The Rural Towns Project Podcast

By Dax Jacobson

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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.

Episode Date
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 Beyond
Apr 03, 2023
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 Tourism
Mar 20, 2023
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 Outdoors
Mar 06, 2023
Bear Lake (Idaho & Utah): HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Montpelier (Idaho), LDS Settlement Strategies, Mercantile Owner Edward Burgoyne, and Doing History
Feb 20, 2023
Richmond, Utah: Shawn Milne (Cache Valley Economic Development Director) on Balancing Growth and Educating Stakeholders in Rural Cache Valley
Feb 06, 2023
Richmond, Utah: Paul Erickson (Mayor of Richmond) on Richmond and Thoughtful Approaches to Public Service in Rural Communities
Dec 12, 2022
Arimo, Idaho: Cameron Blevins (Historian and Author) on His Book "Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West"
Apr 17, 2022
Arimo, Idaho: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Arimo and Stories about Chief Arimo, Turkeys, Cold Storage, Research and More
Apr 01, 2022
Lewiston, UT: Rosie Williams (Manager of the Lewiston Theatre) on Family Movies, Cheap Tickets, and Cheap Concessions at a Rural Movie Theater
Mar 21, 2022
Lewiston, UT: Dale Buxton (AltaBank, formerly Lewiston State Bank) on Rural Banking and Rural Communities
Mar 14, 2022
Lewiston, UT: Jamie Andrus (Cache Chamber of Commerce) on Chambers of Commerce and the Booming Cache Valley Economy
Mar 06, 2022
Malad, ID: Patrick Mullen (Arctaris Impact Investors) on Opportunity Zones and Rural Communities
Jan 31, 2022
Malad, ID: Chris Jensen (Daisy Hollow Floral) on Flowers, Family, and Community in Malad
Nov 19, 2021
Malad, ID: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Malad and Stories about Politics, Voting Rights, Electricity and More
Nov 15, 2021
Garden City, UT: Jake Powell (USU Professor & GNAR Initiative Lead) on Rural Gateway Communities
Aug 13, 2021
Garden City, UT: TJ Davis of the Pickleville Playhouse on Live Theater and Family Business in a Rural Community
Jul 16, 2021
Soda Springs, ID: HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian) on the History of Soda Springs and the History of Entertainment in the American West
Jul 09, 2021
Soda Springs, ID: Jared Davis, Owner of Idan-Ha Drive-In Theatre, on Rural Drive-Ins and Entertainment in Rural Communities
Jun 25, 2021
Soda Springs, ID: Shane & Camille Petersen, Owners of Idan-Ha Theatre, on Rural Movie Theaters
Jun 19, 2021
Soda Springs, ID: Brandon Schrand, Author of The Enders Hotel, on the Past, Present, and Future of Rural Businesses and Communities
Jun 04, 2021
Morgan, UT: John Patterson, CPA, on Owning and Preserving a Historic Rural Building and Managing Growth in Rural Communities
May 28, 2021
Morgan, UT: Roger Roper from the Utah State Historic Preservation Office on Preserving Rural Main Streets
May 21, 2021
Morgan, UT: Teresa Lake, Owner of Morgan Mercantile and Mama Lake’s Bakery, on Rural Entrepreneurship and Rural Main Streets
May 14, 2021
Morgan, UT: Rachel Turk on the History of Morgan and the Preservation of Commercial Street
May 07, 2021
Inkom, Idaho: Heidi Khokhar, Executive Director of Rural Development Initiatives, on Revitalizing Rural Communities
Apr 23, 2021
Inkom, Idaho: Lindi Jo Howell on Rural Entrepreneurship, and the Inkom Revitalization Commission
Apr 16, 2021
Inkom, Idaho: HannaLore Hein and the History of Inkom (and Southeast) Idaho
Apr 09, 2021
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho: Matt Borud, Idaho Tourism, and the Idaho Dept. of Commerce
Nov 20, 2020
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho: Devanee Morrison and the Lava Hot Springs Foundation
Nov 06, 2020
Downey, Idaho: Rita Osborn and Rural Health and Rural Health Scholars
Oct 16, 2020
Downey, Idaho: Dr. Stephen Sutton and Marsh Valley Dental
Oct 02, 2020
McCammon, Idaho: Dr. Susan Rugh and the History of Motels and Family Travel in the American West
Sep 25, 2020
McCammon, Idaho: Aaron Hunsaker and the Harkness Hotel
Sep 18, 2020