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Reframing Rural's mission is to share stories of people and places in rural America in an effort to celebrate culture, preserve history and cultivate curiosity and conversation across geographic, class and cultural divides.
Telling stories of people and places not fully represented in the media or pop culture is at the heart of Reframing Rural's mission to reframe the narrative on rural America.
For those with a rural background, Reframing Rural provides a place where people’s experiences can be validated. For those generationally removed from their rural roots, the podcast inspires curiosity in rural Americans whose stories are not being fully told through election maps or newspaper headlines.
"The fate of rural America matters to everyone, no matter where you live." - Reframing Rural founder,
Megan Torgerson
Raised on the windswept Great Plains of Dagmar, Montana, Megan Torgerson is a writer, farmer's daughter and the founder of the documentary podcast series, Reframing Rural. Megan holds an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University and a BA in English with a creative nonfiction emphasis from the University of Montana. Megan founded Reframing Rural in 2019 while writing her thesis Reframing Rural: Rewriting the Narrative on Rural America. For her work on the podcast she has been awarded numerous grants and fellowships including the inaugural Public Humanities Fellowship from Humanities Washington in 2022 and the 2020 fellowship from Guest House Cultural Capital Residency. Since returning to her home state in 2023, Megan has lent her knowledge of rural spaces, storytelling and nonprofit management to media projects, needs assessments, keynotes and educational courses for organizations including the Red Ants Pants Foundation, Montana Farmers Union and Montana State University Extension. She lives in Bozeman, MT with her husband and son.
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Favorite Reframing Rural Episodes
Reframing Rural's Origin Story
Megan Torgerson launched Reframing Rural while an MFA student at Seattle University. Watch her thesis presentation Reframing Rural: Rewriting the Narrative on Rural America from June, 2020.
In 2023, Ed Roberson of the popular podcast, Mountain & Prairie, interviewed Megan on her journey creating Reframing Rural and what she has learned in her years producing the podcast.
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It takes a community to tell stories and we want you to be a part of ours. Contact Megan at reframingrural (at) gmail.com.
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