Our Americana

Jan 31 2024 30 ep. 53 mins 242
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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.

New episodes coming in August 2023.

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Studio BOTH/AND News & Announcements

Jan 31 2024 3 mins  
Catch up on all things Studio BOTH/AND for the month of February (and beyond).This month's news:• New tours and events • Unsafe Spaces update • The Karen & Ellen Letters update • True Crime Bullsh** update • New projects • Our Americana update • Studio BOTH/AND Launch Party follow-up in The Berkshires this October • What's happening on Patreon this month Links:

Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)

Sep 13 2018 19 mins  
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 local nuisance. Finding comedy in stress, it turns out, has been a decades-long tradition in Longview, Washington. Plus, the best way to survive a volcano eruption; and how fun, industry, and ecology can thrive in symbiosis. This is a Stu

A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland

Aug 30 2018 68 mins  
A four-person support group, for parents of children with autism, inspires an entire community to become Canada's first Autism-Friendly Town. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Guests: Joan Chaisson, Cathy Lomon

4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)

Aug 02 2018 60 mins  
In this collaboration with The Story Behind podcast, we explore the story behind Roadside Attractions. We take a look at how three Roadside Attractions have impacted and been impacted by community: including the world's largest beagle, the world's (former) largest cherry pie pan, and the Unclaimed Baggage Center (a museum of lost luggage). This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.o

Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire

Mar 29 2018 52 mins  
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, changes the community.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh HallmarkMus

The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas

Mar 15 2018 43 mins  
A tornado forever changes the rural town of Greensburg in the most unexpected way. And we separate ideas and movements from the constraints of politics. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research Assistance by

The Reading | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mar 01 2018 73 mins  
A rural town, known as The Troll Capital of the World, unites over the attempted banning of a book reading and its very close-to-home consequences. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research by Vanessa York, Ni

Hometown Stories: Jen (Palm Beach, Florida)

Jul 28 2017 54 mins  
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.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandMusic by: El Perro del Mar, Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, and Freya Ridings

S03|E08: Roadside Attractions (The World's Biggest Fish)

May 31 2017 53 mins  
Hot off the heels of #VanLife, we stick to the open road and explore American Roadside Attractions. Manatees, vacuums, Big Fish, and some listener stories.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandMusic by: Drake Stafford, Broke For Free, Three Chain Links, Maxim K

S03|E07: In America (#VanLife2)

May 19 2017 49 mins  
Josh catches up with the four #VanLifers who he chatted with last July. Jennifer and Josh talk about the privilege of experience. Alex finds solace and liberation in a disconnected life. And we find out whether Giddi and Jace made it back out onto the road after having their baby.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experi