Wireside Chat

About Wireside Chat

Host and Southwestern Electric Media Specialist Nathan Grimm talks all things related to the southwestern Illinois electric cooperative. From outages to electric vehicles to Capital Credits and everything in between, we're delivering you, the members, the information you need to know about your service!

Publisher

Nathan Grimm

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2022

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   Credit Where It's Due

   It's that magical time of the year again — no, not the holidays, but time to return capital credits to our members! This year, we've made an important change to the way capital credits are being distributed. Manager of Member Services Jennifer Gillan joins this month's podcast to discuss that and much more.

2. 

   19 Nov 2025

   Giving Thanks in 2025

   It's the time of year when we collectively stop and reflect on all the things for which we're grateful — even if sometimes we aren't feeling it. In this month's episode, host Nathan Grimm highlights some of the things he's giving thanks for this year, from roller hockey to musical theater and, of course, electric cooperatives.

3. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Lineworker's Safety Rodeo 2025

   The Southwestern Electric crew returned to this year's Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) Lineworker's Safety Rodeo with double the number of competitors — and with its own friendly intracompany competition between the two teams. In this month's episode, hear from the apprentice linemen who took part in this year's event, what they gained from the experience and who holds bragging rights between them and their journeyman linemen colleagues.

Who has been a guest on Wireside Chat

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bobby Williams
• Jared Stine
• Jim Matheson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

Contact Wireside Chat

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.