Ep. 143 Getting Beyond the STP (Same Ten People) in Your Small Town
This is our first-ever LIVE podcast recording! This episode was recorded on the main stage of the 2024 Main Street Summit in Watford...
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- Aug 19
- 2 min
Ep. 142 The Fun of Festivals with Kyle Durham
Have you ever heard of the Norborne Soybean Festival? You might have, thanks to their recent recognition as the Cenex Hometown Throwdown...
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Ep. 141 Supporting Rural Mental Health with Jordyn Koski
Mental health is something we’re incredibly passionate about here at Growing Small Towns, which most of you likely know by now given how...
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Ep. 140 Rural TEDx with Jeremy Ratliff
We all know about TED Talks and how wildly popular and cool they are. But, what about a TEDx event in RURAL AMERICA? Can you even? We...
- Jul 18
- 7 min
People Welcome People.
"We want to be a more welcoming community." I (Rebecca here) bet I hear this phrase or something similar damn near once a week. Of course...
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Ep. 139 The Future of Education with Dr. Cory Steiner
Oh, friends and neighbors, are we excited for this episode. We love education, and we love educators who love education, and we love a...
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Ep. 138 Reimagining Main Streets with Jaime Izurieta
You know we love the idea of placemaking, Main Streets, and small things that have a big impact. Jaime Izuireta does, too, and has an...
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Ep. 137 The Neighborly Thing To Do with David Burton
Most of us probably think we’re good neighbors. But…most of us probably actually aren’t. The Lost Art of Neighboring is something that...
- May 27
- 2 min
Ep. 136 Dreams + Divine Timing with LeAnn Moen
Some of our favorite kinds of stories are the ones that feature people with a dream in their hearts to do something amazing in their...
- May 14
- 2 min
Ep. 135 Small-Town Events with Jeremy Nelson
We love small-town events (duh) and we love the people who make those events happen (also duh.) Thus, we love this whole episode. We get...
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Ep. 134 Strategic + Artistic Community Development with Maggie Strong
What does it look like to enhance communities through art, partnership, and general changemaking? Well, we can’t think of anyone better...
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Ep. 133 Putting People Back in Politics
This is an episode about people and why how we treat them matters, as viewed through the lenses of politics and living in a small town....
- Mar 12
- 8 min
Putting the People Back in Politics
Here are five simple (but never easy!) ideas to help your community get better, by first being better yourself.
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Ep. 132 Recruiting Young People to Small Towns with TJ Roney
Young people moving to our small towns—either coming back or relocating from somewhere else—is imperative not only so we know the newest...
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Ep. 131 The Value of a Small-Town Chamber with Kausha Magill
“Are Chambers of Commerce even relevant anymore?” In our humble (but not too humble opinion) YES ABSOLUTELY. While the idea of a Chamber...
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Ep. 130 Supporting Entrepreneurs in Small Towns
We all want our small towns to grow and thrive, but often, we don’t offer enough support to the people who are integral in making this...
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Ep. 129 Past Guest Status Check with Haley Moen
When we last talked to Haley, she was pushing full steam ahead on building the beautiful Hearthside Vineyard & Winery. She’s still going...
- Dec 25, 2023
- 2 min
Ep. 128 Community Development Reflections for the New Year
Merry, merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years to you, dear listener! Instead of bringing on a guest to end the year (or kick off...
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min
Ep. 127 Past Guest Status Check with Brodie Mueller
We are so excited to start a new kind of episode here on the Growing Small Towns show where we check in with some of our favorite past...
- Oct 30, 2023
- 2 min
Ep. 126 The Power of Place
We are here with the longest episode in the history of Growing Small Towns because we just couldn’t stop talking to our next guest. Ben...
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