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Jul 18, 20222 min read
Ep. 103 Keeping Your Fire Lit in Your Small Town
Rebecca is flying solo today with a podcast version of a recent blog post that took on a life of its own, and talking about how to keep...

Jun 6, 20223 min read
Ep. 102 How to Host a Community Clean-Up Event
Aaron Baker really loves small towns, particularly his small town of Atlanta, Missouri. He is an expert and community clean-up events,...

May 23, 20222 min read
Ep. 101 Holding the Vision
Rebecca is solocasting about the mental and emotional side of the work she and so many of our listeners do. This episode is about knowing...

May 9, 20222 min read
Ep. 100 Why We Can't Shame People Into Shopping Local
We are so excited to have Charlie Birch on the podcast! She is small town born and bred, and is kind of a shopping local expert. Charlie...

Apr 25, 20222 min read
Ep. 99 How to Combat Apathy in Small Towns
Jeff Siegler knows small towns. He loves them. And he wants the people who live in them to love them, too. This episode is all about...

Apr 11, 20222 min read
Ep. 98 Cottonwood Ciderhouse
We are so excited to share this episode with you! This is a story not only about innovative reshaping of a family farm to continue the...

Mar 28, 20222 min read
Ep. 97 How Self-Development Creates Leaders in Small Towns
We hear a lot about less stress, more peace, and creating more balance and more emotional awareness…but how do we do this, and what’s the...

Feb 14, 20221 min read
Ep. 96 The New Education Frontier and What it Means for Small Towns
This episode is all about education—where we are, where we’re going, and how to get there. Education is foundational to any place but...

Feb 2, 20222 min read
Ep. 95 Changemaking in Small Towns
Today, Rebecca is back with another solo episode--not because we can’t find enough rad people doing rad things, but because of one of her...

Jan 17, 20222 min read
Ep. 94 Mental Health in Small Towns
This episode is a little heavy, a little funny, and we talk about something we need to have more conversations about: mental health in...

Jan 3, 20222 min read
Ep. 93 Ten Prompts to Help Your Prepare For 2022
Our host and fearless leader Rebecca is here to share a few prompts that she’s working through herself this week to prepare for a...

Dec 20, 20213 min read
Ep. 92 Attracting People to Our Small Towns
Tim Carty and Winona Dimeo-Ediger from Role Call are our guests on today’s episode and seriously, we could talk to them all day long!...

Dec 6, 20212 min read
Ep. 91 - Workforce Development Ideas for Small Town Businesses with Rikka Brandon
Today’s guest is Rikka Brandon. She's a recruiting expert, boundaries-pusher, entrepreneur, author, results gal, and all-around fun...

Nov 22, 20212 min read
Ep. 90 - Starting a Family and Friend-Owned Coffee Company with Dakota Dirt Coffee
Today’s guests are two of the three founders of the locally owned Dakota Dirt Coffee in Milnor, ND. Landon and Wyatt Mund are also...


Nov 12, 20213 min read
When Crazy Ideas Actually Work!!
On July 29th, 2021, we officially launched Growing Small Towns to the public and unveiled our newly renovated—albeit not 100%...

Nov 8, 20216 min read
Ep. 89 - Resourcefulness + Ingenuity in Small Towns with Dr. Kendra Rosencrans
Resourcefulness and ingenuity are often found in rural America, and the foundation of both of those things are connection and community,...

Oct 25, 20211 min read
Ep. 88 Building Social Capital in Small Towns
This week Rebecca is sharing her top ideas for better handling the people side of change management—something that she’s dealt with...

Oct 11, 20212 min read
Ep. 87 - Rural Bus Tour with Jodee Bock
We're back with the first episode of the new season and we're so excited! Our guest for this episode is Jodee Bock, Director of People...

Sep 24, 20212 min read
Ep. 86 - Behind the Scenes with The Market on the Plaza
Today’s guests are repeat visitors! Brodie Mueller and Carly Pochop, founders of The Market on the Plaza and the Rural Revolution podcast...

Sep 24, 20211 min read
Ep. 85 Climbing a Mountain
Rebecca is flying solo today with something that’s been on her heart and mind for a long time. In February, Rebecca and her family went...
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