4 years – 15 rural town halls – TENs of millions reached
Join us for Rural Voice 2026
The Rural Voice series, hosted by MPR’s Kerri Miller, captures imaginative and illuminating town hall conversations about the rewards and challenges of making a home in rural America.
JOin us for Rural Voice 2026
The Rural Voice series, hosted by MPR’s Kerri Miller, captures imaginative and illuminating town hall conversations about the rewards and challenges of making a home in rural America.
Rural Companies Want to Hire New Workers.
Where will they live?
Tuesday, Sept. 8
5:00 pm Doors open
6:00-7:30 pm Discussion
reception following
The Upper Room
Marshall, MN
Are Rural Communities Welcoming Enough?
We Return To St. Joseph 5 Years Later
Monday, Sept. 14
5:00 pm Doors open
6:00-7:30 pm Discussion
reception following
Krewe
St. Joseph MN
Keeping Local Talent – Rural GradsOften Leave
Here’s Howto Offer a Different Path
Monday, Sept. 21
5:00 pm Doors open
6:00-7:30 pm Discussion
reception following
RAPIDS BREWING
GRAND RAPIDS, MN
Who Owns Main Street?
How Some Rural Towns Are Building Thriving Main Streets From The Ground Up
Monday, Sept. 28
5:00 pm Doors open
6:00-7:30 pm Discussion
reception following
THE BROADWAY
ALBERT LEA, MN
Data Centers and the A.I. Boom:
Facts, Fiction & the Future
Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:00 pm Doors open
6:00-7:30 pm Discussion
reception following
CORKS & PINTS
FAIRBAULT, MN
RECAPS FROM 2025 SEASON
Click the links below to see recaps of the our last season. Thank you to everyone who came out and shared with us. Thank you to the local businesses that hosted us and an extra thank you to our sponsors who are so generous.
Cloquet
September 3, 2025
Tribal Rights
Willmar
September 8, 2025
How Immigration Has Worked
Owatonna
September 15, 2025
Mental Health and Social Isolation
Wadena
September 29, 2025
Rural Healthcare and Mental Health