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Gary LeVox & Neil Thrasher Perform “Take Me There” | Small Town Sessions

Gary LeVox and Neil Thrasher perform “Take Me There,” bringing the Rascal Flatts hit into an intimate setting on the Try That in a Small Town Podcast.

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Weeks Before Election Day, Vice President JD Vance Rallies Crowd in Ohio

2026-10-09

Less than a week after President Donald Trump appeared in Ohio for a rally ahead of the midterms, Vice President JD Vance showed up to his home state to energize voters.

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Millions of Streams… But Can You Sell Tickets? | Try That in a Small Town Ep. 129

Millions of streams—but can you sell tickets? The guys dig into AI music, fake streams, and what actually turns a country singer into a lasting artist.

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Mamdani: ICE Should Not Be in New York City At All

Mamdani said, “We are talking about a federal agency that shot at a moving vehicle in broad daylight while its agents were wearing construction vests, using long guns, and left New Yorkers in terror. That is, as you’ve said, the same experience that so many have had anywhere across this country whenever it comes to ICE.”

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Move Georgia–Alabama NOW—Before the Hurricane Hits

Did Tennessee invest in the wrong quarterback—or did its highly touted young starter simply get thrown into the fire too soon?

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Pentagon reveals firing squad execution of Fort Hood terrorist will be livestreamed

2026-10-08

The US government will publicly broadcast the firing squad execution of a terrorist who murdered more than a dozen soldiers in Fort Hood in 2009, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday.

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What Would Tim McGraw Do If He Weren't Famous?

IIf Tim McGraw had never become a country star—or an actor—what would he be doing for a living?

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President celebrates automatic enrollment of 70 million Trump Accounts for children

President Donald Trump said he expects the next generation of children to end up "quite rich" as the money in their accounts grow

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Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm

2026-10-05

The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

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Trump announces $6.6B US investment with Anduril for Baltimore sub facility

President Trump announced Tuesday that the federal government and Anduril Industries are investing a total of $6.6 billion to build critical components for Virginia-class submarines in Baltimore, a joint effort meant to boost US maritime dominance.

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Trump Says Lack of Refineries, Not Strait of Hormuz, Is ‘Driving Up’ Gas

President Donald Trump said Monday that a lack of refineries, particularly in Russia and California, is influencing gasoline prices, not the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump signs executive order to slash diesel costs as fuel crisis threatens to send prices soaring across America

2026-10-06

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at driving down record diesel prices as soaring fuel costs threaten to squeeze American truckers, businesses and consumers just weeks before the midterm elections.

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Why Nashville Can’t Find Great Songs Anymore

Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, Kelley Lovelace and Neil Thrasher explain how traditional song pitching has changed—and why fewer music-driven people are digging through old catalogs to uncover forgotten gems.

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Trump Pentagon launches competition for America's next great military base

2026-09-30

Governors will compete to host the massive new military base designed to house up to 25K service members, Hegseth said

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Gulf oil exports hit pre-war levels, blunting Iran's Hormuz leverage amid effective U.S. blockade

2026-10-01

Choking on their own choke point: Iran’s neighbors rebuilt their export routes around the Strait of Hormuz while a U.S. blockade of Iran's main portal has left Iran's own crude oil bottled up at home and its empty tankers adrift in Asia.

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Vance says views of socialist Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon don’t ‘belong in America’

2026-10-01

Vice President JD Vance had a clear message for Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and her fellow socialist lawmakers: Leave the country if you’re unhappy.

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Stop Turning the National Anthem Into a Performance | Small Town Sports

Should celebrity singers step aside and let marching bands and fans perform the national anthem?

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Mamdani Receives Security Clearance After Long Delay

2026-09-30

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday he has finally received his federal security clearance after waiting roughly nine months, giving him access to classified briefings on security threats and emergencies facing the city.

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Trump, Industry Leaders Sign Voluntary Accord on AI Standards

2026-09-29

The aim is to strike a balance between oversight and innovation on AI, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Trump Says He’ll Sign Order Renaming Artificial Intelligence ‘Super Intelligence’

2026-09-29

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will sign a “very powerful” executive order Tuesday at 5 p.m. on “super intelligence.”

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OpenAI reveals more rogue AI incidents — attempted hacks of government, education websites

2026-09-24

OpenAI’s tech tried to hack government and university websites earlier this year without any human instructions, the company said this week – adding to the list of alarming incidents of AI going rogue.

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Trump says he approved new fuel economy standards ending Biden-era electric vehicle mandate

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he has approved new fuel economy standards that end the Biden-era electric vehicle mandate.

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From Ernest Tubb to Sam Smith: Has the Opry Lost Its Way?

Has the Grand Ole Opry lost some of the meaning and mystique that once made it country music’s most sacred stage?

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Madonna, Taylor Swift Dominate Wild MTV Video Music Awards

2026-09-28

Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday in a night that was mostly dominated by fellow pop icon Madonna, who nabbed Artist of the Year.

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