Podcast
Our Americana
Hosted by Studio BOTH/AND · EN
Our Americana is a podcast that explores unique small towns across America and examines the stories that impact, cultivate, and challenge community.
New episodes coming in August 2023.
New episodes coming in August 2023.
12episodes
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Retrospective 2: Investigations
3w ago00:58:38Tap to summarizeRetrospective 2 takes us to the origin of the investigation; where Josh's interest in storytelling evolved into his obsession of needing to know everything. And it started in a surprising place: a bound book of correspondence between two teenage girls and their landlord. What started as comedic found writing, became a mystery that people could not let go. And as Josh made his way through it, while working on TCB, he learned about investigations and their repercussions.This is parts one and two of The Karen & Ellen Letters, Josh's first full-fledged investigation.10th Anniversary Retreathttps://www.bothand.fyi/event-details-registration/ten-year-anniversary-celebrationTROVA TRIP to Galápagos Islandshttps://trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-with-josh-hallmark-jan-2027TROVA TRIP to Costa Ricahttps://trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-josh-hallmark-nov-2026Cast:Sara Stapleton as KarenSara Kitcher as EllenJeff Powell as MarkMatt Peelen as RobSPONSORS• Boll & Branch: BollAndBranch.com/truecrimebs for 20% off. • Quince: Quince.com/TCBS for free shipping and 356-day returns with code TCBS. • Schedule35: Schedule35.co with promo code TCBS for 15% off your first order.
Transcribe →Retrospective 1: The Ignition
Jun 501:25:34Tap to summarizeTo celebrate 10 years in podcasting, we're spending the summer going back in time and both highlighting key episodes and telling the stories behind them; you’ll get new behind-the-scenes information about what was happening in life, in various investigations, and in the world that impacted these important episodes and their podcasts. You’ll learn how Josh started podcasting, how he started investigating Israel Keyes, some hilarious and terrifying stories from the road, and some really vulnerable and personal stories.We start our first retrospective at, duh, the beginning. Josh shares how both his podcasting journey and Keyes obsession began. He discusses his time in Seattle and on the Olympic Peninsula, how he ended up on the East Coast, his first deep-dive investigation (not Keyes) and how that led to his second (Keyes).And this kicks off an early episode of his very first show, Our Americana, entitled Van Life. TROVA TRIP to The Galapagos Islands:https://trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-with-josh-hallmark-jan-2027
Transcribe →Studio BOTH/AND News & Announcements
Jan 31, 202400:03:44Tap to summarizeCatch up on all things Studio BOTH/AND for the month of February (and beyond).This month's news:• New tours and events • Unsafe Spaces update • The Karen & Ellen Letters update • True Crime Bullsh** update • New projects • Our Americana update • Studio BOTH/AND Launch Party follow-up in The Berkshires this October • What's happening on Patreon this month Links: • True Crime Podcast Festival, use promo code JOSH for 15% off • Studio BOTH/AND Patreon
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Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)
Sep 13, 201800:19:39Tap to summarizeA man ahead of his time, built an entire town around the timber industry. A century later, the town is building itself around and in support of a local nuisance. Finding comedy in stress, it turns out, has been a decades-long tradition in Longview, Washington. Plus, the best way to survive a volcano eruption; and how fun, industry, and ecology can thrive in symbiosis. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research by Vanessa YorkGuest: Patrick KubinMusic by Borrtex, Podington Bear, Broke for Free, Cheribum / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
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A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Aug 30, 201801:08:58Tap to summarizeA four-person support group, for parents of children with autism, inspires an entire community to become Canada's first Autism-Friendly Town. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Guests: Joan Chaisson, Cathy Lomond, Cindy Goudie-LaPolla, Wanda Merrigan, Candace Matthews Featuring "Welcome Home, Son" by Radical FaceOther music by Lee Rosevere, Borrtex, Scott Holmes, Chris Zabriskie / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
Transcribe →4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)
Aug 2, 201801:00:30Tap to summarizeIn this collaboration with The Story Behind podcast, we explore the story behind Roadside Attractions. We take a look at how three Roadside Attractions have impacted and been impacted by community: including the world's largest beagle, the world's (former) largest cherry pie pan, and the Unclaimed Baggage Center (a museum of lost luggage). This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark & Emily ProkopMusic by Utidur, Mike Durek, and Ryan Andersen / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
Transcribe →Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire
Mar 30, 201800:52:59Tap to summarizeWhen a rural town's only high school is in jeopardy, the community comes together to change it in some very radical ways. And then the school, in turn, changes the community.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh HallmarkMusic by Jon Luc Hefferman, Kai Engel, Mike Durek, Squire Tuck, Broke for Free, David Hilowitz, and Lee Rosevere / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
Transcribe →The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas
Mar 15, 201800:43:04Tap to summarizeA tornado forever changes the rural town of Greensburg in the most unexpected way. And we separate ideas and movements from the constraints of politics. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research Assistance by Torey Griffith Music by Saito, Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, David Mumford, Lee Rosevere, Idmonster / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
Transcribe →The Reading | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Mar 1, 201801:13:13Tap to summarizeA rural town, known as The Troll Capital of the World, unites over the attempted banning of a book reading and its very close-to-home consequences. This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandWritten, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research by Vanessa York, Nicola Jezequel, Shannon DeFilippas, Jennifer Menges Guests: JoEllen Graber, Amy Lyle, and SarahLibrary recordings from: Carly Fisher, Jane Burns, and Julie Plotkin Featuring "Legend of the Wild Horse" by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton Other music by Lee Rosevere, Borrtex, Ketsa, Derek Clegg, Chris Zabriskie / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
Transcribe →Hometown Stories: Jen (Palm Beach, Florida)
Jul 28, 201700:54:30Tap to summarizeWe head to South Florida to take a very candid look at the struggles of drug addiction and recovery through the lens of a listener.This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyiFor an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothandMusic by: El Perro del Mar, Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, and Freya Ridings
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