To See Each Other
Available anywhere you listen to podcasts.
A podcast that explores how people are fighting for the future of rural and small-town America, and why writing it off hurts us all. Hosted by long-time organizer, George Goehl, this documentary serial podcast complicates the narrative about Americans in our most misunderstood, and often abandoned, communities.
Season 2 out now. New episodes drop every Tuesday.
Episode 1:
A Beloved Nursing Home.
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.
Episode 2: Privatize or Bust!
A conservative-leaning Board of Supervisors in Merrill, 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.
Episode 3: Getting Organized.
People For Pine Crest is fighting to keep the nursing home public by demanding transparency and a referendum. The board, however, is resistant and has voted down these requests. Despite this, a public survey shows strong support for keeping Pine Crest public, and locals are sharing their personal and heart-wrenching stories.
Episode 4: The Sale.
People for Pine Crest organizes a Town Hall to oppose the sale of Pine Crest nursing home. Over 100 people attend, but the Board remains unmoved and they call for a vote.
Episode 5: The Tables Turn.
To See Each Other: S2; Episode 5 - The Tables Turn.
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.
[transcript]
Episode 6:
The Fight is Spreading in Wisconsin
To See Each Other: S2; Episode 6 - The Fight is Spreading in Wisconsin.
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 grassroots organizing across Wisconsin.
[transcript]
