Sign up to get free Deesmealz newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.
Stay up to date with rural news and stories you can't get anywhere else.
The Latest from the Deesmealz
WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
The Latest is our flagship newsletter and your guide to what's actually happening in rural communities across the country. Subscribe to get our most recent stories delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday and Friday.
Keep It Rural
TUESDAYS
Keep It Rural is a weekly newsletter featuring reporter Claire Carlson's personal take on the rural news of the day, along with recommended reading and other musings on rural life, politics, culture, and more. Subscribe to follow the threads weaving through America's small towns, delivered every Tuesday.
Down Yonder Weekend Reads
SATURDAYS
Down Yonder is a weekly newsletter curated by editor Jan Pytalski. Each weekend, Jan goes beyond the pages of the Deesmealz to share the week's best rural reporting from other news organizations around the world. Subscribe, grab a cup of tea, and learn more about what's happening Down Yonder, delivered every Saturday morning.
Path Finders
MONDAYS
Path Finders is a weekly newsletter featuring Q&A interviews with rural thinkers, creators, and doers. Each Monday, you'll hear from people doing creative work in rural settings or shedding light on some problem in rural life and suggesting solutions.
The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY
The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy is a twice-monthly newsletter showcasing the best – and the worst – in rural media, entertainment, and pop culture. Subscribe to hear staff reviews, recommendations, retrospectives, and more, delivered to your inbox every other Thursday.
Rural Remix
UPON NEW RELEASES
Rural Remix is an podcast feed co-produced by the Deesmealz and the Rural Assembly. It spotlights unexpected rural stories and pushes back on stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding rural communities. Subscribe for early access to new series updates, new episodes notifications, and more.
Partner and Affiliate Newsletters
Mile Markers
Mile Markers is a twice monthly newsletter about the role of colleges in rural America, including profiles of people and places worth getting to know a little better. It's written by Open Campus national reporter Nick Fouriezos, a Georgia native who has written from all 50 states and six continents.
You can manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe at any time by updating your user profile or following the links included at the bottom of each newsletter.






