We, Plural.

Lisa Hall
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We. Plural. is a weekly interview podcast about the people building community on purpose. Host Lisa Hall sits down with organizers, advocates, and everyday leaders working across public health, civic engagement, mental health, economic development, equity, and faith — the different rooms where community actually gets built. Each episode digs into how they do it: what it takes to bring people together, keep them together, and make "community" more than a buzzword. This isn't a show about awareness months or talking points. It's a show about the work — the strategies, setbacks, and small wins of people moving a community from I to we. Community, On Purpose. New episodes weekly.

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  1. 2d ago ·  Video

    Visitors Don't See County Lines: Indiana's Case for Working Together

    How does a small Midwestern state compete for today's traveler? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Amy Howell, CEO of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation — better known as Visit Indiana — for a conversation about what it takes to sell a state, and why the people who live here are the hardest audience to convince. Amy spent 20 years as a TV news producer before landing at the state tourism office while working on Indiana's bicentennial. Ten years and all 92 counties later, she has a clear view of what separates a thriving community from a struggling one, and it comes down to two things: building something worth the trip, and getting locals to talk about it. She and Lisa dig into the "Humble Hoosier" problem, the four-seasons-plus-holiday marketing calendar, why Gen Con and meeting planners keep choosing Indianapolis, and how a visitor's dollars ripple through a town's restaurants, shops, and jobs. Amy also lays out the free resources — earned-media tours, a newsletter reaching 133,000+ subscribers, and travel guides — that any county, big or small, can tap into. In this episode: Why Indiana markets by five seasons instead of fourWhat thriving counties do differently: destination development and affordability"Humble Hoosiers" — the perception problem inside our own borders"Other people's money": how a visitor from 50+ miles away fuels the local economyCollaboration across county and state lines, from the Great Lakes USA Consortium to Arts Road 46Free tools from Visit Indiana that small and rural communities can use right nowAmy's We Plural Promise: put on your cheerleader outfit, grab your megaphone, and never say "there's nothing to do here"Connect with We, Plural.: Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com. This episode is brought to you by the Brown County Community Foundation and Pickle on Penn in Carmel, Indiana.

    Visitors Don't See County Lines: Indiana's Case for Working Together

  2. Sep 16 ·  Video

    How Brown County Turns Tourism Into Community Wins

    What does it actually take to run tourism for a community instead of just in it? This week on We, Plural., Lisa sits down with Matt Rust, Executive Director of the Brown County Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Brian Tadlock, chairman of the CVB’s board, at the Brown County Visitors Center in Nashville, Indiana. Matt and Brian dig into all it takes — the messy, relationship-driven work of getting a Visitor Bureau board, a thriving Visitor Center and the need for collaboration between our neighboring communities and the over 100+ diverse nonprofits, business owners, and residents to pull in the same direction.  They also tackle the harder question head-on: how do you grow tourism  — without losing what makes a place worth living in in the first place? Want to see what Matt and Brian are talking about for yourself? Plan your next trip to Brown County at browncounty.com. Loved this episode? Share it with someone in your community, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next.  Follow We, Plural. on Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com.

    How Brown County Turns Tourism Into Community Wins

  3. Sep 9 ·  Video

    Building Community On Purpose, with Andrea Swift Hanlon

    Welcome to We, Plural. — Community, on Purpose. In this launch episode, host Lisa Hall introduces the show from the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau alongside her friend and fellow community builder, Andrea Swift Hanlon. Lisa and Andrea dig into where the show's name came from, why collaboration isn't optional in a small, resource-limited community like Brown County, and what listeners can expect from the guest lineup ahead.  If you care about what it actually takes to build community — not just talk about it — this episode sets the tone for everything to come. Loved this episode? Share it with someone in your community, and subscribe so you don't miss what's next.  Follow We, Plural. on Facebook (facebook.com/wepluralpodcast), Instagram (@wepluralpodcast), and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast), and catch full episodes on YouTube. Learn more at weplural.com.

    Building Community On Purpose, with Andrea Swift Hanlon

  4. Aug 28

    We, Plural. — Official Trailer

    We, Plural. — Community, on Purpose.  We. It's a small word, but it carries everything: every person we count on, every neighbor we haven't met yet, every table we pull up a chair to. Because community was never meant to be a solo act.  I'm Lisa Hall, and each week I'm sitting down with the people doing the real work of building something together, on purpose — public health workers, civic organizers, faith leaders, people rebuilding local economies, and advocates who won't let anyone be forgotten. Real conversations about what's working, what isn't, and what it costs to keep showing up.  We. Plural. launches this September, with new episodes every week.  Come build with us.  Website: weplural.com Instagram: instagram.com/wepluralpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/wepluralpodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/we-plural-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/@WePlural.Podcast

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We. Plural. is a weekly interview podcast about the people building community on purpose. Host Lisa Hall sits down with organizers, advocates, and everyday leaders working across public health, civic engagement, mental health, economic development, equity, and faith — the different rooms where community actually gets built. Each episode digs into how they do it: what it takes to bring people together, keep them together, and make "community" more than a buzzword. This isn't a show about awareness months or talking points. It's a show about the work — the strategies, setbacks, and small wins of people moving a community from I to we. Community, On Purpose. New episodes weekly.

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  • Creator
    Lisa Hall
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 We, Plural.
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