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2026-08-18

From AI-written songs and a controversial commencement speech to trans athletes in girls’ sports, Cody Johnson’s bear hunt backlash, THC drinks, and a powerful small-town funeral story – the guys cover it all in this episode of the Try That In A Small Town Podcast.  

2026-08-17

Vaccination coverage among kindergartners remained about the same as before, according to new estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 17.

The Try That In A Small Town crew dives into the 2024 ACM Awards – the politics, the snubs, and the few moments that actually delivered.

2026-08-14

Midwest Poultry Services recalled 1.5M cartons of white shell and brown cage-free eggs sold under Kroger and other brands last month

From Toradol shots and “rock docs” on the road, to AI tools like Suno reshaping Nashville, to cruise-ship horror stories and fans yelling requests at charity shows… this episode of Drive That in a Small Town goes all over the map in the best way.  

2026-08-14

The president’s memorandum also directed the Department of War to construct a new naval shipyard and a component repair center for submarines.

The Try That In A Small Town Podcast crew is back with a wild mix of gear talk, surgery updates, politics, and one unforgettable trip to the White House.

2026-08-12

President Trump called the move "a decision I totally understand and respect!"

Neil jumps on the road with Jason Aldean and the boys for a wild run: late-night bus hockey, brutal casino losses, a powerful benefit show, and zero sleep. Then they dive into dead-scientist conspiracies, Area 51, the pain of streaming sports, golf meltdowns, and a fresh round of DipShidiot of the Week.

President Donald Trump said that Democrats are nominating “jihadists” and candidates who want to do away with the U.S. Senate, putting them at a midterm disadvantage.

American Idol Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks joins Try That In A Small Town to unpack how Hurricane Katrina accidentally sent him to the Vegas auditions, what Simon Cowell really thought at first, and the strategy he used to “play the game” and win Idol at its peak.

2026-08-10

The Trump administration is taking two more steps to help solidify the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday.

2026-08-10

The Guys are back in the Patriot Mobile studio powered by E|Spaces for another spicy round of Try That In A Small Town.

2026-08-10

The crew of a yacht owned by Mark Zuckerberg did not hear a radio call for a maritime assist from a small skiff that ran out of fuel off the coast of Alaska, and by the time it did, another nearby ship had already rendered assistance, a spokesperson for the Meta CEO said.

From Pride Nights and the Cow Gays at a Preds game to moon landing conspiracy questions, bad days and comfort eating, and a full rundown of “dipshitty” behavior in everyday life. Honest, tense, funny, and very real.

2026-07-28

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is telling airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets after reports that some seats may have been installed incorrectly.

We hit stop on what felt like a “can’t miss” recording… and then realized it was gone. No dramatic metaphor, no grand lesson at first, just a missing file and that sinking feeling every creator knows.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated progressive Abdul El-Sayed's win in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, hailing it as a boon to Republicans.

Thirty number ones sounds like a headline. It feels a lot stranger when you’re sitting in a room full of your friends and heroes, watching them sing your songs while your own band plays behind them and you didn’t even know a party was happening.

2026-08-03

The US President is apparently furious claiming he was giving Iran one "last chance to sign a good document".

A great country song doesn’t start as a “record” it starts as a messy idea, a half-formed hook, and a room full of people willing to grind. We’re fresh off a write and still riding that song high, so we get real about why we keep our circle tight, how we know when something is truly an Aldean pitch, and why we’d rather walk away than finish a song that doesn’t feel like it has a life.

2026-08-03

President Trump bristled Monday at Big Oil’s huge windfall amid the war in Iran, arguing that the country’s largest oil companies should give some of their record profits to the American public.

Only a small slice of podcasts ever makes it to 100 episodes, so we wanted this one to feel like a real toast, not a victory lap. We talk honestly about how Try That in a Small Town started, why it mattered to us, and what it still means when the world tries to turn a simple message into something else.

2026-08-01

After the Board of Peace, created by the US administration to manage the postwar reconstruction of the coastal enclave, issued its plan on Friday to disarm Hamas and allied terrorist groups, Trump hailed it as a “monumental step” for both Palestinians and Israelis.