing Beef Pricing for Affordability and Profit with Ashley Perepelkin
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Ashley Perepelkin. Ashley is a businesswoman, farmer and entrepreneur! Being born and raised in the city, the rural life wasn’t something she thought would be on her bingo card but here we are! She has successfully made the transition from urban to rural living by running and operating…
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” That's why I always say things don't happen to you. They happen for you.” Erica Leubner grew up on a dairy farm, witnessing both the challenges and rewards of multi-generational agriculture. Now a farm business consultant, she helps families navigate farm transitions, communication struggles, and mental health challenges. In this episode, she s…
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Market Demands and Value-Added Products with Tina Gokstorp
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On this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Tina Gokstorp. Tina Gokstorp, founder of Good Food Farms, is an award-winning entrepreneur dedicated to regenerative farming and creating socially responsible farm-to-table products. With a focus on high-quality pastured chicken items, she advocates for more women and diversity in agri…
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Building a Future on the Farm: How One Rancher Found Her Own Path Home
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” You have to bring value back to the family operation if you want it to be sustainable for future generations.” When Lettie Nickell moved back to her family’s ranch, she knew she had to create her own path. In this episode, she shares how she built a direct-to-consumer beef business, launched a successful Airbnb and wedding venue, and found balan…
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Maybe You Can Relate: The One Where Things Don't Go As Planned
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On this episode of Maybe You Can Relate, I’ll be speaking about my life on the farm, sharing both the good and the tough times, while focusing on the importance of being real and connecting with others. I also share a story about supporting a friend through mental health struggles, encouraging open conversations and reminding everyone they're not a…
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