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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Searcy, AR - Only Neil Knows How to Judge Pies and Make Plants Live

Apr 20 2024 60 mins  
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 "

Tifton, GA - Porch Chat - We Make Music with Our Mouths

Apr 13 2024 20 mins  
Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Tifton, GA - We Raffle Off a Pretty Good Slice of Pie, a Ghostbusters Jacket, & a Toy You Can't Play With

Apr 06 2024 58 mins  
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

Chadron, NE - Back Porch Chat - When a Conversation Goes from John Wilkes Booth to Castration

Mar 30 2024 12 mins  
Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Chadron, NE - Being Cold at the Interpretive Zoo Makes Us Cut Down to Brass Tacks

Mar 23 2024 52 mins  
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 A

Ada, OK - Porch Chat - 15 Minute Documentaries and Other Things We Watch

Mar 16 2024 24 mins  
Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Ada, OK - We Do Stupid Shamefully Because We Have Free Will. Also Godzilla Shows Up.

Mar 09 2024 57 mins  
Welcome to Ada, Oklahoma, a "Small Town with Big Opportunity!" Ada is the county seat of Pontotoc County and is the capital of the Chickasaw Nation. Ada was incorporated in 1901 and grew quickly with the arrival of the railroad. Ada is home to the McSwain Theatre. Originally built in 1920 to show silent films and host Vaudeville shows, the theatre was restored in 2009. Bl

Geneseo, IL - Porch Chat - From Elvis to Stanley Cups

Mar 02 2024 21 mins  
Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

Geneseo, IL - Dr. Jess Renames a Town and We Get Vouchers for a Dental Airbnb

Feb 24 2024 53 mins  
We're back with a full episode! This week we are in Geneseo, Illinois...or are we in Genesco? If our steadfast leader Dr. Jess tells us it is spelled Genesco, then that's the new name of the town. This delightful small town is about 150 miles west of Chicago, and has been around for close to 200 years. A main stop on the Grand Excursion, the birthplace of Madame X and the

Back Porch Chat - From Airport Etiquette to Disappearing Rabbits

Feb 17 2024 17 mins  
We are spending one more week on the back porch. Last week a vase full of water and a cat conspired to sabotage the laptop that houses our data. We will be back next week with a full episode. In the meantime, enjoy this back porch chat.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov