Small Town News

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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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Antlers, OK - Wonky Holes, Invisible Girlfriends, & Opportunistic Cannibalism 04.02.2023 1:01:51

Welcome to Antlers, Oklahoma, "Deer Capital of the World!" Antler is the seat of Pushmataha County in southeast Oklahoma. The town began to develop in the 1880s when a train station was built in the area. The town got it's name it 1887 when a local hunter nailed a set of antlers to a tree at a nearby spring as a challenge to other hunters. Other hunters followed suit, and the r...

Londonderry, NH - Porch Chat - Fred Schneider and Sad Commercials 01.02.2023 7:04

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Londonderry, NH - Massive Prisoner Layoffs at the State Penitentiary 28.01.2023 1:01:50

Welcome to Londonderry, New Hampshire, where "Business Is Good, Life Is Better." Established in 1722, the town is located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire. The town was named after Londonderry in northern Ireland after a successful petition by local Scots Irish immigrants. Three years before the town was established, the first potato grown in the US was harvested in Lon...

Owosso, MI - Porch Chat - Our Favorite Photos & Other Distractions 25.01.2023 9:14

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Owosso, MI - Shocking Sleepwalking Bear Discovery at the Downtown Cafe 21.01.2023 59:05

Welcome to Owosso, Michigan, "Home of the Shocker!" Originally inhabited by the Chippewa, the first Europeans moved to the area in 1819. The town was incorporated in 1859 and named after a Chippewa chief named Wasso. The town is located in central Michigan about 90 miles from Detroit and is the largest town in Shiawassee County. The town's motto, "Home of the Shocker,"...

Small Town Cruise 2 - Porch Chat - Who Asked for This Duet! 18.01.2023 4:07

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Small Town Cruise 2 - We Bring a Turkey Bag to Blackbeard's Castle 14.01.2023 56:01

Last week you heard how Neil's family got to the cruise and back. This week we discuss the cruise and why, according to George, you should always travel with a turkey bag. Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Small Town Cruise 1 - Porch Chat - Keith Got a Prank Text 11.01.2023 13:27

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Small Town Cruise 1 - Getting There (& Back) Is Half the Fun 07.01.2023 55:18

Welcome to Small Town Cruise 1! Neil and his family took a cruise in the Caribbean for the holidays. Getting there and back again was perhaps the most exciting part. Through missed flights, lost luggage, a Christmas Eve Target shopping spree, and help from a superhero taxi driver, enjoy the story on Neil's family's journey there and back again. Small Town News--whose headline is it,...

Marblehead, MA - Porch Chat - Clothing Tags - A National Tragedy 04.01.2023 2:29

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Marblehead, MA - To Serve and Protect (Sandwiches and Straw Houses) 31.12.2022 51:46

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Merry Christmas! - Back Porch Chat - From Puppet Shows to Turkey Carving 28.12.2022 25:58

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Merry Christmas! - Back Porch Chat - 'Tis the Season for Gingerbread Houses, Gender Reveals, and Bad Songs 25.12.2022 23:21

Merry Christmas! We waited an extra day to release this episode because it contains a Christmas spoiler. We hope you have a wonderful day today filled with love and laughter. If you do have to visit that one crazy family member and need a few minutes of laughter, pop in your earbuds and escape with a little silliness. Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Cynthiana, KY - Porch Chat - The Really Secret Service 21.12.2022 4:25

For those of you who actually read these descriptions, our next episode will be held over until Sunday this week. It contains a Christmas spoiler, and we can't have that kind of nonsense! If you do need a little nonsense in the meantime, give this porch chat a listen! Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Cynthiana, KY - Lil Lord Bramblebutt Is Going to be Meat Tomorrow 17.12.2022 48:59

Welcome to Cynthiana, Kentucky! The town was founded 1793 on land owned by Robert Harrison along the banks of the South Licking River. The town's name is a combination of the name's of Harrison's two daughters, Cynthia and Anna. In 1854 the Covington and Lexington Railroad reached town proving greater access to Covington and Cincinnati and promised growth and greater opportunity. ...

Wahoo, NE - Porch Chat - Charlie Horses & Headbutts 14.12.2022 6:35

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Wahoo, NE - We Audition to Perform Heart Surgery 10.12.2022 55:07

Welcome to Wahoo, Nebraska! The town was founded in 1870 by a group of settlers who wanted to create a farming community. The settlers were predominantly Germna, Czech, and Scandinavian. Wahoo is the county seat of Saunders County and has a population of about 4,500. The town is known in popular culture as the home office of the Top Ten List for David Letterman's Late Show. Wahoo's w...

Cave Creek, AZ - Porch Chat - The Order of the Golden Fleece 07.12.2022 6:44

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Cave Creek, AZ - Ugg and His Pizza Buddies Get Leaky Gut 03.12.2022 57:31

Welcome to Cave Creek, Arizona, "Where the Wild West Lives." Located in the Sonoran Desert, the town was settled in 1870 by soldiers from Fort McDowell. In 1873 prospectors found gold in parts of upper Cave Creek and started a 20 year "gold rush" in Cave Creek. As the gold rush subsided, cattle ranching and sheep grazing became popular. As drought and overgrazing took its t...

Porch Chat - Weekly Phone Screen Time 30.11.2022 5:11

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Back Porch Chat - Lost Forms of Advertising 26.11.2022 15:37

Happy Thanksgiving! We are taking the week off from recording to celebrate the holiday with our families. We hope you enjoy this back porch chat from earlier this year. Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Northfield, VT - Porch Chat - We Join the Cannonball Run 23.11.2022 6:58

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Northfield, VT - The Marching Band Is Selling the Devil's Socks 19.11.2022 48:05

Welcome to Northfield, Vermont, "Where the Good Life Begins!" Chartered in 1781, the town is located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Northfield is located 10 miles from the state's capital, Montpelier, and about 3 hours from Boston and Montreal. The town is home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the US. The geographic center of Vermont...

Poulsbo, WA - Porch Chat - Crazy Halloween College Days 16.11.2022 5:11

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Poulsbo, WA - Old Man Cabbage Needs to Bake Bread at the People's Food Court 12.11.2022 1:09:18

Velkommen til Poulsbo, Washington! Poulsbo is located on Liberty Bay in North Kitsap County west of Seattle. Nicknamed "Little Norway," the town was founded in the 1880s by Norwegian immigrant Jørgen Eliason. Eliason was joined by other Scandinavians who relocated from other Midwestern States because of the areas similarities to their home countries. The downtown is Scandinavian the...