Rural Life

As is the case nationwide, the mental health of those living in the Sooner State has been (and continues to be) seriously affected by the COVID pandemic and its various related crises.

As is the case nationwide, the mental health of those living in the Sooner State has been (and continues to be) seriously affected by the COVID pandemic and its various related crises.

A memoir of life among the Sámi people, i.e., the indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic tundra. It's set mainly in the tiny town of Kautokeino, Norway.

A memoir of life among the Sámi people, i.e., the indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic tundra. It's set mainly in the tiny town of Kautokeino, Norway.

This book focuses on what have come to be known as Pivot Projects, which is a blanket term for various grassroots-level, activist-driven collaboration efforts now happening all over the globe.

Hunger Free Oklahoma Executive Director Chris Bernard told a House committee rural residents prefer to spend nutrition assistance benefits in their communities, but issues around transportation, technology and stigma can get in their way.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones, whose bestselling book from a few years ago, "Dreamland," won a National Book Critics Circle Award, now offers follow-up to that volume.

Author and journalist Sam Quinones, whose bestselling book from a few years ago, "Dreamland," won a National Book Critics Circle Award, now offers follow-up to that volume.

Robinson, perhaps best known for her brilliant novels "Housekeeping" (1980) and "Gilead" (2004), writes fiction that's praised for its graceful and insightful depictions of faith, family life, and rural America.

(Note: This interview first aired back in May.) Our guest is Eric Eyre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the smallest newspaper ever to win that…