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From New Year Myths To Hard Work - Why Success Is On You :: Ep 88 Try That in a Small Town

A fresh calendar won’t change your life—your habits will. We kick things off with a light jab at New Year superstitions and quickly get into the real drivers of progress: discipline, honest self-audits, and the courage to adapt when your industry shifts under your feet. If you’ve felt the pull of comfort or the lure of blaming “the system,” you’ll hear why we’re doubling down on ownership this year and stacking more “lottery tickets” by writing, showing up, and doing the work even when it isn’t glamorous.

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From Press Room To Governor’s Chair - Sarah Huckabee Sanders :: Ep 85 Try That In a Small Town

Politics gets human fast when the conversation starts with family, music, and the weight of raising kids. We sit with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to trace a candid arc from campaign backrooms to the White House podium and into the governor’s office, where every signature has a name attached. She unpacks how motherhood clarifies priorities, why listening hard before deciding matters, and what it felt like to step into the press secretary role during the loudest news cycles of 2017.

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How Don Mattingly Balances Old-School Grit With Today’s Game :: Ep 84 TTIAST

A legend sits down and tells the truth. Don Mattingly takes us from a Nashville locker room soundtrack to the white-hot core of Yankees–Red Sox, from Steinbrenner’s pressure-cooker to a tiny adjustment that unlocked one of the wildest streaks in modern hitting. We get the human details you don’t see in a box score: the phone call that changed a relationship with ownership, the way a clubhouse becomes a small town, and the rush of watching your kid fall in love with the game from the warning track.

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The Stunning Ugliness of Kristi Noem

2026-03-07

Politics is a visual medium, and Kristi Noem casts a striking visual. Always has. When audiences see Kristi Noem, they instantly see two things:

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Trump gives major Iran war update after mysterious call with Putin

2026-03-09

Donald Trump provided a major update on the war in Iran as he spoke to the press after holding a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders held a call on Monday evening, the first known to have taken place in 2026

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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs

2026-03-09

A federal judge in Washington ruled Saturday that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.

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Meet Your Hosts

Try That In A Small Town Podcast is hosted by Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kelley Lovelace, the writers of Jason Aldean's No. 1 hit song by the same name.

Listeners can expect to hear behind-the-scenes anecdotes and engaging conversations with musicians, politicians, and influential figures who are catalysts for positive change, working towards unifying our nation.

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