30 episodes

Our Americana is a podcast that explores unique small towns across America and examines the stories that impact, cultivate, and challenge community.

New episodes coming in August 2023.

Our Americana Studio BOTH/AND

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 102 Ratings

Our Americana is a podcast that explores unique small towns across America and examines the stories that impact, cultivate, and challenge community.

New episodes coming in August 2023.

    Studio BOTH/AND News & Announcements

    Studio BOTH/AND News & Announcements

    Catch up on all things Studio BOTH/AND for the month of February (and beyond).

    This month's news:
    • New tours and events
    • Unsafe Spaces update
    • The Karen & Ellen Letters update
    • True Crime Bullsh** update
    • New projects
    • Our Americana update
    • Studio BOTH/AND Launch Party follow-up in The Berkshires this October
    • What's happening on Patreon this month

    Links:
    • True Crime Podcast Festival, use promo code JOSH for 15% off
    • Studio BOTH/AND Patreon

    • 3 min
    Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)

    Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)

    A man ahead of his time, built an entire town around the timber industry. A century later, the town is building itself around and in support of a local nuisance. Finding comedy in stress, it turns out, has been a decades-long tradition in Longview, Washington. Plus, the best way to survive a volcano eruption; and how fun, industry, and ecology can thrive in symbiosis.

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research by Vanessa York

    Guest: Patrick KubinMusic by Borrtex, Podington Bear, Broke for Free, Cheribum / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

    • 19 min
    A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland

    A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland

    A four-person support group, for parents of children with autism, inspires an entire community to become Canada's first Autism-Friendly Town.

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Guests: Joan Chaisson, Cathy Lomond, Cindy Goudie-LaPolla, Wanda Merrigan, Candace Matthews

    Featuring "Welcome Home, Son" by Radical Face
    Other music by Lee Rosevere, Borrtex, Scott Holmes, Chris Zabriskie / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

    • 1 hr 8 min
    4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)

    4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)

    In this collaboration with The Story Behind podcast, we explore the story behind Roadside Attractions. We take a look at how three Roadside Attractions have impacted and been impacted by community: including the world's largest beagle, the world's (former) largest cherry pie pan, and the Unclaimed Baggage Center (a museum of lost luggage).

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark & Emily Prokop

    Music by Utidur, Mike Durek, and Ryan Andersen / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

    • 1 hr
    Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    When a rural town's only high school is in jeopardy, the community comes together to change it in some very radical ways. And then the school, in turn, changes the community.

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark

    Music by Jon Luc Hefferman, Kai Engel, Mike Durek, Squire Tuck, Broke for Free, David Hilowitz, and Lee Rosevere / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

    • 52 min
    The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas

    The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas

    A tornado forever changes the rural town of Greensburg in the most unexpected way. And we separate ideas and movements from the constraints of politics.

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark
    Research Assistance by Torey Griffith

    Music by Saito, Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, David Mumford, Lee Rosevere, Idmonster / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
102 Ratings

102 Ratings

jilljillg ,

Enjoying this podcast

I’m enjoying hearing about small town America after growing up in a small town. I’ve already added several places to visit on my list of vacation destinations. Maybe I’ll fall in love with a beautiful place and get back to a small town again.

JackieMor ,

This is My Happy Place

This show is so uplifting! I love the way that Josh tells a story. Any story. He knows how to captivate and keep things going.
Jackie Moranty (Cause of Death podcast)

let me play plz 😭😭😭😭😭😭😓 ,

Beautiful

This is an amazing show and Josh is incredibly talented.

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