Episode 5
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Rural revival: Can the countryside make a comeback?
In this episode we’re separating fact from fiction when it comes to living in rural towns today: We ask why people are leaving at such an alarming rate, and meet the people bucking the trend. We head to Italy to meet Danny McCubbin - the community chef who’s set up shop in a small village in Sicily thanks to the one-euro-house project, conductor Martim Sousa Tavares whose orchestra is bringing fresh opportunities to the youth of rural Portugal, and Stephanie Bertaina, the US policy analyst who has helped over 100 rural towns in the States reboot their economy. Plus: TOPOSOPHY’s key takeaways on reviving rural regions and how we've helped do just that in towns and villages from Greece to Scotland.
Danny McCubbin
Food Campaigner & Founder of the Good Kitchen Sicily
Martim Sousa Tavares
Founder of Orchestra Sans Frontiers
Stephanie Bertaina
Senior Policy Analyst at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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