{"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":"Bonus Episode with Zach Ducheneaux: Administrator with An Ear to the Ground","slug":"bonus-episode-with-zach-ducheneaux-administrator-with-an-ear-to-the-ground","published_at":"2024-09-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947/bonus-episode-with-zach-ducheneaux-administrator-with-an-ear-to-the-ground","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/against-the-grain-the-farm-aid-podcast-6618947","url":"https://www.farmaid.org/category/against-the-grain-podcast/","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2273568/episodes/15692996-bonus-episode-with-zach-ducheneaux-administrator-with-an-ear-to-the-ground.mp3","summary":"As we heard throughout the first season of Against the Grain, American farmers have historically struggled to get the United States Department of Agriculture to listen to, and address their most pressing concerns. That was certainly true when Farm Aid was founded in the midst of the 1980s farm crisis when farmers were pushed off their land due to loan foreclosures. We've also heard that there's a range of reasons why farmers - particularly farmers of color and Tribal producers - feel a sense ...","meta_description":"As we heard throughout the first season of Against the Grain, American farmers have historically struggled to get the United States Department of Agricult…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1102,"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/bonus-episode-with-zach-ducheneaux-administrator-with-an-ear-to-the-ground/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/bonus-episode-with-zach-ducheneaux-administrator-with-an-ear-to-the-ground.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}