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Welcome to Small Town News, located at the intersection of hardcore journalism and jelly-filled comedy. Each episode we read articles from small town newspapers from around the United States and use them to inspire improv stories. We've got fireworks filled with rattlesnakes. We've got a parade of painfully bad accents. We've got no idea what states border Michigan. But no matter where the story ends, it's all 100% true. Promise. Check our sources. Seriously.
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Searcy, AR - Only Neil Knows How to Judge Pies and Make Plants Live
Welcome to Searcy, Arkansas, "The city where thousands live as millions wish they could!" Searcy is the county seat of White County and is located in central Arkansas. Searcy was located along the path of totality during the recent solar eclipse. The town developed a website for the event including some of the main attractions in the area. The historic Rialto showed "space flicks," the Center on the Square theatre presented a production of "Ghost Hunt," and the town closed the event with a lecture by Astronaut Jerry Linenger. Many of the local restaurants got into the spirit by selling specialty drinks and food like the Lunar Lattes and Eclipse Burgers. If you missed your opportunity to visit the town on this historic occasion, you can always join them for the World Championship Chocolate Gravy Cookoff on May 4th. We hope you enjoy our trip to Searcy!
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Tifton, GA - Porch Chat - We Make Music with Our Mouths
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Tifton, GA - We Raffle Off a Pretty Good Slice of Pie, a Ghostbusters Jacket, & a Toy You Can't Play With
Welcome to Tifton, Georgia, "The Friendly City!" Tifton is located in Tift County in southern Georgia. The town and county were named after lumber magnate Henry Harding Tift who established the mill town that ultimately became Tifton. The Georgia Museum of Agriculture is located in the area. It is a 95 acre site consisting of the museum, two 19th century farms, a town and and industrial site. The museum also has the only steam-powered train in regular operation in the state. We hope you enjoy our visit to Tifton!
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Chadron, NE - Back Porch Chat - When a Conversation Goes from John Wilkes Booth to Castration
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Chadron, NE - Being Cold at the Interpretive Zoo Makes Us Cut Down to Brass Tacks
Welcome to Chadron, Nebraska! The town is the seat of Dawes County and is located in the northwest corner of the state near the border with South Dakota. A former fur trading post, the town is home to the Museum of the Fur Trade. In addition to the items you would expect to find at a museum of fur trading, they also have an heirloom garden featuring authentic crops grow by Native Americans in the area. Chadron is also the home of the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center and Chadron State College. We hope you enjoy our trip to Chadron!
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Ada, OK - Porch Chat - 15 Minute Documentaries and Other Things We Watch
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Customer Reviews
Fabulously, ridiculous, and informative
Small Town News not only gives you a taste of actual news articles from real small-town America, but each article has life breathed into it with the improvisation and hysterical stylings of the podcasts performers all of whom are well-versed in the art of improv. Each podcast is performed joyfully and will ensure that you have as much fun listening as they have while recording it.
Finally news I can get into
Absolutely hilarious!
Funny stuff!
This project, born of Covid is a welcome dose of funny, silly banter and improv! Thank you gentlemen...and George too!