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Manhood in Rural America, Season 2: Trust
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How do you know that you can trust a man? (3m 8s)
Manhood in Rural America, Season 2: Need
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What, if anything, do women need from men? (6m 13s)
Manhood in Rural America, Season 2: Friends
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Can men and women be friends? (3m 42s)
Manhood in Rural America Season 2: Community
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What do you think is the role of men in community life? (3m 6s)
Manhood in Rural America, Season 2: Admire
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Is there a man in who life who you admire? What's he like? (3m 53s)
Poems from the Field: The Growing Edge
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Artist Lucy Tokheim reads a poem by Mechtild of Magdeburg. (5m 53s)
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Farmer Randy Fjerkenstad reads "A Tuft of Flowers," by Robert Frost. (5m 28s)
Poems from the Field: Two New World Bees
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Andy Greiner reads from “A Hive of Bee Poems” and celebrates the miracle of bees. (5m 56s)
Poems from the Field: The Deer Stand
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Todd Buer reads his poem “The Deer Stand” eulogizing his youngest son Heath. (5m 15s)
Poems from the Field: The Camisole
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Edie Barrett reads her poem “The Camisole” and discusses nature’s steadfast presence. (6m 43s)
Poems from the Field: Caterpillar
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Pauline Pate reads “Caterpillar” while musing on the hidden things in all of us. (4m 45s)
Manhood in Rural America: Unmanliness
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Is there anything about yourself that some people might consider "unmanly"? (3m 22s)
Manhood in Rural America: The Role of Men
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What do you think is the role of men in family and community life? (4m 15s)
Manhood in Rural America: Talk
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Is there anything you don't talk to your male friends about? (3m 32s)
Manhood in Rural America: Influences
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When you were growing up, was there a man in your life who you wanted to be like? (3m 15s)
Manhood in Rural America: Becoming a Man
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When do you think you first became a man? (3m 47s)
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Manhood in Rural America, Season 1
What does it mean to be a man in modern rural America? How has that changed?
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Manhood in Rural America, Season 2
What do women think about what it means to be a man in modern rural America?
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Poems from the Field
Poetic conversations with rural Minnesotans about spirituality, creativity and meaning.
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Pioneer Digital Studios is a local public television program presented by Pioneer PBS