Anya Petrone Slepyan, Author at The Daily Yonder

Media

Reality TV Returns to Rural America for ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’

by Anya Petrone Slepyan June 29, 2023June 28, 2023

Farmers look for love in the most recent iteration of ‘Farmer Wants A Wife,’ a reality dating TV show with a distinctly rural flavor.

A ‘School-to-Prison Pipeline’ Aims to Fill Job Vacancies at Texas’ Prisons and Jails

by Anya Petrone Slepyan June 26, 2023July 6, 2023

The Practice of Memory: Commemorating America’s History of Racial Terror

by Anya Petrone Slepyan June 19, 2023June 27, 2023

Growth and Development

‘Building Prison Cells Over Homes’ in Central Appalachia

by Anya Petrone Slepyan May 5, 2023May 3, 2023

Horse-Industry Job-Training Programs Provide Employment and a Second Chance

by Anya Petrone Slepyan May 3, 2023May 23, 2023

Media

‘Rūrangi’ Sets the Curve for Rural Queer Storytelling

by Anya Petrone Slepyan April 6, 2023April 4, 2023

Terry Thies sits on a couch in her flood-damaged living room, looking worriedly out the window over a collection of houseplants that managed to survive.

Broadband and Technology

In the Face of Extreme Floods, Rural Kentucky Lacked Forecasting and Broadband

by Claire Carlson and Anya Petrone Slepyan March 23, 2023March 30, 2023

Arts and Culture

Q&A: Documenting the Forgotten History of Black-Owned Farms through Mixed Media Art

by Anya Petrone Slepyan March 17, 2023March 16, 2023

The Resurrection Swamp

by Anya Petrone Slepyan March 2, 2023March 6, 2023

a model depicting a traditional christmas village

Media

10 Rural Movies, TV Specials, Songs, and Short Stories to Enjoy this Holiday Season

by Adam B. Giorgi, Anya Petrone Slepyan and Staff December 22, 2022December 22, 2022