{"podcast":{"title":"Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast","slug":"against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947","podcast_index_feed_id":6618947,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2273568.rss","website_url":"http://www.farmaid.org/podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/cj5jput0lvm3bz4j6z758maqzjdo?.jpg","author":"Jessica Ilyse Kurn and Michael Foley","episode_count":29,"summary":"“Against the Grain” is the Farm Aid podcast, designed to bring the magic of Farm Aid’s annual festival to listeners year-round. Listeners will hear from artists and farmers, advocates and food experts, activists, and policymakers–all of whom are working towards building a more just and equitable farm and food system. Farm Aid’s Jessica Ilyse Kurn and Michael Stewart Foley will take you all over the country, from Farm Aid’s backstage to rural and urban farms and farmers’ markets. There, you’ll meet citizens fighting the industrial agriculture giants, holding the government accountable, and shifting the culture towards a food and farm model that is better for farmers, the planet and for all of us. Learn more at www.farmaid.org/podcast","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T16:18:26.872181+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947"},"episode":{"title":"Artists on a Burning Planet","slug":"artists-on-a-burning-planet","published_at":"2025-08-27T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947/artists-on-a-burning-planet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947","url":"https://www.farmaid.org/podcast","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2273568/episodes/17739923-artists-on-a-burning-planet.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Against the Grain’s series on artists & activism, we talk to Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson and Allison Russell about their experiences with climate change at home and on the road, and what artists — and all of us — can do about it. For 40 years, Farm Aid has stood with family farmers against corporate power, bad policies and climate disasters. As Farm Aid Founder and President Willie Nelson says: “Family farmers aren’t backing down, and neither are we.” Join us for Farm Ai...","meta_description":"In this episode of Against the Grain’s series on artists & activism, we talk to Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson and Allison Russell about their experiences…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1297,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947/episodes/artists-on-a-burning-planet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947/artists-on-a-burning-planet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}