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K-WORM Radio, a social sculpture and broadcasting project in community-led media, is named for the Giant Palouse Earthworm—a prehistoric creature that survived millenia through slow, persistent, underground work. Formerly thought to be extinct, this earthworm was recently rediscovered right here in our Palouse prairie, a beacon of what is possible when we nurture the land we stand on.

In an era of collapsing local news and abscessed cultural funding, KWORM surfs airwaves to combat media deserts and empower rural neighbors in media literacy. The conceptual framework for K-WORM centers on three interconnected elements: relational practice, mindful listening, and the communication commons. Radio programming includes field recordings, neighbor-to-neighbor interviews, local music libraries, and read-alouds—a collaborative process that gives our community a shared voice and a place to tune into one another.

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