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Jun 10, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20248 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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...

Oct 16, 20231 min read
Ep. 125 Ten Mindset Reminders for Every Dreamer in a Small Town
This episode is for, well, the dreamers. The people who believe big things are possible, even (especially!) in a small town. In this...

Oct 2, 20232 min read
Ep. 124 Storytelling + Community Building in a Digital Age
We live almost in two worlds now: the real one that we move around in physically, and the one online. The internet can be an amazing and...

Sep 18, 20232 min read
Ep. 123 Grant Writing for Small Towns
We love when we find people who support small towns doing big things in ways we’ve never seen before, and this episode features two...

Aug 28, 20231 min read
Ep. 122 Rethinking Rural Giving
We are so excited for another crossover episode with one of our most favorite people: small-town nonprofit expert and fun-haver, Patrick...

Aug 14, 20232 min read
Ep. 121 Rural by Choice
This episode is about dreams, missions, storytelling, and how Cory Hepola combines all of those things into his life as a storyteller and...

Jul 31, 20232 min read
Ep. 120 Growing Communities for Humans
Jeff Siegler is back with an incredibly thought-provoking episode about built places, communities, assumptions, and loneliness, and why...

Jul 3, 20232 min read
Ep. 119 Building Strong Small-Town Businesses with Aly Robins
Strong small-town businesses are the backbone of our communities, and when our local small businesses are thriving, so are we. Aly Robins...
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