“Very easy to listen to and well produced. However, it’s tough to listen to seriously since it is told from such a one sided perspective. I appreciate Leah’s desire to dive deeply into the research, and I do believe a lot of research was conducted. I learned a lot! I wonder what might have happened had there been two reporters coming at this story from both ends of the political spectrum? Maybe that would have provided for a much more critical and engaging conversation rather than a one-sided look at an extremely complex issue. It’s also hard when the reporters clearly had a lack of understanding or desire to understand rural America. It is evident they came at this story with an idea of how things are already, and a motivation to prove that idea, rather than uncover the varied stories. It is a part of the country that is increasingly being excluded from conversations and brushed off as ignorant and racist. I, by the way, do not live in rural America. However, the extremely troubling divide between rural and urban America is perpetuated from both sides. I’d love to see more reporting on this incredibly important issue, but perhaps from both ends of the political spectrum in one show. That would make for a compelling podcast!”
goldeye444 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/21