Welcome to the Beyond the Clock Podcast! Ash Hanson from Department of Public Transformation and Anna Claussen from Voices for Rural Resilience are your hosts on a journey into the hearts, minds, and imaginations of rural artists, cultural workers, and change-makers across the country. In this episode, Anna and Ash converse with rural Minnesota-based artist and “slow-cycle change” champion, Nancy X. Valentine about reciprocity in placed-based artistic practice. In this conversation, they explore how celebrating diversity and shared humanity fosters connection and allows us to give and receive love to our community, even when our community sometimes doesn’t love us back. Be inspired to expand your capacity for love in order to find greater affinity for one another!