Nov 4, 2025
One of our favorite guests is back! Ben Winchester is a rural researcher who digs into the intersection of housing, demographics, and community vitality. In this episode, we’re going over some of his latest research and the trends he’s seeing, and why now is the time to make plans for growing our small towns. There...
Oct 27, 2025
This week, we’re chatting with an amazing human about
amazing stuff.
Okay, fine, every week we talk with amazing humans about amazing
stuff, but this episode is a great one. Rebecca visits with Ashley
Geigle, Economic Development Director for Murdo, South Dakota,
about how she built a brand-new role from scratch....
Oct 20, 2025
In this episode, Rebecca talks with longtime friend and former economic developer Justin Neppl about what it really means to reimagine economic development for small towns. For years, economic development has focused on the same things, but the future looks different. This episode is about collaboration, trust,...
Oct 14, 2025
Sometimes things are rough, whether it’s for a little bit, a season, or longer. This episode is straight from our founder and leader, and she’s sharing reflections and encouragement for anyone who’s felt exhausted, uncertain, or overwhelmed by the weight of showing up for their community or business. It’s...
Oct 6, 2025
Childcare is a huge challenge for many families, and
this is of course true for small towns. When Alex and Tyler’s
daycare closed their small town of Ottertail, MN (pop. 500), Tyler
half-jokingly said, “We should just start our own daycare.”
Well, that’s pretty much what that did. Two days later, he had a
plan...