Podcasts by The Rural Towns Project Podcast
In the Rural Towns Project Podcast, Dax Jacobson combines his day job as a business professor with his love for the rural American West he grew up in. He talks to the people who are actually trying to make a living in - and to the researchers, artists, and others inspired by - the rural towns of the American West. He hopes to help himself and others understand the past, appreciate the present, and positively impact the future of rural towns and the American West.
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Malad, ID: Chris Jensen (Daisy Hollow Floral) on Flowers, Family, and Community in Malad from 2021-11-19T12:00
In this episode, I talk to Chris Jensen, florist and owner of Daisy Hollow Floral in Malad, Idaho. Chris and his shop are beloved in Malad and throughout rural Southeast Idaho. We talk about how...
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Malad, ID: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Malad and Stories about Politics, Voting Rights, Electricity and More from 2021-11-15T11:00
Welcome to Season 3 of the Rural Towns Project Podcast! Season 3 will have even more Idaho and Utah towns, even more episodes, and soon a companion newsletter and a few other things I’m working ...
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Garden City, UT: Jake Powell (USU Professor&GNAR Initiative Lead) on Rural Gateway Communities from 2021-08-13T12:00
In this episode, I talk to Jake Powell, a professor at Utah State University in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and a leader of the newly formed GNAR (Gateway & Natural Am...
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Garden City, UT: TJ Davis of the Pickleville Playhouse on Live Theater and Family Business in a Rural Community from 2021-07-16T16:00
In this episode, I talk to TJ Davis of the Pickleville Playhouse in Garden City, Utah. TJ and his family founded and run the Pickleville Playhouse and TJ writes for, and acts in, the plays and d...
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Soda Springs, ID: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Soda Springs and the History of Entertainment in the American West from 2021-07-09T15:00
In this episode, I welcome HannaLore Hein back to the podcast. Regular podcast listeners will recall that HannaLore is the Idaho State Historian and great friend of the podcast. HannaLore and I ...
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Soda Springs, ID: Jared Davis, Owner of Idan-Ha Drive-In Theatre, on Rural Drive-Ins and Entertainment in Rural Communities from 2021-06-25T18:00
In this episode, I talk to Jared Davis, owner and operator of the Idan-Ha Drive-In Theatre (yes, a rural drive-in!) in Soda Springs, Idaho. Jared and I talk about the unique challenges of runnin...
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Soda Springs, ID: Shane&Camille Petersen, Owners of Idan-Ha Theatre, on Rural Movie Theaters from 2021-06-18T21:00
In this episode, I talk to Shane and Camille Petersen, owners, operators, and do everything-ers for the Idan-Ha Theatre in Soda Springs, Idaho. Shane and Camille talk about how they came to own ...
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Soda Springs, ID: Brandon Schrand, Author of The Enders Hotel, on the Past, Present, and Future of Rural Businesses and Communities from 2021-06-04T12:00
In this episode, I talk to Brandon Schrand, author and Director of Communications for the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University. Brandon gre...
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Morgan, UT: John Patterson, CPA, on Owning and Preserving a Historic Rural Building and Managing Growth in Rural Communities from 2021-05-28T11:00
In this episode, I talk to John Patterson, CPA, rural business and building owner on Morgan’s historic Commercial Street. John and I talk about the old bank building he bought and restored and t...
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Morgan, UT: Roger Roper from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office on Preserving Rural Main Streets from 2021-05-21T16:00
In this episode, I talk to Roger Roper from the Historic Preservation Program for the State of Utah. Preservation of buildings on rural main streets is something that keeps coming up on the podc...
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Morgan, UT: Teresa Lake, Owner of Morgan Mercantile and Mama Lake’s Bakery, on Rural Entrepreneurship and Rural Main Streets from 2021-05-14T11:00
In this episode, I talk to Teresa Lake, owner of Morgan Mercantile as well as owner of, and baker for, Mama Lake’s Bakery, in Morgan, Utah. Teresa shares her story of growing up in Morgan and be...
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Morgan, UT: Rachel Turk on the History of Morgan and the Preservation of Commercial Street from 2021-05-07T15:00
In this episode, I talk to Rachel Turk, County Historian, Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan, Utah. That’s right, Utah. The podcast is expanding to rural towns in Utah! The plan is to alte...
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Inkom, Idaho: Heidi Khokhar, Executive Director of Rural Development Initiatives, on Revitalizing Rural Communities from 2021-04-23T13:00
In this episode, I talk to Heidi Khokhar, Executive Director of Rural Development Initiatives (RDI). RDI is an organization focused on revitalizing rural economies, developing rural leade...
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Inkom, Idaho: Lindi Jo Howell on Rural Entrepreneurship, and the Inkom Revitalization Commission from 2021-04-16T11:00
In this episode, I talk to Lindi Jo Howell, an entrepreneur in the small rural town of Inkom, Idaho. Lindi has started multiple small businesses. She is a grassroots community developer, and an ...
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Inkom, Idaho: HannaLore Hein and the History of Inkom (and Southeast) Idaho from 2021-04-09T12:00
In this first episode of Season 2 I talk to HannaLore Hein, Idaho State Historian, about the history of Inkom, Idaho - the rural town that is the focus of this month’s podcast episodes. HannaLor...
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Lava Hot Springs, Idaho: Matt Borud, Idaho Tourism, and the Idaho Dept. of Commerce from 2020-11-20T16:00
In this episode - the companion to the episode with Devanee Morrison about the Lava Hot Springs Foundation - I talk to Matt Borud, Chief Business Development Officer for the Idaho Department of...
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Lava Hot Springs, Idaho: Devanee Morrison and the Lava Hot Springs Foundation from 2020-11-06T10:00
In this episode, I talk to Devanee Morrison, Executive Director of the Lava Hot Springs Foundation in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. If you want to sound like a local make sure that first "a"...
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Downey, Idaho: Rita Osborn and Rural Health and Rural Health Scholars from 2020-10-16T12:00
This is the companion episode to the one with Dr. Stephen Sutton about Marsh Valley Dental and Downey, Idaho. In this episode I talk to Rita Osborn, who is among many other things, the Ex...
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McCammon, Idaho: Dr. Susan Rugh and the History of Motels and Family Travel in the American West from 2020-09-25T11:00
This second episode of the Rural Towns Project Podcast is the companion to the episode with Aaron Hunsaker on the Harkness Hotel in McCammon, Idaho. In this episode I talk to Dr. Susan Rugh, Pro...
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McCammon, Idaho: Aaron Hunsaker and the Harkness Hotel from 2020-09-18T13:00
In this (first ever!) episode of the Rural Towns Project Podcast I talk to Aaron Hunsaker, owner, founder, creator, maintenance...basically he does anything that needs doing for the beautiful Ha...
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McCammon, Idaho: Aaron Hunsaker and the Harkness Hotel from 2020-09-18T13:00
In this (first ever!) episode of the Rural Towns Project Podcast I talk to Aaron Hunsaker, owner, founder, creator, maintenance...basically he does anything that needs doing for the beautiful Ha...
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McCammon, Idaho: Aaron Hunsaker and the Harkness Hotel from 2020-09-18T13:00
In this (first ever!) episode of the Rural Towns Project Podcast I talk to Aaron Hunsaker, owner, founder, creator, maintenance...basically he does anything that needs doing for the beautiful Ha...
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