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The Rural Towns Project Podcast

Dax Jacobson

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.
Episodes
Bear Lake ID/UT: Part 2 with HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Bear Lake and the Development, Laws, and Legends (Bear Lake Monster!) of Water in the Bear Lake Valley and BeyondApril 03, 2023
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Bear Lake (Idaho & Utah): Natalie Randall (Executive Director of the Utah Tourism Industry Association) on the Transient Room Tax, Foreign Independent Travelers, Rural Growth Challenges, and All Things Rural TourismMarch 20, 2023
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Bear Lake (Idaho & Utah): Mark Smoot (Owner of Epic Recreation, Bear Lake Lodge, and More!) on Being an Entrepreneur, the Importance of Collaboration and Relationships, and the Healing Power of the Great OutdoorsMarch 06, 2023
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Bear Lake (Idaho & Utah): HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Montpelier (Idaho), LDS Settlement Strategies, Mercantile Owner Edward Burgoyne, and Doing HistoryFebruary 20, 2023
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Richmond, Utah: Shawn Milne (Cache Valley Economic Development Director) on Balancing Growth and Educating Stakeholders in Rural Cache ValleyFebruary 06, 2023
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Richmond, Utah: Paul Erickson (Mayor of Richmond) on Richmond and Thoughtful Approaches to Public Service in Rural CommunitiesDecember 12, 2022
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Arimo, Idaho: Cameron Blevins (Historian and Author) on His Book "Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West"April 16, 2022
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Arimo, Idaho: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Arimo and Stories about Chief Arimo, Turkeys, Cold Storage, Research and MoreApril 01, 2022
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Lewiston, UT: Rosie Williams (Manager of the Lewiston Theatre) on Family Movies, Cheap Tickets, and Cheap Concessions at a Rural Movie TheaterMarch 21, 2022
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Lewiston, UT: Dale Buxton (AltaBank, formerly Lewiston State Bank) on Rural Banking and Rural CommunitiesMarch 14, 2022
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Lewiston, UT: Jamie Andrus (Cache Chamber of Commerce) on Chambers of Commerce and the Booming Cache Valley EconomyMarch 06, 2022
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Malad, ID: Patrick Mullen (Arctaris Impact Investors) on Opportunity Zones and Rural Communities January 31, 2022
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Malad, ID: Chris Jensen (Daisy Hollow Floral) on Flowers, Family, and Community in MaladNovember 19, 2021
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Malad, ID: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Malad and Stories about Politics, Voting Rights, Electricity and MoreNovember 15, 2021
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Garden City, UT: Jake Powell (USU Professor & GNAR Initiative Lead) on Rural Gateway CommunitiesAugust 13, 2021
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Garden City, UT: TJ Davis of the Pickleville Playhouse on Live Theater and Family Business in a Rural CommunityJuly 16, 2021
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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 WestJuly 09, 2021
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Soda Springs, ID: Jared Davis, Owner of Idan-Ha Drive-In Theatre, on Rural Drive-Ins and Entertainment in Rural CommunitiesJune 25, 2021
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Soda Springs, ID: Shane & Camille Petersen, Owners of Idan-Ha Theatre, on Rural Movie TheatersJune 18, 2021
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Soda Springs, ID: Brandon Schrand, Author of The Enders Hotel, on the Past, Present, and Future of Rural Businesses and CommunitiesJune 04, 2021
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Morgan, UT: John Patterson, CPA, on Owning and Preserving a Historic Rural Building and Managing Growth in Rural CommunitiesMay 28, 2021
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Morgan, UT: Roger Roper from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office on Preserving Rural Main StreetsMay 21, 2021
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Morgan, UT: Teresa Lake, Owner of Morgan Mercantile and Mama Lake’s Bakery, on Rural Entrepreneurship and Rural Main StreetsMay 14, 2021
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Morgan, UT: Rachel Turk on the History of Morgan and the Preservation of Commercial StreetMay 07, 2021
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Inkom, Idaho: Heidi Khokhar, Executive Director of Rural Development Initiatives, on Revitalizing Rural CommunitiesApril 23, 2021
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