Arts + Culture

Dec 30, 20242 min read

Moments of Growth: Arts + Culture

This week’s episode is the next in our Moments of Growth series, and this one is about one of our favorite subjects: art! Lots of people...

Aug 19, 20242 min read

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, 20242 min read

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, 20242 min read

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...

Jun 24, 20242 min read

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, 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 19, 20232 min read

Ep. 118 Part 1: Audacious Value-Added Ag with Hearthside Vineyard and Winery

When Haley Moen was getting her master’s degree in plant science, she planned to continue on to get her doctorate—a dream she’d held...

Oct 10, 20221 min read

Ep. 106 Storytelling for Small Towns (Part 2)

This is the second part of our two-part series with Phil Eich about storytelling. The first episode was the why, and here is the how!...

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Ep. 84 Meet the Maker: Amanda Hagen

We are so excited to share our first Meet the Maker episode with you! Meet the Maker is all about highlighting small-town artists and...

Sep 24, 20212 min read

Ep. 79: Who We Are Now

When she found herself out of a job in the midst of a global pandemic, Michelle Fishburne got the idea to hop in her RV and travel the...

Sep 24, 20213 min read

Ep. 76: Alpacas, Fiber Arts, and an Old Schoolhouse

Imagine the owner of a fiber mill partnering with a needle felting sculpture artist. Now try to picture that duo finding, buying, and...

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Ep. 71 Creative Placemaking in Small Towns

Judy Larson, writer, musician, and artist, can’t remember a time when she wouldn’t have considered herself a “creative”. On today’s show,...

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