Community Development

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Moments of Growth: Funders + Partners

This episode of the Growing Small Town Show features three humans that have, in some way, shape, or form, partnered or funded some of the...

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...

Dec 23, 20242 min read

Moments of Growth: Mental Health Programming

This week’s episode is the first in a limited series we’re calling “Moments of Growth.” We had some big milestones this year, and we...

Dec 9, 20242 min read

Ep. 146 The Future of the Growing Small Towns Show with Brodie Mueller

Things are changing a little around here (don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere! You’re stuck with us!) and we’re very excited to share...

Nov 25, 20242 min read

Ep. 145 A Human-Centric Hodgepodge

It’s really easy to give people the highlight reel and act like everything is all hunky-dory, but that wouldn’t be authentic, and we’re...

Oct 14, 20243 min read

Ep. 144 Starting a Small Town Brewery

We’re back with another one of our favorite kinds of episodes: real stories of real people doing really cool things in their small...

Sep 16, 20243 min read

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...

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...

Jul 8, 20242 min read

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, 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 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 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...

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...

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