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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 wonât change your lifeâyour 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 youâve felt the pull of comfort or the lure of blaming âthe system,â youâll hear why weâre doubling down on ownership this year and stacking more âlottery ticketsâ by writing, showing up, and doing the work even when it isnât glamorous.
From Press Room To Governorâs 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 governorâs 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.
How Don Mattingly Balances Old-School Grit With Todayâs 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 YankeesâRed Sox, from Steinbrennerâs pressure-cooker to a tiny adjustment that unlocked one of the wildest streaks in modern hitting. We get the human details you donât 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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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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