The Hotdish: Recent Episodes
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp
Welcome to the official SoundCloud profile for Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Senator for North Dakota! Here, you can find the several most recent episodes of my podcast, The Hotdish. To listen to all past episodes, visit Simplecast: https://thehotdish.simplecast.fm/
U.S Senator Heidi Heitkamp interviews Tom Vilsack, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Governor of Iowa, and Ryan Pederson, a North Dakota farmer and Vice President of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association to discuss the 2018 Farm Bill’s wide-ranging impact on rural America, from crop insurance and safety net programs to rural development and nutrition assistance. Vilsack and Pederson also shared their concerns about the administration’s trade war and the economic uncertainty it is causing farmers and ranchers.
As Americans celebrate the 4th of July, Senator Heitkamp discusses honoring the sacrifice and service of Vietnam veterans – and the importance of telling their stories – with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and Vietnam Veteran Dan Stenvold, Mayor of Park River, ND, and president of the North Dakota Vietnam Veterans of America.
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp interviews two interns—one past intern and one current intern—about their experiences interning in her office. They discuss how internships can help students learn about the impact of public service and the importance of supporting your home state and the families who live there, as well as finding out about different career paths.
Sad to read about Carl Kasell's passing. As a Morning Edition listener, Carl delivered my morning news to me for years. My daughter interned for him on Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and she got him to record this voicemail message for our answering machine. He was a great guy and incredibly nice to his interns.
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp interviews Ambassador Darci Vetter, former Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative, and Doyle Lentz, a North Dakota farmer whose ability to sell his products in markets like Canada and Mexico are essential to his economic success.