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Just because you are from a small town, doesn't mean that you have to have small ideas. We talk issues affecting rural and agricultural communities, technology, sports, leadership, and everything in-between. A project of the Wibaux FFA chapter.

Small Town Big Ideas


    • May 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 118 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Small Town Big Ideas

    Ep. 123 The One With Goodbyes For Now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 29:56


    We send Abby and Rylan off as graduates, and talk about some of the best moments on the podcast.

    Ep. 122 The One From The Bayou

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 9:59


    We eat some Cajun treats after Mr. Igo got back from visiting Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge

    Ep. 121 The One About Hawaii

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 37:40


    Mr. Igo talks about his time in Hawaii and we eat some Hawaiian treats.

    Ep. 120 The One About ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 50:13


    Rylan brought an expert on to do all the work for him on this episode about Mental Health and Symptoms of ADHD.

    Ep. 119 The One About Career Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 45:33


    Mr. Igo, Ashlynn, Trent, Rylan and Emma spent the day in Glendive exploring different careers.

    Ep. 118 The One About Crazy Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 28:33


    Its COLD in Wibaux, so we talk about extreme weather facts from around the world.

    Ep. 117 The One With Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 29:38


    We recap a little about Career & Technical Education Month, talk about our new years resolutions progress, and taste test some Mexican candy that Mr. Igo brought back.

    Ep. 116 The One About Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 40:50


    Rylan talks about his new "apple watch" but it is not actually an apple watch. Mr. Igo talks about his adventures in Texas and his star obsession.

    Ep. 113 The One With A Goodbye And Farewell To Ms. O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 41:21


    We celebrate Ms. O'Brien and her last day of student teaching here at Wibaux County High School. Remember to like and subscribe on YouTube and wherever you find your favorite podcast.

    Ep. 112 The One From NAAE Convention

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 38:40


    Mr Igo is joined by some of his favorite ag teachers at the 75th annual National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Convention in Phoenix. Mr. Kellan Standley - Bainville Schools (Bainville, MT) Mr. Rich Darrach - H.E. Robinson Ag Center (Kalispell, MT) Mrs. Cindy Arnott - Missoula Agriculture Center (Missoula, MT) We talk about their programs, the takeaways from convention, and what NAAE does to grow its members across our nation. P.S. Apologies for audio at some points of the video. Apparently some of the mics were acting up. Just crank that volume I guess?? Remember to like and subscribe on YouTube and wherever you find your favorite podcast.

    Ep 111. The One After The 96th National FFA Convention

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 66:24


    We recap our week in Indy for National FFA Convention, talk about competing in the Agricultural Communications CDE, what we ate, and everything else in between.

    Ep. 110 The One Where We Judge

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2023 26:48


    We're back, and we're here to be judgy!

    Ep. 108 The One With Cruise Gifts Rd. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 35:52


    Mr Igo is back from vacation and gives everyone presents, we tell our favorite Annika stories, and Abby takes over the State Ag Facts duties and tells us about Iowa.

    Ep. 107 The One With Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 41:29


    Rylan brings back an OG poddy topic, and Mr Igo gets slandered without being able to defend himself because he's on vacation.

    Ep. 105 The One About Road Construction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 33:06


    This week, Jamie Olson from KLJ Engineering joins us to talk about road Montana Department of Transportation construction projects that will impact Wibaux over the next few months.

    Ep. 104 The One With Fast Food Rankings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 34:37


    Rylan has us arguing about fast food that doesn't even exist ANYWHERE near Wibaux, and Annika tells us about Michigan in State Ag Facts.

    Ep. 103 The One With State Convention Punishments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 26:12


    We are back after a break! We hear about Wibaux FFA and their experience at the 93rd Montana FFA State Convention, and Mr. Igo faces the punishments.

    Ep. 101 The One With Our Favorite Moments Rd 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 59:31


    Annika, Abby, Rylan and Ashlynn pick their favorite moments from the last year of the podcast.

    Ep. 100 The One With Three Digits

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 42:13


    We celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast, National FFA Week, and meet Dudley the Corgi for the first time.

    Ep. 99 The One With FFA Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 41:38


    We talk about the upcoming National FFA Week, take an FFA Greenhand Quiz, and Annika learns where Kansas City is. We also hear about Missouri Ag Facts, but not Kansas because Annika is still confused on where KC is at.

    Ep. 98 The One With Show and Tell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 43:08


    We learn a little about CTE month, add foreign language skills to our resume, and then show off some of our favorite things and snacks.

    Ep. 97 The One WITHOUT Valentines Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 40:30


    Ashlynn tells us about Valentines Day. Kind of. Not really. We then talk about riddles, and have our minds blown. Annika is able to give us a single State Ag Fact about Colorado

    Ep. 96 The One With Sugar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 39:35


    Annika shows us just how much sugar is in the drinks we consume everyday, and then takes us through some state ag facts.

    Ep. 95 The One From 100 Years Ago

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 56:37


    We take a look at news from 1923, talk about things from back then could only dream of, and Annika brings us ag facts from North Carolina. Oh, and Annika FINALLY makes her college announcement!

    Ep. 94 The One With Lineman Truths And Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 56:25


    Casey Begger joins us this week to discuss being a lineman, play two truths and a lie, and then play some other games as well.

    Ep. 93 The One With 2022 Top 10's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 42:16


    Ashlynn recaps the top songs, news stories, movies and more as we look back on 2022 and into the year 2023.

    Ep. 92 The One With Gingerbread Construction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 36:50


    We FINALLY get back into the podcast studio, and Annika immediately tests our arts and craft skills.

    Ep. 91 The One With Colleges

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 38:57


    Ashlynn talks to us about colleges in Montana, and even some outside our state.

    Ep. 90 The One With Catchy Commercials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 40:03


    We talk about Black Friday and catchy commercial jingles and Ashlynn tells us about locking herself out of her car

    Ep. 89 The One With Cat Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 17:05


    We recap our time in Bozeman for Montana FFA Ag Expo, talk about our trip to Northern Ag Network, and Mr. Harper recounts the scariest experience he has ever had with a house cat.

    Ep. 88 The One With Holiday Confusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 38:44


    Annika tests our art skills with a strange exercise involving gourds, we talk Illinois ag facts, and we welcome Ms. O'Brien to the podcast.

    Ep. 87 The One With Ag Facts From Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 51:15


    Rylan gets interrupted about a million times, we test Ashlynn's geography skills, and talk ag facts all episode long.

    Ep. 86 The One About Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 48:18


    We talk about the history of hunting in Montana, and the reasons that hunting is so important to our economies and environment.

    Ep. 85 The One With Pumpkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 31:58


    We talk about our favorite "fall" related things, and then make some of the worlds worst playdoh pumpkins.

    Ep. 84 The One With 5 Seconds

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 27:59


    Annika pulls the rest of the cast through this episode, and Ashlynn displays her lack of geography knowledge yet again.

    Ep. 83 The One With Thrift Store Drip

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 31:48


    We took the poddy on the roadie and bought gifts for each other, and tested our comfort zones at the coffee shop

    Ep. 82 The One With Homecoming Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 23:50


    We talk about Homecoming traditions here at WCHS, get a school tour, and take a look at each classes decorating skills.

    Ep. 81 The One Where We Make 25 States Mad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 38:22


    Scary movies, US State Draft, and New York Ag Facts.

    Ep. 80 The One Where Mr Igo Goes Bald

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 24:59


    Rylan needed a haircut, so Mr Igo took one for the team and got one too. The girls played Ag Trivia to earn hair cuttin privileges. We also talk New York ag facts.

    Ep. 79 The One With Mayo Milkshakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 40:02


    We talk about becoming famous in a few weeks thanks to the podcast, Oregon ag facts, and Ashlynn makes us drink some milkshakes from a nightmare.

    Ep. 78 The One At The Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 15:33


    We are in the grandstands at the 2022 Wibaux County Fair, where we discuss this years fair and other fair things. We also welcome Dax and Grace for the first time on the podcast.

    Ep. 76 The One With School Nostalgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 32:32


    We recap our last few weeks, and then go back in time to remember the good old days of elementary school supplies.

    Ep. 75 The One With Summer Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 54:35


    Abby shares songs of the summer from years past, makes us question our sanity with news stories, and then we try some questionable candy.

    Ep. 74 The One With Vacations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 32:34


    Annika takes us on vacations this week.

    Ep. 73 The One With Fireworks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 48:09


    Rylan teaches us about this history of fireworks, and Ashlynn and Mr Igo write the next great country music hit.

    Ep. 72 The One About Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 38:45


    We talk about the ingredients in a good ol' fashioned pizza, and how far they have to go to make it onto a plate in our small town. And then, it turns into the twilight zone. Again.

    Ep. 71 The One With Dirty Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 42:28


    Ashlynn makes us appreciate just how easy we have it as we discuss jobs that exist that we would not like to do.

    Ep. 70 The One WITHOUT Gluten

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 38:44


    Abby discusses life as someone that suffers from gluten intolerance, and then we taste test gluten free food items to see if we would make it. Spoiler: most of us wouldn't.

    Ep. 69 The One With Plants and LEGO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 41:39


    Annika guides us through planting and gardening during the summer, and then Mr Igo gets REAL nerdy about LEGOs.

    Ep. 68 The One At The Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 22:30


    We took the podcast on the road, and traveled down to the Pierre Wibaux Museum Complex in Downtown Wibaux. Then Ashlynn took over…

    Ep. 67 The One About Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 34:46


    Wibaux Library Director, Mindy, joins us today to talk about the importance of libraries and all of the services they offer, especially in small towns.

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