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 loca...
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Our Americana is a podcast that explores unique small towns across America and examines the stories that impact, cultivate, and challenge community.
4.5: Port aux Basques, Newfoundland (A Sense of Space)
A four-person support group, for parents of children with autism, inspires an entire community to become Canada's first Autism-Friendly Town.To learn ...
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 Attraction...
4.3: Pittsfield, New Hampshire (Majority Vote)
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...
4.2: Greensburg, Kansas (The Tornado)
A tornado forever changes the rural town of Greensburg in the most unexpected way. And we separate ideas and movements from the constraints of politic...
4.1: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (The Reading)
A rural town, known as The Troll Capital of the World, unites over the attemped banning of a book reading and its very close-to-home consequences. T...
Season 4: Prologue
Our Americana returns tomorrow, with 12 new stories about community in Small Town America. #FindYourPlace in America.
Austin, Indiana (An Interlude): A Personal Story
REBROADCAST: Josh recounts his personal survival story from a sexual assault that resulted in contracting HIV. It highlights America's complicated rel...
Season 3 Outro
We close off season 3 with updates. Updates on past guests, updates on Josh, and previews for his other podcasts.Updates on:Benny - Salem , OregonBrit...
S03|E12: Hometown Stories: Jen (Palm Beach, Florida)
We head to South Florida to take a very candid look at the struggles of drug addiction and recovery through the lens of a listener.Music by: El Perro ...