SmallTownUSA

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Join us as we explore unique small towns across America, unleashing their stories and the peculiar people that live there. SmallTownUSA is hosted by two small town transplants, Karmen and Jessica, who will leave no saga untold.

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The towns that pole dance

SmallTownUSA

08/09/22 • 36 min

You're Weird. No you're weird. Your face is Weird. Your town is weird... yes we said it. Jessica and Karmen visit some very weird places in Massachusetts. We've got slippery pole dancing, creepy rocking horse henges, bad art museums, and a killer wave of molasses. Don't miss this episode, it's weird.
RIP Olivia Newton John - We love you
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15 Listeners

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The town that bore the Jersey Devil

SmallTownUSA

08/23/22 • 30 min

In 1735, a real house wife in New Jersey birthed her 13th baby. Some would say, "Wow, that's a lot of kids. What a blessing." Not this momma. She cursed that baby and called it the devil. She was the original real house wife, of course. Join Karmen and Jessica along the Jersey shores, as they level with the Jersey Devil.
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Holiday Special: The towns with 12 grapes of wrath and where you shouldn't eat your peas

SmallTownUSA

12/28/21 • 36 min

What's with all the kissing on New Years and why do we gather to watch balls drop? There must be a better way. Karmen and Jessica discuss the strange New Years traditions, regret some of them, and look towards other communities to help them past all these balls...
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11 Listeners

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The town that said Labor Day, Shlabor Day

SmallTownUSA

09/06/22 • 28 min

Labor day. The holiday without a candy. This holiday, unfortunately for dentists, is an important holiday that not very many kids and families celebrate. Jessica and Karmen explore the history around the first Monday in September. It turns out, that candy is not the only thing it's missing.
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References:
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day-1
https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

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The town where ghosts get stuck in the middle

SmallTownUSA

10/04/22 • 29 min

(Intense music with clock ticking in the background) "Every year, over one man drowns because of ghosts. That's close to 100 deaths in the last 99 years (about 10 per decade). This is because they are very aggressive and territorial, and have a habit of not understanding the concept of meeting in the middle. It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are?" This has been a SmallTown public announcement. Join Jessica and Karmen as they visit small towns with ghost stories.
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The town where sharks nibble your booty

SmallTownUSA

07/26/22 • 24 min

What's up Beaches, it's Sharkweek! Karmen and Jessica explore a small island off the cost of New York, Fire Island, where recent attacks have been plaguing the shores. Fire isn't the only thing that's hot on the island, if you know what I'm saying (wink, wink). This episode is sure to give you that 'Fire Isle Smile.'
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The town with a red-letter day

SmallTownUSA

11/15/22 • 43 min

Lions and Tigers and Bears that bite you head off, oh my! SmallTownUSA has officially made it one year in the books, in the sound stream, in the great echos of tomorrow. We are surrounded by family and friends as we celebrate our anniversary in this special red-letter day episode. Join us as we interview folks, laugh, and genuinely agree that Karmen's mom is a bad ass.
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The town that swallows men whole

SmallTownUSA

09/20/22 • 28 min

Love, Bermuda, obtuse. There's nothing right about these triangles. But we are forgetting a very important triangle. The Bennington Triangle, where there are reports of missing people, serial killers, big foot, ufo's, and a naked man running around with a gun (or maybe he's just really happy to see us). Join Jessica and Karmen as they make their way over to Vermont, to visit the mountain that swallows men whole.
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The towns that tell ghost stories

SmallTownUSA

11/01/22 • 18 min

Gather around the campfire as Jessica and Karmen share scary small town ghost stories. Don't forget your flashlight.
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The town that kicked Santa in the snowballs

SmallTownUSA

12/13/22 • 27 min

Christmas time is here. Who better to celebrate with than an alcoholic horse skull knocking at your door, challenging you to a musical rap battle? I can't think of any. Cuddle up with a cup of hot cocoa in your mummers costume, as Jessica and Karmen un'rap' the holiday season.
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