Small Town Podcast

(Rebroadcast) Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Haralson County: our friends, and season sponsors, to visit the last small town of a four-episode series in the county. In this episode, Mayor Matt has an interesting conversation with a city manager who didn’t know what he would do anywhere else, so he chose to dedicate his career to managing and making his hometown the best place it could be. Come, go with #MayorMatt to talk with city manager Philip Eidson in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

After a road trip to Louisiana's small towns and a special episode about the Georgia Flex Program created in Fitzgerald, Georgia, we are back to featuring small towns in Mayor Matt's home state. In the newest episode of Small Town Podcast, we visit a small town just south of Ocilla, GA, that has seen recent turnovers in leadership that risked some disruptions in the community. We talked to a new city manager who wasn't sure if he wanted to live in the place where he grew up, but later left a successful career in business to contribute new energy to his small town home. Go with #MayorMatt to talk to City Manager Hayden Hancock in Nashville, Ga. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com

For this new episode, we visit a small-town Chamber of Commerce that started a new student entrepreneurship program that has grown across Georgia and shows no signs of stopping there. We talk with the program's Executive Director, Melissa Dark, who started it all to show young students that the opportunities to start and grow a business are alive and well in small towns like hers. Come with #MayorMatt to learn about Georgia FLEX in the small town of Fitzgerald, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to make his final visit to a small town in Louisiana for this season. Today, we visit a small town that is just South of the capital city of Baton Rouge, that prepared for growth years ago and is seeing it now. We talk to a mayor who had his first job in the same building where he now leads his city before it was town hall. Now, he is managing growth while keeping the small town feel of his community that he has lived in and loved all his life. We are going to go talk with Mayor David Toups in the small town of Addis, Louisiana. Come go with me! For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a northern Louisiana town that is right along the levee of Mississippi River and talks to a mayor who was not familiar with this town at all when he was growing up. He has made it his home and now strives to make it a better place for his young family and for new families as the town starts to grow. Come, go with Small Town Podcast to talk with Mayor Matt Alexander in the small town of St. Joseph, Louisiana! This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Join Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale as he continues his journey through southern Louisiana. In this episode, Mayor Matt Seale explores a town renowned as the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin. His destination is Henderson, a charming small town where he has a conversation with Mayor Sherbin Collette. Born and raised in Henderson, Mayor Sherbin's unwavering dedication to his community spans nearly three decades. Although his dream was to become a commercial fisherman, he has diligently served as mayor, tirelessly working to enhance the town's prosperity day by day. This episode is proudly sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about the Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a southern Louisiana town that is right along the mighty Mississippi River and talks to a mayor who was born and raised there, later serving the neighboring big city of Baton Rouge as a law enforcement officer, and now serves his home town as its elected leader. Come, go with Small Town Podcast to talk with Mayor Richard Lee in the small town of Port Allen, Louisiana! This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Pearson, Georgia, a small town in the southern part of the state, right near the small town that started this podcast six years ago! Come with us to talk to Mayor Robert Johnson, a mayor who is always thinking about the next entrepreneurial adventure and creating more events and economical opportunities for his small town. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

With such great support for The Small Town Podcast journey from the Georgia Municipal Association, it's only fitting that host Matt Seale begins Season 6 talking with GMA about a venture they started not long after they helped jumpstart Small Town Podcast. Come, go with #MayorMatt to speak with two GMA executives, Larry Hanson and Kay Love, about Georgia City Solutions. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

To close out Season Five of Small Town Podcast, host Matt Seale travels to the big city of Atlanta, Georgia, for a conversation with Michael Chriszt, who works with an organization that is right at the center of policy decisions. Come with Mayor Matt to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to hear an educational conversation about inflation and how it's affecting cities, towns, and villages across America. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Abita Springs, Louisiana, a small town with no shortage of festivals and events throughout the year! Come with us to talk to Mayor Dan Curtis, who only ran for Alderman to help his town, but later found himself as Mayor, and now he is making positive changes in the face of some challenging times. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Ville Platte, Louisiana, a small town known for its great food! Come, go with us to talk with Mayor Jennifer Vidrine, who was born and raised in Ville Platte and called to serve her hometown in a very historical way. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a southern Louisiana town surrounded by water, making it an excellent spot for recreational fun (and a great boat festival!) but also troubling when hurricanes strike. Come, go with Mayor Matt to the small town of Madisonville, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Jean Pelloat, who was born and raised in Madisonville and serves to keep his community a great place to live. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in central Louisiana that made some hard decisions several years ago but has paid off with incredible growth. Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to Woodworth, Louisiana, to talk with Mayor David Butler, a man who was born and raised in Woodworth and got involved in local government to help make his community a better place to live for years to come.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in central Louisiana that is pretty young as far as towns go, but has plenty of festivities for you to enjoy. In this episode, go with Mayor Matt to Ball, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Gail Wilking, a woman who wasn't too excited about living in Ball when she first settled in but has made it her home, and now she wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels back to Haralson County: our friends, and season sponsors, to visit the last small town of a four-episode series in the county. In this episode, Mayor Matt has an interesting conversation with a city manager who didn’t know what he would do anywhere else, so he chose to dedicate his career to managing and making his hometown the best place it could be. Come, go with #MayorMatt to talk with city manager Philip Eidson in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in Louisiana that is a growing community in the northwest region of the state, adding amenities even on the day of recording this podcast episode! Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to Haughton, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Kim Gaspard, a man who settled in Haughton with plans to retire and relax but has made public service in his growing community a high priority. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

In this episode, we take it back to Haralson County: our friends and season sponsors of Small Town Podcast. We visit Waco, the smallest of the small towns in Haralson County that is as relaxed as the porch swings that hang out in front of their City Hall. We get to speak with the City Clerk, Kimberly Edwards, who started life elsewhere in metro Atlanta but chose to settle in Waco for the peace and quiet that the small town life provides. Come go with #MayorMatt as he visits the small town of Waco, Georgia! For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a small town in Louisiana that is the Parish seat of a significant recreational region known as a sportsman paradise. Come, go with Mayor Matt Seale to the town of Many, Louisiana, to speak with Mayor Robert Hable, who is not only early in his leadership role in the town of Many but also not even born in Louisiana! In this episode, we learn about Mayor Hable's journey to the newly elected mayoral seat of Many, where he now calls the small town home. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale visits another small town in Haralson County, Georgia, the second small town out of a four-episode series sponsored by the Greater Haralson Chamber of Commerce. In this episode, Mayor Matt speaks with Bremen, Georgia, Mayor Sharon Sewell about the small town that was once the hub for textile manufacturing for the entire world. The two discuss the trials of a small town struggling with finding its identity and the triumph of coming out on the other side with a growing, thriving, beautiful community. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.