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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.

Small Town News


    • May 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Armonk, NY - Porch Chat - "Mean Girls" Is the Modern "Death of a Salesman"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 22:06


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    Armonk, NY - Porch Chat - Children Are Just People Sequels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 32:03


    Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Armonk, NY - We Eat a Horse Drumstick and Meet a Flying Purple People Eater

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 74:40


    Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Litchfield, MN - Porch Chat - The Most Unpredictable Conversation About Keebler Cookies & Peeps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 11:40


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    Litchfield, MN - We Travel Across Time Zones & Pinhead Shows Up to Game Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 60:53


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    Georgetown, DE - Porch Chat - Disgusting Final Resting Places and Keith Says Bequeath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 10:09


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    Georgetown, DE - Leatherface Goes to Therapy and Larry Makes Sex Ed Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 58:37


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    Cumming, GA - Porch Chat - Neil Hates Dopamine and We Survive in a Liferaft

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 25:35


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    Cumming, GA - We Do the Grocery Shopping for the International Space Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 64:56


    Welcome to Cumming, Georgia, the "Gateway to Leisure Living!" We hope you enjoy our visit to this cool southern town.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Payette, ID - Porch Chat - Only Smart Dogs Can Drive Smart Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 22:54


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    Payette, ID - Everything Is a Boomerang When You Have a Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 63:35


    Welcome to Payette, Idaho!  We hope you enjoy our trip to this cool little town!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Circleville, OH - Porch Chat - Other Things that Happened in Circleville

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 19:37


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    Circleville, OH - Frankenhooker and Banksy Vandalize Local Statues with Dongs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 62:37


    Welcome to Circleville, Ohio! We've found our way back to Craig's favorite state to visit this cool little town.  We hope you enjoy our visit!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Seymour, IN - Porch Chat - From Bank Deposits to Train Steering Wheels

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 25:29


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    Seymour, IN--John Cougar Mellencamp Gets (Yet Another) New Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 63:30


    Welcome to Seymour, Indiana!  Home of John Mellencamp, John Cougar Mellencamp, and John Camper Cougenmetal!  We hope you enjoy our trip to this delightful small town--the iconic small town that the Cougar was likely thinking about when he wrote "Small Town"!  Small Town News--whose headline is it anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov  Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Sleepy Eye, MN - Porch Chat - Mr. Belvedere and Cultural Appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 13:56


    Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Sleepy Eye, MN - Three Men and a Baby Have a Big Night in Brown County

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 58:26


    Welcome to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota!  We hope you enjoy our visit to this not so sleepy little town.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Coldwater, MI - Porch Chat - Music You Should (and Shouldn't) Listen to While Running

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 23:26


    Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Coldwater, MI - The First Item of Business on the Newly Christened Planet of the Apes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 63:01


    Welcome to  Coldwater, Michigan, "a great place to live, work, and play!"  We hope you enjoy our first stop of the year!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Scappoose, OR - Porch Chat - A Suitcase Full of Books and Glasses Full of Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 32:40


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    Scappoose, OR - Porch Chat - More Things That Happened in Scappoose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 20:57


    Just in case you need an escape the Christmas chaos, we've provided this extra porch chat for your enjoyment. Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Scappoose, OR - Shaved Bears Go on Vacation & Bury Treasures at the Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 53:51


    Welcome to Scappoose, Oregon!  We hope you enjoy our trip!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Shamokin, PA - The Halloween Horrors of Public Interaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 14:45


    Welcome to Shamokin, Pennsylvania!  We hope you enjoy our visit to this interesting town.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Shamokin, PA - Porch Chat - We Witness a Real-Life "Goonies" Chase and Owe an Apology to All Berthas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 66:52


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    Middletown, DE - Porch Chat - From Clark Gable to Indian Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 14:17


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    Middletown, DE - We Bring Our Comfort Animals to Full Contact Wheel of Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 61:31


    Welcome to Middletown, Delaware, "The Diamond Town of the Diamond State!"  We explore an number of interesting facts about this town, including the Big Ball Marathon.  We hope you enjoy or visit!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Picayune, NS - Porch Chat - Once in a Lifetime Treasure Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 22:16


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    Picayune, MS - Wet Delta Makes a Comeback and a Kid Gets Punched in the Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 65:50


    Welcome to Picayune, Mississippi, "a precious coin in the purse of the South!"  This small town is far from trivial.  We hope you enjoy!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Wyoming, RI - Porch Chat - The Chronicles of Doctor W. Gifford Jones & Diana Gifford Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 16:14


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    Wyoming, RI - Porch Chat - Dancing with the Stars of Diminishing Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 16:33


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    Wyoming, RI - We Pull the Thread on Library Privacy & Presidential Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 55:45


    Welcome to Wyoming, Rhode Island, our first city with the name of a state and perhaps the smallest town we've visited.  We hope you enjoy!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Kailua-Kona, HI - Porch Chat - Chipotle Is not a Sponsor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 17:52


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    Kailua-Kona, HI - Our Biggest Fan Lives in a Basement in North Dakota

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 63:56


    Welcome to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, home of Kona coffee!  We hope you enjoy our visit to this amazing small town.Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Brattleboro, VT - Porch Chat - Nutella and Other Health Foods

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 19:14


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    Brattleboro, VT - Small Talk and Copyright Laws Put Us in a Real Swabdabber

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 59:23


    Welcome to Brattleboro, Vermont, once home of the "Strolling of the Heifers!"  We hope you enjoy!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Galax, VA - Porch Chat - The Density of Nougat and the Extravagance of Ice Cream

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 27:48


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    Galax, VA - Ted Kaczynski and Tipper Gore Send a Cow into Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 59:06


    Welcome to Galax, Virginia!  It's not just plant, it's a place!  We hope you enjoy our trip!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Roosevelt, UT - Porch Chat - Hand Feeding Bears and Other Bad Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 15:05


    Here is a link to the picture and article that inspired this bit of nonsense...https://unofficialnetworks.com/2021/07/30/bear-spoon-fed-honey/Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Roosevelt, UT - Porch Chat - George's Colonoscopy Bag of Surprises

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 29:11


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    Roosevelt, UT - Twitter Libraries Are Hard to Come By

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 69:33


    Welcome to Roosevelt, Utah!  We hope you enjoy our visit to the cool little town!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Paris, TN - Porch Chat - We Gonna Goldilocks this Porch Chat about George's Pantry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 23:06


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    Paris, TN - We Remember Jerry Clower's Teeth with Help from a Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 46:26


    In honor of the Paris Olympic Games, Dr. Jess is taking us to a much closer and smaller Paris.  We hope you enjoy our visit Paris, Tennessee!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Aberdeen, SD - Porch Chat - Advertising Doppelgangers & Pull-Up Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 20:24


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    Aberdeen, SD - Fabio & the Cowardly Lion Call an Operator to Get a Hair Transplant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 63:44


    This week we travel to Aderbeen, South Dakota!  We hope you our visit to this cool little town! Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Willcox, AZ - Porch Chat - Coffee Realities, Sears Wishes, & Genie Logic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 15:05


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    Willcox, AZ - One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Full Huggins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 63:26


    Welcome to Willcox, Arizona!  Willcox is located in southeastern Arizona near the US-Mexico border.  This area accounts for 75% to 80% of the wine grapes grown in Arizona.  There are several websites dedicated to the vineyards in the region and tasting tours.  Willcox has a number of festivals including Rex Allen Days.  Rex Allen was born in Willcox and went to enjoy a successful career in film, television, and music.  We hope you enjoy our trip to Willcox!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Center, ND - Porch Chat - We Love Center North Dakota and Hate Editor Keith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 24:17


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    Center, ND - Porch Chat - Annie Get Your Emotional Support Pet and Go to the Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 32:42


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    Center, ND - Skinemax Makes Us Scream Like Prairie Dogs at a John Waters Christmas Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 64:22


    Welcome to Center, North Dakota, where "The Rest of the World Is Okay but It's Better in Center!"  Center is the seat of Oliver County and is home to just under 600 residents.   The town's footprint is only .46 square miles.  Places of interest nearby include the Cross Ranch State Park, Knife River Indian Village,  and Nelson Lake.  We hope you enjoy our visit to Center!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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    Middlefield, CT - Porch Chat - That's Not My Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 6:56


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    Middlefield, CT - Jerry is a Human Mr. Potato Head & Peaches Has Been Taken by Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 54:47


    Welcome to Middlefield, Connecticut!  Middlefield is located in central Connecticut and has a population of 4,200.  The town seal seems to sum up the town up quite well.  Designed by long time resident Donald Ginter, the seal is a view of the town as seen through a rifle scope.  Lyman Gunsight Co. began in the town in the late 19th century.  The crosshairs divide the seal into four quadrants representing different aspects of the town.  The seal features saltbox homes, orchards, outdoor activities, and "the old pistol shop."  The seal seems fitting for an historic town flanked  by Lyman Orchards, Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort, Wadsworth Falls, a several other attractions.  We hope you enjoy our visit to Middlefield!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov

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