
Get Deep
Hosted by Aaron Jones and Wes Otto · Aaron Jones and Wes Otto
4.8from 58 ratings
- 154
- Episodes
- 6
- Transcribed
- 58
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Get Deep
Join Aaron Jones and Wes Otto on the Get Deep Podcast as they sit down with the people shaping Southern Minnesota and beyond, sharing their journeys, hard-earned lessons, and the moments that matter most. Part of the Connect Podcast Network, the show brings long-form, real conversations that go beyond surface-level stories—offering insight, perspective, and a deeper look at the people driving our region forward. Proudly supported by our sponsors—Vanderberg Clean, Community Bank, and Chankaska Creek Winery and Distillery—whose support helps make these conversations possible.
- Publisher
- Aaron Jones and Wes Otto
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 14 Jan 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
6 of 154 episodes have a transcript.

1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep154 Julie Tesch

31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep153 Dan Vance

15 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 152 Christine & Randy Lantinen
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Ep154 Julie Tesch
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So pre-COVID... our organization was the first, we were the canary in the coal mine talking about childcare. Nobody talked about childcare, especially in rural. It was all, you know, economic development is workforce and it is, but you can't have a workforce if you don't have a place to live or have childcare. And so our work came out talking about the lack of childcare and how in rural areas, it's more in-home family childcare and it's childcare centers and urban. And so a blanket law or, provision will not work and here's why and here's what it's like in the rural world and here's why you should why you should care and so that's kind of how we go about our research and so we were created by the state so we're non-partisan non-biased and our i manage a board of 20 and they are very adamant that we are non-partisan and which is great Because the language, you can say different things. […]
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- Julie Tesch
- Dan Vance
- Christine Lantinen
- Randy Lantinen
- Jesse Hicks
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 34 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Get Deep?
Aaron Jones and Wes Otto host the show. Published by Aaron Jones and Wes Otto.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Get Deep take guests?
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