The Rural Scoop Podcast
1) 𝟏𝟑𝟓 | 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf is joined by Dr. Jason Cummins, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Montana State University and forme...Show More
2) 𝟏𝟑𝟒 | 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode of The Rural Scoop, host Dr. Melissa Sadorf is joined by Dennis Walto, Chief External Affairs Officer at Chiricahua Community Health Centers in Cochise Co...Show More
𝟏𝟑𝟒 | 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨
59:14 | Dec 29th, 2025
3) 𝟏𝟑𝟑 | 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Dr. Steven Johnson, superintendent of Fort Ransom School District in North Dakota and long-time rural education advocat...Show More
4) 𝟏𝟑𝟐 | 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐡 & 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Cat Hoth and Anne Landers from Junior Achievement of Arizona to explore Money in Motion, a mobile financial-literacy si...Show More
5) 𝟏𝟑𝟏 | 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞-𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this powerful conversation, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Alissa Hanrahan, principal in Chattooga County Schools (GA), to get real about what school safety actuall...Show More
6) 𝟏𝟑𝟎 | 𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐱
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this inspiring episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Beth Benedix, a professor emerita, nonprofit founder, and producer of the documentary Nort...Show More
𝟏𝟑𝟎 | 𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐱
50:41 | Dec 1st, 2025
7) 𝟏𝟐𝟗 | 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐳
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Shelly Munoz, STEM Curriculum Coordinator for Brainerd Public Schools, to explore what real, meaningful STEM looks like...Show More
𝟏𝟐𝟗 | 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐳
52:33 | Nov 24th, 2025
8) 𝟏𝟐𝟖 | 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐚
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this inspiring episode, Dr. Melissa Sadorf welcomes Jayme Braida, principal of Columbus Elementary in Southern Iowa and the 2024 Iowa Elementary Principal of the Year....Show More
9) 𝟏𝟐𝟕 | 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode of The Rural Scoop, host Melissa Sadorf sits down with Will Westmoreland, a Missouri farmer, rural storyteller, and founder of The Back 40 — a platform ...Show More
𝟏𝟐𝟕 | 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
55:48 | Nov 10th, 2025
10) 𝟏𝟐𝟔 | 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚
𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲:In this episode, Dr. Melissa Sadorf talks with Joseph “Sepp” Sprietsma about what it truly means to prepare rural students for the future of work — not just for jobs, but...Show More
𝟏𝟐𝟔 | 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐩 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚
56:08 | Nov 3rd, 2025