To See Each Other
To See Each Other
Where we explore how people are fighting for the future of rural America and how writing it off hurts us all.
Hosted by George Goehl, To See Each Other complicates the narrative about rural and small town Americans in our most misunderstood, and often abandoned, communities. This season, George travels to Wisconsin to follow a small town fight for the future of a beloved county nursing home, setting the stage for a statewide battle to save it. Our belief: That when we see each other, we’ll understand that we can never give up on each other.
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S2E5: The Tables Turn
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10/22/24 • 19 min
Frustrated Merrill residents run for Board of Supervisors to stop the sale of public facilities. They win, and a lawsuit is filed to halt the process. At the same time, People for Pine Crest hear from neighbors in nearby Sauk County - their public nursing home has just been put up for sale.
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S2E6: The Fight Is Spreading In Wisconsin
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10/29/24 • 25 min
People for Pine Crest celebrates their victory in Lincoln County but faces a new challenge: nearby counties are also facing threats to their public nursing homes. Elder care has become a crucial issue for rural communities, sparking activism across Wisconsin.
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S2E2: Privatize Or Bust
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10/01/24 • 26 min
A conservative-leaning Board of Supervisors in Lincoln County, Wisconsin is proposing to sell public entities, including a beloved nursing home. This decision has sparked community outrage, leading to the formation of a grassroots group to fight the sale, led by a group of local seniors.
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S1E3: Raising Hell for Clean Water - Iowa
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09/15/20 • 30 min
The fight for clean water is a form of inequality. The people who are poisoning the well and those who have to drink from it. The people who have access to water and those who don't. The people who can afford to be healthy and those who can't. George takes us to Iowa, to the frontlines of an intergenerational, intersectional fight for the right to clean water and a return to a stewardship of the earth, while local farmers push against corporate greed and environmental contamination.
In Iowa, as factory farms have been poisoning the drinking water, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement has been re-imagining what rural Iowa’s community looks like. In this episode, George talks with Hugh Espey, Director of Iowa CCI; Larry Ginter, a retired, third-generation farmer based in Rhodes; Emma Schmit, an organizer with Food and Water Watch; and Lakeisha Perkins, a lifelong Des Moines resident and Iowa CCI community organizer. They’ve discovered that it’s not greed or individualism that bind Iowans together. It’s a concern for everyone’s safety, a commitment to responsible stewardship of the land, and leaning on each other.
In honor of the great Joe Fagan.
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S1E1: Complicating the Narrative - Introduction
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09/15/20 • 7 min
This is To See Each Other. Throughout this season, we’ll meet everyday people who are reshaping small-town America. In this first episode, our host, George Goehl, Director of People’s Action, shares more about growing up in Medora, Indiana, and the economic devastation that’s left his hometown and so many others feeling left behind. By resisting the urge to write these communities off as Trump country, organizers are building people power, listening to their neighbors, and building community. Because when we see each other, we change the world together.
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People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
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S2E1: A Beloved Nursing Home
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09/24/24 • 30 min
Welcome to Merrill, Wisconsin - a rural county in the Midwest that was built on farming and lumber and paper. George brings us into a town where farming and lumber have left, but there’s an unexpected fight brewing between residents and their Board of Supervisors. It’s about a beloved nursing home called Pine Crest that has been county-owned for decades and has provided care and jobs for generations of local residents.
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S1E6: Seeing Each Other - Indiana
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09/15/20 • 46 min
In our final episode, George goes home to Indiana. It's a place where the most pressing issues of our time come together, and maybe our solutions too. We'll meet a doctor, a mother, and a recovering addict doing their best to mobilize their community, eradicate their shame, speak, and work with compassion to help their neighbors and win change against the odds.
Hoosier Action is refusing to give up on fellow Hoosiers. George recalls growing up in Indiana with Kate Hess Pace, founder of Hoosier Action. Members of Hoosier Action like Tyla Barrick Pond, Scott County physician Dr. William Cooke, and Tracy Skaggs detail environmental hazards and the devastations of Indiana’s opioid epidemic. Together, they have made space for shame to turn into vulnerability and creative resilience. All these Hoosiers — George included — testify to how when we see each other, we strengthen our communities together. And we win.
Additional music this episode by Brad Leftwich and the Humdingers.
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People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
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S1E5: FIghting White Nationalism - North Carolina
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09/15/20 • 26 min
In North Carolina, we see friendships being forged in the face of centuries of racism; anti-racist organizing happening at the corner of Plantation and Corporation avenues; and meet a historical political candidate, a Black woman quite literally from the wrong side of the tracks, campaigning to co-govern with her community.
In Alamance County, Down Home North Carolina has been building a multi-racial grassroots movement against white supremacy. George talks to Brigid Flaherty, co-founder of Down Home North Carolina; Sugelema Lynch, a Latinx mother; Pat Rogers, a young white engineer; and Dreama Caldwell, who’s running to serve as Alamance County’s first Black woman Commissioner. For all of them, meeting the left-behind where they are is key to transforming the landscape. And it’s creating a new common identity that Alamance County can be proud of.
This episode features additional music by Jake and Sarah Owen.
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People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
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Bonus: "Bewildered By People's Openness"
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11/01/20 • 6 min
Today we're here with a special bonus story from Michigan.
This is the story of MariaElena Fournier, who lives in Detroit and who is out in the field right now traveling throughout Michigan, asking questions and holding really profound conversations - that change all the people involved.
MariaElena was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the mainland as a child. After navigating a difficult relationship with a white supremacist roommate in college, they were “bewildered” by people’s openness in rural areas when they were participating in the deep canvass — which gave them incredible hope. They shared their story with us.
And be sure to listen to all 6 episodes of To See Each Other wherever you're listening to this!
You can learn more at ToSeeEachOther.org
People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
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S1E4: Refusing to be Washed Away - New Jersey
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09/15/20 • 31 min
Climate change is a relentless disaster. It is wreaking havoc on entire regions, countries, and continents, which will need to be rebuilt and reorganized. While we do all we can to prevent that decimation from happening, we also have to learn from the rebuilding and recovery that we do do. In New Jersey, we get the chance to learn from Hurricane Sandy survivors who refuse to give up and let their community be washed away, against all odds.
During this episode of To See Each Other, George talks to members of the New Jersey Organizing Project, who have been building solidarity among Jersey Shore residents since Hurricane Sandy. Co-founder Amanda Devecka-Rinear is joined by Sandy survivors Jody Stewart, a native of Little Egg and NJOP organizer; Alison Arne, an NJOP organizer; and Chuck Griffin, a victim of contractor fraud who has found solidarity through NJOP. Coming from across the political spectrum, NJOP’s membership doesn’t always agree on climate change. But from the wreckage, they have found collective purpose and are remaking their community together.
You can learn more at ToSeeEachOther.org
People’s Action is a national network of 40 state and local grassroots, power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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FAQ
How many episodes does To See Each Other have?
To See Each Other currently has 15 episodes available.
What topics does To See Each Other cover?
The podcast is about News, Society & Culture, Wisconsin, Progressive, Climate Change, Documentary, Podcasts and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on To See Each Other?
The episode title 'Bonus: "Bewildered By People's Openness"' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on To See Each Other?
The average episode length on To See Each Other is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of To See Each Other released?
Episodes of To See Each Other are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of To See Each Other?
The first episode of To See Each Other was released on Aug 25, 2020.
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