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Podcast Unveils New Season About The Struggle Of Small Towns In The West

Wyoming Public Radio | By Bob Beck,
Melodie Edwards
Published September 11, 2020 at 3:54 PM MDT
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We have this really romanticized ideas about ghost towns; they're sort of our Roman ruins. They remind us of our rough and tumble past, I think. But we can actually learn something from those old towns.
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Wyoming Public Media's podcast The Modern West has been gearing up for a new season. They're doing something quite different this time around. Instead of a lot of separate stories, they're going to tell one big story over the course of eleven episodes. Bob Beck sat down with the podcast's host Melodie Edwards to hear what's coming down the pipe.

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Bob Beck
Bob Beck retired from Wyoming Public Media after serving as News Director of Wyoming Public Radio for 34 years. During his time as News Director WPR has won over 100 national, regional and state news awards.
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Melodie Edwards
Melodie Edwards is the host and producer of WPM's award-winning podcast The Modern West. Her Ghost Town(ing) series looks at rural despair and resilience through the lens of her hometown of Walden, Colorado. She has been a radio reporter at WPM since 2013, covering topics from wildlife to Native American issues to agriculture.
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