Jon Tester

And I think it's really important to talk about issues, but then especially at this moment in time, people want to know how they can be effective as citizens, how they can make sure their voices are being heard. And so whether we're talking about tariffs or whether we're talking about public lands or whatever, the many issues we've talked about,

We usually try to end up the show saying, well, now here's what you can do. And by the way, sitting on your hands is not an option here. If you feel that these issues are important to you, then you got to be part of the ecosystem. But no, there's no doubt about it, Chuck. We are going to bring a perspective. Some would call it a rural America perspective.

We usually try to end up the show saying, well, now here's what you can do. And by the way, sitting on your hands is not an option here. If you feel that these issues are important to you, then you got to be part of the ecosystem. But no, there's no doubt about it, Chuck. We are going to bring a perspective. Some would call it a rural America perspective.

We usually try to end up the show saying, well, now here's what you can do. And by the way, sitting on your hands is not an option here. If you feel that these issues are important to you, then you got to be part of the ecosystem. But no, there's no doubt about it, Chuck. We are going to bring a perspective. Some would call it a rural America perspective.

I'll just call it a perspective that's not an east or west coast perspective to the issues that are out there.

I'll just call it a perspective that's not an east or west coast perspective to the issues that are out there.

I'll just call it a perspective that's not an east or west coast perspective to the issues that are out there.

Yeah, I mean, you're exactly right. I mean, we're taping this show in a recent Florida state shooting just happened where two people lost their lives and got hurt. And, you know, that kind of stuff just rips your guts out. But I'll also tell you this, you're exactly right. From a protect your home perspective, in rural areas, man, it takes a long time just because of distance, no other reason.

Yeah, I mean, you're exactly right. I mean, we're taping this show in a recent Florida state shooting just happened where two people lost their lives and got hurt. And, you know, that kind of stuff just rips your guts out. But I'll also tell you this, you're exactly right. From a protect your home perspective, in rural areas, man, it takes a long time just because of distance, no other reason.

Yeah, I mean, you're exactly right. I mean, we're taping this show in a recent Florida state shooting just happened where two people lost their lives and got hurt. And, you know, that kind of stuff just rips your guts out. But I'll also tell you this, you're exactly right. From a protect your home perspective, in rural areas, man, it takes a long time just because of distance, no other reason.

No, that's all it is. It's not anything else, right? No. Just distance. It just takes a while for folks to get there. So you need to have some way to protect your homes. But that does not mean any extent that anybody out there that's a gun owner should should say, you know, that Florida state shooting needs to happen. It doesn't need to happen.

No, that's all it is. It's not anything else, right? No. Just distance. It just takes a while for folks to get there. So you need to have some way to protect your homes. But that does not mean any extent that anybody out there that's a gun owner should should say, you know, that Florida state shooting needs to happen. It doesn't need to happen.

No, that's all it is. It's not anything else, right? No. Just distance. It just takes a while for folks to get there. So you need to have some way to protect your homes. But that does not mean any extent that anybody out there that's a gun owner should should say, you know, that Florida state shooting needs to happen. It doesn't need to happen.

And you can still protect yourselves and you can try to stop those kind of things from happening. But you're exactly right. And I've never even even thought about that, that if if the center of the universe was Omaha, Nebraska. Right. or anywhere else in the middle, you're right. The perspective would be different and probably noticeably different, quite honestly.

And you can still protect yourselves and you can try to stop those kind of things from happening. But you're exactly right. And I've never even even thought about that, that if if the center of the universe was Omaha, Nebraska. Right. or anywhere else in the middle, you're right. The perspective would be different and probably noticeably different, quite honestly.

And you can still protect yourselves and you can try to stop those kind of things from happening. But you're exactly right. And I've never even even thought about that, that if if the center of the universe was Omaha, Nebraska. Right. or anywhere else in the middle, you're right. The perspective would be different and probably noticeably different, quite honestly.

Yeah, well, look, I would applaud that effort when I was a U.S. senator because it's 2,000 miles from here to Washington.

Yeah, well, look, I would applaud that effort when I was a U.S. senator because it's 2,000 miles from here to Washington.

Yeah, well, look, I would applaud that effort when I was a U.S. senator because it's 2,000 miles from here to Washington.

That's true, but that's Bozeman, and Bozeman's still four and a half hours from where I live. So I still have a shot to get to the airport that has the nonstops. But the bottom line is that you're right. From a news perspective, the areas that are more rural versus urban get reported on. But quite frankly, don't don't get reported on nearly as much as they probably should.