New York Times Reporter Jack Healy writes, "Home on the Range No More: Trump Wants Bison Gone"

About this episode

Jack Healy discusses his article on the impact of Trump's policies on bison in the Western United States.

05/08/26: Jack Healy is a reporter for The New York Times, writing about the changing Western United States and our political divisions. He wrote about the U.S. war in the Middle East, reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan and across the United States for The Times. You can read his full article here. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Heitkamp

Guest: Jack Healy

Topics covered

• politics
• journalism
• environment
• bison
• Trump
• Western United States
• media

Keywords

• Trump
• bison
• Jack Healy
• The New York Times
• political divisions
• Western United States
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times

Places: Western United States, Iraq, Afghanistan

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