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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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Sulphur, LA - Chicken Soup for the Self-Cannibalizing Soul
Welcome to Sulphur, Louisiana, the "Pride of Southwest Louisiana!" Sulphur is located in the southwest corner of Louisiana and is named for the sulphur mines that were operated in the area in the 1900s. The town is one of the points of interest along the Creole Nature Trail. We hope you enjoy our visit to Sulphur!
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Searcy, AR - Porch Chat - From Candy Daddies to Metaphorical Septic Tanks
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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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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!