Rural Reflections

Rural Reflections

Rural Reflections is a simple approach to daily life viewed from a rural perspective. Grant Nelson is a columnist and podcaster who has written for several area media outlets for almost 22 years. This podcast will take you back to your childhood, or it may make today’s technology seem a bit simpler-or just make you feel good. Grant often writes a letter to his brother, Dave Nelson, who lives in Carrington, North Dakota then invites listeners to peer over his shoulder and hear what he has to say. Rural Reflections is a podcast where it is always Sunday morning.

Episodes

February 23, 2026 3 mins

The loss of valuable soil now has a number attached to it and mirrors a history not worth repeating.

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Antique, Collectible or just plain old? Grant finds an answer to this question that he never expected.

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February 9, 2026 3 mins

When buying batteries forces a change to white bread and bologna, Grant has to tell his brother Dave.

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February 2, 2026 3 mins

Is the art of thankfulness a victim of one of those cultural changes that always plays to the poorest of character?"

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January 26, 2026 4 mins

There isn't much better than watching high school hockey while two seventh grade annoucers describe it in a way they call, "talkin' hockey.

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January 19, 2026 3 mins

Do you get fired up for the Winter Olympics? Are they any more newsworthy than who plays the halftime show at the Super Bowl?

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January 11, 2026 3 mins

When is the farm shop more than just a shop? Maybe a better question is, "when isn't it?

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January 7, 2026 3 mins

It's winter whether you like it or not, why not try to approach it with a positive attitude?

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December 31, 2025 3 mins

Time for Rural Reflections to wrap up the Christmas season with a letter to brother Dave.

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December 21, 2025 3 mins

Christmas is a time to focus on the greatest gift and to end our focus on the things that get int he way of that gift

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December 16, 2025 3 mins

Grant does not really hibernate in winter however the solace he finds here is very real.

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This week Grant celebrates the cats that he and Lisa love and their perspective which he greatly enjoys.

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November 25, 2025 4 mins

Grant enters the "Offensive Lineman" phase of hi life and feels a little lost, at least at first.

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November 25, 2025 3 mins

Personal revelations can be found anywhere; Grant found his in the barn.

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November 10, 2025 3 mins

As deer hunters take to the field, Grant watches and admires their deer stands.

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November 3, 2025 3 mins

This week, Grant is watching the birds and trying not to feed the raccoons during another season of Project Feederwatch.

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Grain elevators have attracted public attention as storage of soybeans gained important this growing season. Rural Reflection remembers when it was all about the Orage Crush Soda-well, sort of.

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October 22, 2025 3 mins

The Light of Harvest in a Letter to Dave

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October 13, 2025 4 mins

Whether a veterinarian is fictional character or world-reknowned for their work, Grant has a great admiration for all of them.

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October 6, 2025 4 mins

Ending up at a playground may not be a bad end for Grant's memories of the pull-type combine.

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