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Small Town News

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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    Munster, IN - Never Mind the Gene Behind the Curtain

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  2. 493

    Way Back Porch Chat - We Almost Do an Episode but Godzilla Gets in the Way

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  3. 492

    Back Porch Chat - Buy Me A Nice Cigar and You Can Call Me Al

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  4. 491

    Corinth, MS - Porch Chat - Quiznos Sponge Monkeys & the Canadian Midwest

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

  5. 490

    Corinth, MS - We Will Not Take A Hot Air Balloon & the Devil Makes a Marshmallow

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

  6. 489

    Back Porch Chat - Everything You Didn't Care to Know About Child's Play

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

  7. 488

    Chanute, KS - Porch Chat - Have You Guys Ever Eaten Bee Pollen?

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

  8. 487

    Chanute, KS - Craig Gets a Tone at the Safari Petting Zoo

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

  9. 486

    Orleans, MA - Porch Chat - Live Music, Fake Audiences, & The Ray Stevens Rabbit Hole

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

  10. 485

    Orleans, MA - We Pull the Old Cape Codder & It Doesn't Sound Right

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

  11. 484

    Bethel, AK - Porch Chat - From All You Can Eat Shrimp to the Bond Family

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

  12. 483

    Bethel, AK - We Are in Alaska but Keep Talking About McDonalds in New Zealand

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

  13. 482

    Porch Chat - Spinal Tap, Woody's Dad, and Donald the Janitor

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

  14. 481

    Benson, AZ - Porch Chat - Winter Olympics Talk Somehow Segways into Murder Sentencing

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

  15. 480

    Benson, AZ - We Examine the Crossroads Between Wisdom Teeth and the Gates of Heaven

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

  16. 479

    Auburn, CA - Oh Say Can You Remember the Anthem?

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

  17. 478

    Auburn, CA - We Colon the Process & Shoeless Joe Plays Basketball with the Devil

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

  18. 477

    Westport, CT - Porch Chat - Keith Takes a Cycling Class and Other Exercise Oddities

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

  19. 476

    Westport, CT - An Alien Joins Two Business Dude-Bros for Lunch in a Troll Town

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

  20. 475

    Sparta, NJ - Porch Chat - Which Creature Feature Are You?

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

  21. 474

    Sparta, NJ - More Fun Than a Barrel of Crackers

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

  22. 473

    Derry, NH - Porch Chat - Nasal Strips & Neti Pots & Magnets

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

  23. 472

    Derry, NH - mr. lower-case t Mouth Scats with a Dickensian Orphan

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

  24. 471

    Porch Chat - "Meatballs" & "Porky's" - Only in the 80s

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

  25. 470

    Porch Chat - Paranormal Time Travel & Other Wastes of Time in New Bern

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

  26. 469

    Augusta, ME - Porch Chat - Keith Goes to Nap Camp

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

  27. 468

    Augusta, ME - Whatever Happened to Baby Aggravating at the Michelin Star Taco Bell

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

  28. 467

    Cassopolis, MI - Porch Chat - Fast and Formal, Make It in My Mouth

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

  29. 466

    Cassopolis, MI - We Experience a Hostile Takeover at the Dining Room Table

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

  30. 465

    Monmouth, IL - Porch Chat - Keith Has Jury Duty & Questions Royal Bloodlines

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

  31. 464

    Monmouth, IL - Big Foot Plays Pocket Pool and Moo Deng Gets the Goo Spray

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

  32. 463

    York, NE - Porch Chat - A Good Movie - Mission Impossible

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

  33. 462

    York, NE - Your One Stop Shop for Popular Mechanics & Marriage Advice

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

  34. 461

    Armonk, NY - Porch Chat - "Mean Girls" Is the Modern "Death of a Salesman"

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

  35. 460

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

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

  36. 459

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

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

  37. 458

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

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

  38. 457

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

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

  39. 456

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

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

  40. 455

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

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

  41. 454

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

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

  42. 453

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

    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 

  43. 452

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

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

  44. 451

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

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

  45. 450

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

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

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

    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

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

  48. 447

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

    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

    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

    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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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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